The Effect of Web-Based Education Specific to Sexual Health During Pregnancy on Sexual Life

Çukurova University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Sexual Behavior

Treatments: Other: Education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05954130

04.11.2022/38

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pregnancy is an important process with many changes in a woman's life. During this period, the sexual lives of couples may be affected due to anatomical, physiological and psychological changes. While sexual intercourse during pregnancy strengthens the harmony between spouses, emotional bond, and self-confidence of the woman, its role is important in terms of the continuation of the marriage.

The development of technology in the world and in our country has led to an increase in the use of mobile devices. The emergence of telehealth and mobile applications with the Covid-19 pandemic has enabled individuals to access information whenever they want and more easily.

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of mobile application support given to pregnant women for sexual health on sexual function and quality of sexual life.

It is planned to develop a mobile application in this direction by preparing a guide, with the foresight that sexuality during pregnancy is not an easily expressed subject and that pregnant women and health workers need training materials. After the power analysis, it is aimed to reach a total of 70 people, 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group. Data will be collected with Personal Information Form, Female Sexual Function Index, Sexual Life Quality Scale and Qualitative Interview Form.

Based on the developed guide and mobile application, training will be given to pregnant women in the first, second and third trimesters, and it is thought that the mobile application support specific to sexual health during pregnancy may contribute to increasing sexual function and sexual life quality.

Full description

This thesis study was designed to determine the effect of mobile application support given to pregnant women for sexual health on sexual function and quality of sexual life. In this thesis, it is planned to develop a mobile application in this direction by preparing a guide, with the foresight that sexuality during pregnancy is not an easily expressed subject and that pregnant women and health workers need training materials on this subject. Based on the developed guide and mobile application, it is thought that by providing continuous training to pregnant women, it can contribute to increasing women's sexual function and sexual life quality.

Research Hypotheses

• H0 a: Mobile application support for sexual health during pregnancy has no effect on sexual function.
• H1 a: Mobile application support specific to sexual health during pregnancy has an effect on sexual function.
• H0 b: The mobile application support for sexual health during pregnancy has no effect on the quality of sexual life.
• H1 b: Mobile application support specific to sexual health during pregnancy has an effect on the quality of sexual life.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• In the first 3 months of pregnancy
• Speaks and understands Turkish
• Being able to read and write
• Not having received prior education about sexuality during pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

• Having a risky pregnancy (under 18 years of age, having a chronic and psychiatric disease, etc.)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Mobile Application Support Specific to Sexual Health in Pregnancy

Experimental group

Description:

The training module will consist of 3 sessions. The first session will last 1 hour, with 45 minutes of interactive lecture and 15 minutes of question and answer. The second and third sessions will last 1 hour, with 45 minutes of interactive narration and 15 minutes of qualitative interviews. Module sessions will have a dynamic structure that takes into account the needs of the pregnant woman in her trimester. The content of the training sessions will be structured on the following topics.

Treatment:

Other: Education

control

No Intervention group

Description:

No training will be given to the pregnant women in the control group who accepted to participate in the study.