COVID-19, quarantine and sexual life: a cross-sectional online survey of Brazilian individuals / COVID-19, quarentena e vida sexual: uma pesquisa online transversal com brasileiros
ABCS health sci
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47: e022209, 06 abr. 2022. tab, graf
Artículo
en Inglés
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| ID: biblio-1372370
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
The COVID-19 outbreak was responsible for a high number of deaths worldwide. Not only the physical health was affected by COVID-19. Thus, to avoid the infection spreading, social distancing and quarantine have been adopted, bringing rupture to previous habits, economic losses, and isolation.OBJECTIVE:
To study the sexual life during the COVID-19 pandemic in Brazilian individuals.METHODS:
This crosssectional study using an internet survey was conducted from June 10th to July 30th, 2020 with epidemiological questions, questions on fatigue and depression, and the sexual quotient scale (SQS).RESULTS:
The survey was answered by 2,131 individuals 325 males, median age 25 years (IQR=22.0-33.5 years), range between 18 to 69 years and 1,806 females with median age 25 years (IQR=22-31 years), range between 18 to 67 years. In 49% of males and 29% of females (29%), there were no changes in sexual life. In 43.7% of females and 32.1% of males, some deterioration was observed while in 26.3% of females and 18.1% some improvement was noted. Despite this, 90.8% of males and 85% of females scored as having good sexual performance according to SQS. Sexual performance was negatively influenced by fatigue, state of mind in males and females; having a fixed partner and staying at home impaired male performance.CONCLUSION:
Despite the pandemic, the studied sample showed good sexual performance in the studied period.
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Asunto principal:
Conducta Sexual
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Salud Mental
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Sexualidad
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COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio de prevalencia
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
ABCS health sci
Asunto de la revista:
Medicina
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Salud Pública
Año:
2022
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Institución/País de afiliación:
Faculdade Evangélica de Medicina Mackenzie do Paraná/BR
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Universidade Positivo/BR
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