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Sexual function and intimate partner violence in middle- aged women: a community-based, dual-focus study in Spain

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2016-10-16
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María M. Martínez- Madrid ; González Cuello, Ana María ; Arnau Sánchez, José
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Facultades de la UMU::Facultad de Enfermería
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María M. Martínez Madrid
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The Menopause Society
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Ana González - Cuello; José Arnau-Sánchez
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Enfermería
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10.1097/GME.0000000000002770
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Objective: To evaluate the association between sexual function and intimate partner violence (IPV) among sexually active, middle-aged women in Spain, examining each outcome in separate cross-sectional models. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 451 women (40- 64 y) randomly recruited from primary care settings in southeastern Spain. Participants completed the 6-item Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI-6), the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST), and a general sociodemographic and clinical questionnaire. Factors associated with low sexual function and a positive IPV screen were analyzed using generalized linear models of the Poisson family to estimate adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR). Results: The mean age of participants was 50.09 ± 7.05 years. The prevalence of low sexual function (FSFI-6 score ≤ 19) was 33.7%, and the prevalence of a positive IPV screen (WAST score ≥ 14) was 16.6%. Low sexual function was higher among women with a positive IPV screen compared with those without (77.3% vs. 25.0%, P < 0.001). In the multivariate model, a positive IPV screen was related to a higher prevalence of low sexual function (aPR: 2.57; 95% CI: 2.04-3.25). Conversely, low sexual function was linked to a positive IPV screen (aPR: 4.67; 95% CI: 2.78-7.85). Spanish Roma ethnicity was also associated with IPV (aPR: 3.51; 95% CI: 2.14-5.74). Conclusions: Low sexual function and a positive IPV screen were statistically associated in this community-based sample of middle-aged women. A higher prevalence of IPV was observed among certain ethnic minorities. These associations persisted after adjustment for sociodemographic and clinical factors.
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Female sexual function , Intimate partner violence , Menopause , Middle-aged women , Risk factors , Ethnicity
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Martínez-Madrid MM, González-Cuello A, Arnau-Sánchez J. Sexual function and intimate partner violence in middle-aged women: a community-based, dual-focus study in Spain. Menopause. 2026;33(10), 000–000.
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http://hdl.handle.net/10201/224781
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16-oct-2027
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