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Study aim
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The purpose of this study of randomized clinical trial is to investigate the effect of sexual health education on postpartum sexual function and sexual self-efficacy in primiparous women in which refer to the health center for postpartum routine care within days of 3-5. In this single-blind clinical trial, the sampling method will be available (easy). A sample of 100 primparous women will be randomly divided into intervention and control groups. For both groups, a pretest is arranged. afterwards, for intervention group, three health session will be held and the control will receive only routine health care educations. Finally after 8 weeks, there will be a post-test for both intervention and control groups. After collecting questionnaires, data analysis will be performed.
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Design
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In this study, a number of 100 primiparous women which fit the study conditions and refer to the health center will be selected. Then, participants randomly divide into control and intervention groups.
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Settings and conduct
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The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of sexual health education on self-efficacy and sexual function after delivery in primiparous women in health centers of Zahedan. First, a pretest will be taken from both intervention and control groups . Sample of intervention group will receive a designed sexual health education. If the selected sample belongs to the control group, it does not receive any intervention from the researcher, except for the usual care of the centers, which probably does not include any specific sexual health education. Finally, after 8 weeks, the control group and the intervention group at the time of referral to the post-test health centers, will be completed in the form of completing the questionnaires for the second time.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: literacy of reading and writing; first birth with a healthy premium or low grade of rapture; lack of physical and mental disorders after childbirth (depression and psychosis); living by spouse; no history of sexual dysfunctions, mental disorders and addiction before childbirth; healthy singleton and full term; no exposure of major stressful events during pregnancy and after delivery; the absence of illness in pregnancy and after delivery.
Exclusion criteria: the absence from more than one session of sexual health education; the occurrence of any acute and unpredictable problem for mother, child or family that leads to anxiety and impact on couples' sexual activity.
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Intervention groups
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For the intervention group, three sessions of sexual health education are provided. The first session of this training is about 15 to 20 minutes on 3-5 days and the second meeting will take place a week later and the third session will be six weeks after delivery and the control group will only receive routine care.
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Main outcome variables
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Sexual self-efficacy and sexual function