Effectiveness of premarital sexual counselling program on sexual satisfaction of recently married couples

Abstract

Background: Through its ability to address and remove fear and misunderstanding and the resulting sexual reluctance and related problems, pre-marital sexual education and counselling can contribute to sexual satisfaction. Methods: This quasi-experimental research conducted in a pre-test–post-test control group design aimed to examine the effectiveness of nursing interventions on a premarital counselling program and its impacts on the sexual satisfaction of couples (36 couples in the experimental group and 35 couples in the control group). Results: Although no difference was detected between the experimental and control groups in terms of the level of knowledge on pre-test point averages, the difference between them in terms of post-test knowledge gain averages was statistically significant. Approval rates for sexual myths in the pre-test were 27.87% in the experimental group and 37.03% in the control group; in the post-test they were 23.51% and 36.66% respectively. In the experimental group, 80.6% of the women and 63.9% of the men, and in the control group, 77.1% of the women and 71.4% of the men were established as having a problem-free sexual life. Conclusions: It was also discovered that levels of sexual satisfaction were shown to be higher among women and men in the experimental group who had attended premarital sexual counselling education than the women and men in the control group. A recommendation to encourage engaged couples to attend premarital sexual counselling is made based on the findings. It is thought that an intervention plan prepared within the framework of the Information, Motivation, Behavioural Skills theoretical model will help nurses guide recently-married couples to greater sexual satisfaction.

Impact of Personal Training and Educational Booklet Distribution Strategies on the Anxiety and Regulating Sexual Function in Infertile Women: A Case Study of Iran

“…Studies by Vural & Temel (2009) & Rostamkhani (2012) showed a signif icant increase in the female libido in the intervention group that was consistent with our study. The results of the study conducted by Ayaz & Kubilay (2009) showed that consultation on the training program has signif icant effects of on women's orgasm.…”

Challenges of Premarital Education Program in Iran

“…Policymakers should always monitor the structure and functions of the healthcare system and evaluate its results with respect to the objectives, efficiency, effectiveness and many other factors and thus identify problems in different parts and make policies based on the available evidence [17]. Better use of evidence in premarital education program policy making can reduce the incidence of divorces and increase marital satisfaction [18]. One of the challenges of premarital education program in Iran is the insufficient allocation of financial resources [16,19,20].Today, the management of financial resources is the most essential tool for achieving the goals and effectiveness of programs in any organization [21].Management of financial resources is one of the four fundamental functions of the healthcare system [22] and optimal provision of health services needs sufficient and justice-based financial resources [23].…”

Effectiveness of the Premarital Education Programme in Iran

“…In many developed countries like England and the United Sates, couples are encouraged to participate in premarital counselling programmes. The effectiveness of these programmes in increasing marital satisfaction has been proven in both developed countries [16] and in countries with a similar culture to Iran [17].…”