Factors Related to Coital Frequency of Women in Their Thirties. Issue 5 (3rd July 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: da Silva Lara, Lúcia Alves; dos Santos Lima, Maria Lucia; Romão, Gustavo Salata; Ferriani, Rui Alberto; de Albuquerque Salles Navarro, Paula Andrea
• Is Part Of: Journal of sex & marital therapy. Volume 42:Issue 5(2016)
• Page Start: 403
• Page End: 412
• Publication Date: 2016-07-03
• Subjects: Sexual disorders -- Periodicals; Sexual deviation -- Periodicals; Psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Marital psychotherapy -- Periodicals; Marriage; Sex Disorders; 616.8583005
• DOI: 10.1080/0092623X.2015.1053024
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0092-623X

Abstract

Abstract : This cross-sectional study aimed to identify factors related to coital frequency (CF) among 254 women in their 30s using a semistructured interview to collect sociodemographic, anthropometric, reproductive, clinical, and relationship data. CF was characterized as (a) never, (b) rarely (≤1 times/month), (c) occasionally (≤1 times /week), (d) regularly (2–3 times/week), or (e) frequently (>3 times/week). The mean age was 34.38 ± 0.43 years, mean body mass index (BMI) was 27.86 ± 6.52 kg, mean family income was US$1, 044.18 ± 796.19, mean number of children was 1.71 ± 0.89, and mean relationship duration was 8.87 ± 5.11 years. Eighty-seven women (35.2%) were taking hormonal contraceptives, 143 (98.0%) were employed, 239 (96.48%) had a secondary or higher education, and 9 (3.62%) had primary schooling. CF was classified as >3 times/week in 22 (8.66%), 2–3 times/week for 98 (38.58%), ≤1 times/week in 40 (15.75%), ≤1 times/month in 14 (5.51%), and never in 5 (1.97%). Women who reported having coitus >3 times/week a week had significantly higher body mass index (BMI; 32.72 ± 7.42 kg/m 2 ) than those who had coitus 2–3 times/week (28.45 ± 6.76 kg/m 2 ) and ≤1 times /week (26.81 ± 5.39 kg/m 2 ) ( p < 0.01 for both comparisons). Thus, coital frequency varies in women in their 30s. Obese women had a higher CF than normal-weight and overweight women.