Table 1 General characteristics of the studied population – qualitative variables
From: Do oral combined contraceptive pills modify body image and sexual function?
Variable | Hormonal contraception | Controls | P* |
|---|---|---|---|
Residency | |||
 Urban | 88.2 (209) | 87.6 (226) | 0.88 |
 Rural | 11.8 (28) | 12.4 (32) | |
Education | |||
 Primary | 0.4 (1) | 1.56 (40) | 0.18 |
 Secondary | 34.7 (82) | 40.1 (103) | |
 Higher | 64.8 (153) | 58.4 (150) | |
Education | |||
 Black-collar | 9.3 (22) | 4.4 (37) | 0.11 |
 White-collar | 62.4 (148) | 58.9 (151) | |
 Unemployed | 28.3 (67) | 26.6 (68) | |
Smoking (Yes) | 18.6 (44) | 17.8 (46) | 0.82 |
Drugs (Yes) | 10.1 (24) | 9.3 (24) | 0.75 |
Alcohol (Yes) | 38.5 (62) | 61.5 (99) | 0.004 |
Religion | |||
 Catholic | 44.6 (138) | 55.3 (171) | 0.85 |
 Other | 39.5 (17) | 60.5 (26) | |
 Atheist | 57.4 (81) | 42.5 (60) | |
Participation in religious practices (yes) | 45.3 (62) | 54.7 (76) | 0.47 |
Sexual initiation – oral sex (Yes) | 63,7 (151) | 80.6 (208) | 0.0001 |
Sexual initiation – masturbation (Yes) | 70.0 (166) | 74.8 (193) | 0.23 |
Being in RS (Yes) | 81.4 (192) | 78.7 (203) | 0.44 |
Having sexual partner (Yes) | 89.0 (211) | 85.7 (221) | 0.31 |
Sexual activity in last 6Â months (Yes) | 97.9 (232) | 91.5 (236) | 0.01 |
Watching erotic videos (Yes) | 59.9 (142) | 57.5 (111) | 0.68 |
Sexual abuse in childhood (Yes) | 5.5 (13) | 5.2 (10) | 0.89 |
Sexual behaviors | |||
 WSW | 0.4 (1) | 2.4 (4) | 0.14 |
 WSWM | 13.9 (33) | 13.7 (23) | |
 WSM | 85.7 (203) | 83.9 (141) | |
Sexual orientation | |||
 Heterosexual | 86.1 (204) | 83.3 (140) | 0.29 |
 Homosexual | 0.4 (1) | 1.2 (2) | |
 Bisexual | 13.5 (32) | 14.3 (24) | |
 Asexual | 0 (0) | 1.2 (2) | |
RSB (Yes) | 49.4 (117) | 36.8 (95) | |
Regularity of menstruation (Yes) | 88.6 (210) | 75.6 (127) | 0.001 |
Pregnancies (Yes) | 32.1 (76) | 32.7 (55) | 0.88 |
Miscarriages (Yes) | 1.3 (3) | 1.9 (5) | 0.81 |
Sexual distress – DSM-5 (Yes) | 17.7 (40) | 13.1 (20) | 0.22 |
FSIAD – DSM-5 (Yes) | 1.8 (4) | 1.31 (2) | 0.94 |
FOD – DSM-5 (Yes) | 1.3 (3) | 0.6 (1) | 0.91 |
GPPPD – DSM-5 (Yes) | 5.7 (13) | 1.9 (3) | 0.04 |
Lack of sexual satisfaction (Yes) | 1.3 (3) | 0.6 (1) | 0.91 |
FSD – DSM-5 (Yes) | 7.5 (17) | 2.6 (4) | 0.03 |
HADS—anxiety | 9.4 (20) | 14.5 (20) | 0.10 |
Sexual problems—CSFQ | 22.2 (26) | 13.9 (26) | 0.04 |
Pleasure—CSFQ | 81.3 (152) | 68.4 (80) | 0.01 |
Desire/Frequency—CSFQ | 19.8 (37) | 35.9 (42) | 0.01 |
Desire/Interest—CSFQ | 33.6 (63) | 41.0 (48) | 0.24 |
Arousal/Excitement—CSFQ | 89.8 (163) | 79.5 (93) | 0.02 |
Orgasm/Completion—CSFQ | 62.6 (117) | 45.3 (53) | 0.01 |
Sexual self-Schema—positive | 26.4 (43) | 37.1 (36) | 0.04 |
Sexual self-Schema – negative | 36.2 (59) | 17.5 (17) | 0.001 |
Sexual self-Schema – A-schematic | 14.7 (24) | 10.3 (10) | 0.2 |
Sexual self-Schema – Co-schematic | 22.7 (37) | 35.1 (34) | 0.04 |