The relationship between sleep and quality of sexual life in pregnant women

Serap Öztürk Altınayak, Zümrüt Yılar Erkek

Abstract

This study aimed to explore the relationship between sleep quality and quality of sexual life in pregnant women. This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 362 pregnant women. Data were collected using a “Sociodemographic Information Form”, the “Cumhuriyet Subjective Sleep Quality Scale (CSSQS)”, and the “Sexual Quality of Life Questionnaire-Female (SQLQF)”. Descriptive statistics, pearson correlation analysis, and simple linear regression analysis were used for data analysis. There was a statistically significant negative correlation between the mean scores of the pregnant women on CSSQS and its subscales and their mean scores on SQLQ-F (p<0.05). It was seen that the sleep quality of pregnant women had a significant negative effect on their quality of sexual life (p<0.001). In pregnant women, the level of sleep quality explained 30.4% of the quality of sexual life. It was concluded that their quality of sexual life was negatively affected as pregnant women sleep quality decreased. (Afr J Reprod Health 2024; 28 [5]: 30-38).

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