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Volume 13, Issue 4 (July-August 2014)                   Payesh 2014, 13(4): 425-431 | Back to browse issues page

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Omolbanin Nekoueifard, Leila Jahangiry. Sexual function among patients with breast cancer. Payesh 2014; 13 (4) :425-431
URL: http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-288-en.html
1- Graduate of Research in Social Sciences, Faculty of Management & Social Sciences, Tehran North Branch of Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
2- Health Education and health Promotion Department, Public Health Faculy, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract:   (27991 Views)
Objective (s): Breast cancer is the most prevalent cancer among women and possesses the highest rate of death among women all over the world. This study aimed to investigate on sexual functioning among breast cancer patients.
Methods: A random sample of breast cancer patients attending a referral center was recruited for the study. A designed questionnaire was developed to collect data on sexual functioning.
Results: In all 52 women suffering from breast cancer were studied. There was a meaningful difference in sexual satisfaction before and after breast cancer diagnosis. There was also a meaningful correlation between age and sexual functioning after diagnosis. Also, there was a meaningful and direct relationship between type of surgery and sexual satisfaction. The results show that disease and treatment have a considerable influence on marital relationship.
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type of study: Descriptive |
Accepted: 2013/12/16 | ePublished ahead of print: 2014/07/23 | Published: 2014/07/15

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