Relationship between health literacy level and sexual function in women in the Northwest of Iran in 2020- a cross sectional study

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 23; no. 1; pp. 176 - 6
• Main Authors: Barikani, Ameneh, Samani kia, Mahsa, Khoshkchali, Atefeh, Mirzadeh, Monirsadat
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.04.2023; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Access to information; Age; Care and treatment; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Decision making; Diagnosis; Education; Evaluation; Female; Health aspects; Health education; Health facilities; Health Literacy; Humans; Iran; Marriage; Married; Married women; Orgasm; Questionnaires; Reading comprehension; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Sexual disorders; Sexual function; Sexual health; Social aspects; Standard scores; Statistical analysis; Women; Womens health; Iran; Women; Health literacy; Education; Married; Sexual function

Sexual health means coordination and adaptation of physical, emotional, intellectual and social aspects of human beings. One of the variables that affect sexual function and sexual satisfaction is health literacy. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between health literacy leve...