conclusions our study demonstrated that almost all ghq and msscq parameters were lower in ra patients, which indicates lower quality sexual life in ra patients. we recommend further consideration for the treatment and care of these patients. patients and methods in this case-control study, two groups of females (87 ra patients and 89 controls) were randomly selected from the rheumatology clinic...

background & aim: sexual health education is one of the responsibilities of healthcare workers at schools, which can reduce the risk of sexually transmitted diseases such as aids, unwanted pregnancy, abortion, substance abuse, sexual violence, and suicidal tendencies. this study aimed to investigate healthcare workers’ competence in sexual health education for female adolescents at schools. met...

objective : the objective of this research was to study the sexual perception and practices among people aged 45 years and above and the associated socio-demographic factors. materials and methods : a cross sectional study was done on 473 middle aged and elderly people living in klang valley in 2005. they were married and literate.  data were collected by means of face to face interview using s...

background: sexual health is part of psychological health and the occurrence of any sexual health –associated disorder could have profound effect on physical health. more than half of the cases of sexual problems which can destroy the marital relationship and family life originate from lack of knowledge or insufficient awareness and incorrect attitude toward the sexual relationship. objective: ...

Aims: Sexual health literacy is a context-based variable affected by the ecosystem or a set of cultural and social factors of each community. This study aimed to determine sexual health literacy and the related factors. Instrument & Methods: This was a cross-sectional study. The population of this study was 305 women referring to the health centers of Qazvin, Iran. Sampling was done through a ...

objective: hypoactive sexual desire disorder (hsdd) is a common sexual problem among women. sexual interest and desire inventory –female (sidi-f) has been widely validated and used to measure sexual desire in women. the aim of this study was to determine the psychometric properties of the persian version of sidi-f for iranian population. method: this was a methodological study on the psychometr...

background health policies are important instruments for improving population health. however, experience suggests that policies designed for the whole population do not always benefit the most vulnerable. participation of vulnerable groups in the policy-making process provides an opportunity for them to influence decisions related to their health, and also to exercise their rights. this paper ...

in their hypothesis published in ijhpm, lisa forman and colleagues examined the prominence of the right to health and sexual and reproductive health rights (as well as related language) in four of the key reports that fed into the process of negotiating the sustainable development goals (sdgs). now that the sdgs have been formally adopted, this comment builds on some of the insights of forman a...

female sexual problems in multiple sclerosis and its association with quality of life     qaderi k [1] *, merghati khoei e [2]     received: 22 may , 2013 accepted: 22 aug , 2013     abstract   background & aims : multiple sclerosis (ms) is the most common cause of progressive neurological disability in young adults. sexual problems (sp) are often experienced by people with ms. as women with ms...