sexuality health education group: This study will provide sexual counseling to pregnant women. Results will be collected both before delivery and at 3 months postpartum. The difference is that it covers both the pregnancy and postpartum periods.
Study summary
This experimental, randomized controlled, single-blind study includes intervention and control groups. Pregnant women between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation who meet the inclusion criteria and agree to participate will be included in the study. Pregnant women will be randomly assigned to groups. Pre-test data will be collected from both groups. The intervention group will receive sexual counseling training in two sessions, face-to-face and in groups, until week 22. Second test data will be collected after week 37 (before delivery), and final test data will be collected three months after delivery. This study is expected to have a significant impact on women's lives, as this topic is considered taboo in our country, leading to a lack of open discussion and the prevalence of misconceptions and false beliefs (sexual myths).
Eligibility
Sex
FEMALE
Min age
18 Years
Max age
45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Eligibility criteria;
* Volunteers to participate in the research,
* primary school graduate,
* Pregnant between 16-20 weeks
* Having a single pregnancy,
* Able to understand and speak Turkish,
* Living with his wife for the past four weeks,
* No threat of abortion or premature birth,
Exclusion Criteria:
* Someone who has been diagnosed with a chronic illness,
* People with diagnosed physical and mental health issues,
* Someone who has been diagnosed with a psychological disorder,
* Having a high-risk pregnancy,
* Having an IVF pregnancy,
* Low threat,
* Anyone who has been diagnosed with any sexually transmitted disease, either themselves or in their partner,
* Those using medications that may negatively affect sexual function,
* including antipsychotics, antihypertensives, phenobarbital, and opioids.
Primary outcome measure(s)
Female Sexual Function Scale — 20.pregnancy week until postpartum third month The scale consists of 6 sub-dimensions and 19 items: Desire, Arousal, Lubrication, Orgasm, Satisfaction, and Pain. The scale evaluates sexual function status based on problems experienced over the past four weeks. Questions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11,12, 13, 14, 17, 18, and 19 use a six-point Likert scale (0-5 points).The cutoff score for the scale is 26.55; a score ≤26.55 is considered to indicate a negative change in sexual function.A higher score indicates good sexual function.
Depression Anxiety Stress-21 Scale — 22. pregnancy week until postpartum third month In the scoring of the scale a score range of (0-4) indicates normal level of depression, a score range of (0-3) indicates normal level of anxiety, and a score range of (0-7) indicates normal level of stress. depression min 0-max 14, anxiety min 0- max 10, stres min 0- max 17. A higher score indicates increased levels of depression, anxiety, and stress.
Sexual Life Quality Scale - Women — 22.pregnancy week - postpartum third month Each item on the scale is scored between 1 and 6. The scale items are scored as follows: "Strongly agree"=1, "Largely agree"=2, "Partially agree"=3, "Partially disagree"=4, "Largely disagree"=5, "Strongly disagree"=6. The possible score range from 18 to 108. Min 18-max 108 score.A higher score indicates good sexual function.
Marital Adjustment Scale — 22. pregnancy week until postpartum third month The Marital Adjustment Scale consists of 15 items and three sections. Items in the scale receive a score between 0 and 6 depending on the number of options chosen. A higher score indicates good marital harmony.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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