FEMALE SEXUAL FUNCTION OF HEALTHY WOMEN IN EASTERN CROATIA

Acta Clin Croat. 2019 Dec;58(4):647-654. doi: 10.20471/acc.2019.58.04.12.

Abstract

The aim was to evaluate sexual function of healthy women in Croatia and the possible impact of depression, anxiety, and sociodemographic factors. A total of 204 healthy women filled in a basic sociodemographic questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9, Anxiety Disorder-7, and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI). Almost half of study subjects (47.1%) reported at least some degree of sexual dysfunction defined as an FSFI score lower than 26.55. Study results suggest sexual dysfunction of women in Croatia as a still unrecognized problem. More room in research and in the public must be given to this issue.

Keywords: Anxiety; Croatia; Depression; Female; Patient health questionnaire; Sexual dysfunction, physiological.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Croatia / epidemiology
  • Female
  • Healthy Volunteers / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological / epidemiology*
  • Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / epidemiology*
  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Women's Health / statistics & numerical data*
  • Young Adult