Questionnaire Based Evaluation of Sexual Activity and Sexual Dysfunction in Korean Women.
- Author:
Hana YOON
;
Woo Sik CHUNG
;
Jae Yup HONG
;
Young Yo PARK
;
Eun Hee YOUM
;
Jong Hyun KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Female sexual function;
Questionnaire
- MeSH:
Coitus;
Female;
Humans;
Korea;
Moths;
Orgasm;
Surveys and Questionnaires*;
Research Personnel;
Sexual Behavior*
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2001;42(1):102-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: Sexual activity is a highly personal matter and uneasy to measure their problems objectively in view of clinical field. Many investigators have been continued to rely on self-report measures of sexual function. However, there have been few report measuring female sexual function in general population in Korea. This study was aimed to investigate function by self-report measures. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 347 married women was randomly selected and asked to fill the Brief Index of Sexual Function for Women (BISF-W) which was translated into Korean and modified by authors. Three factors-interest/desire, sexual activity, and satisfaction were analyzed. RESULTS: Women were grouped by age at 10-year intervals. 21.5% of women reported to be sexually active during the past moth, and 78.5% was inactive. Most common coital frequency in all age groups pas one-two times per month. 76.1% of women showed passive response in their initiation of sexual activities. Mostly they reach orgasm only by the vaginal intercourse, and overall satisfaction rate was 55.2% including only 25% of fifties groups followed by pain. CONCLUSIONS: In general, Korean women showed less active in their sexual lives, however, they were relatively satisfied to their sexual lives. A larger study and more sophisticated, modified questionnaire, which is more considering specific social, psychological interpersonal factors would be required.
