Effect of structured educational package on women’s sexual function during pregnancy

on 20 December 2019

Mahnaz E; Nasim B; Sonia O. International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 14 November 2019.

The objective of this randomized controlled trial study was to explore the effect of a structured education package based on ADDIE (analysis, design, development, implementation, evaluation) to reduce sexual dysfunction during pregnancy.

The study focused on pregnant women attending prenatal clinics in Tehran, Iran, from October 2017 to September 2018. The implementation group received the structured educational package; the control group received training on breastfeeding and normal delivery. The outcome measure was changes in total and domain scores of the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire before and after the intervention; the groups were compared by repeated‐measures analysis of variance (ANOVA).

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