Bente Traeen1, Hein Stigum. 1. Department of Psychology, University of Tromsø, Tromsø, Norway. bente.treen@uit.no
Abstract
AIM: The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the prevalence of sexual problems in Norway. METHODS: The results are based on two samples from 2008, one of which was taken from 1671 web interviews in December among persons ranging from 18-67 years of age, and the other being a survey on sexual behaviour among a random sample of 12,000 Norwegians between the ages of 18 and 59, taken in April. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The prevalence of sexual problems during the past 12 months. RESULTS: Generalised linear model analyses showed that the highest expected prevalence of manifest problems was found in the following groups: reduced sexual desire problems in 60-67-year-old women with university education (52%); orgasm problems in 18-29-year-old women with less than university education (32%); genital pain in 18-29-year-old women with less than university education (19%); premature ejaculation problems in 18-29-year-old men with less than university education (27%); delayed ejaculation problems in men with less than university education (12%); erectile dysfunction in 60-67-year-old men (34%); and lubrication problems in 60-67-year-old women living in southeast Norway (29%). Sexual problems correlated negatively with sexual wellbeing. CONCLUSIONS: This research indicates that sexual problems represent a public health problem.
AIM: The aim of this study was to describe and analyse the prevalence of sexual problems in Norway. METHODS: The results are based on two samples from 2008, one of which was taken from 1671 web interviews in December among persons ranging from 18-67 years of age, and the other being a survey on sexual behaviour among a random sample of 12,000 Norwegians between the ages of 18 and 59, taken in April. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The prevalence of sexual problems during the past 12 months. RESULTS: Generalised linear model analyses showed that the highest expected prevalence of manifest problems was found in the following groups: reduced sexual desire problems in 60-67-year-old women with university education (52%); orgasm problems in 18-29-year-old women with less than university education (32%); genital pain in 18-29-year-old women with less than university education (19%); premature ejaculation problems in 18-29-year-old men with less than university education (27%); delayed ejaculation problems in men with less than university education (12%); erectile dysfunction in 60-67-year-old men (34%); and lubrication problems in 60-67-year-old women living in southeast Norway (29%). Sexual problems correlated negatively with sexual wellbeing. CONCLUSIONS: This research indicates that sexual problems represent a public health problem.
Authors: Ege Can Serefoglu; Chris G McMahon; Marcel D Waldinger; Stanley E Althof; Alan Shindel; Ganesh Adaikan; Edgardo F Becher; John Dean; Francois Giuliano; Wayne Jg Hellstrom; Annamaria Giraldi; Sidney Glina; Luca Incrocci; Emmanuele Jannini; Marita McCabe; Sharon Parish; David Rowland; R Taylor Segraves; Ira Sharlip; Luiz Otavio Torres Journal: Sex Med Date: 2014-06 Impact factor: 2.491
Authors: Stanley E Althof; Chris G McMahon; Marcel D Waldinger; Ege Can Serefoglu; Alan W Shindel; P Ganesan Adaikan; Edgardo Becher; John Dean; Francois Giuliano; Wayne Jg Hellstrom; Annamaria Giraldi; Sidney Glina; Luca Incrocci; Emmanuele Jannini; Marita McCabe; Sharon Parish; David Rowland; R Taylor Segraves; Ira Sharlip; Luiz Otavio Torres Journal: Sex Med Date: 2014-06 Impact factor: 2.491