The Rate of Sexual Dysfunction and The Relationship with Sociodemographic Variables in Married Patients Aged 18-65 Years Admitted to Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic

WOS: 000493402900013Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction (SD) and the relation of between SD with sociodemographic variables in patients admitted to psychiatric outpatient clinic. Methods: The study included 369 female and 232 male patients who agreed to fill up the form. 275 women and 145 men gave answers suggesting a possible SD and 172 women and 83 men among those agreed to make a clinical interview. SD was diagnosed according to clinical interview based on DSM-V criteria for SD. Results: The prevalence of SD was 67.4% in women and 53% in men according to DSM-V. The prevalence of SD was higher among women who were above 38 years of age, who had at least three children, who have been married for more than 15 years (respectively; p=0.034, p=0.007 p=0.015). There was no significant difference between the patients with SD in terms of sociodemographical variables in men. Conclusions: In our study it has been found that, SD was quite common among both female and male outpatients who applied to the psychiatry clinic. In addition, it has been found that SD in women was associated with sociodemographic variables such as age, number of children, duration of marriage, however, the relationship with sociodemographic variables wasn't determined in males