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Believe it or not: Views of a sample of Egyptian women about sexual myths

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Last updated: 22 Jan 2023

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Andrology

Abstract

Background: Many people have sexual dysfunctions for the simple reason that they believe in certain fallacies and mythical ideas.
Aim: To assess the opinion of female doctors compared with nonmedical women regarding sexual myths.
Patients and Methods: Participants included 822 married women divided into two groups: a medical group including 432 (52.6%) female doctors (not working in the field of sexual medicine) and a nonmedical group including 390 (47.4%) women. The tool was a self-report questionnaire to assess opinions about eight sexual myths in addition to demographic data.
Results: Most nonmedical women believed in seven of the eight myths, whereas most female doctors believed in only two myths. Age of women, their residence, and their educational level were determining factors in believing sexual myths.
Conclusion: Nonmedical women are more liable to believe in sexual myths. The need to spread proper sexual knowledge via sexual education is a dire need.

DOI

10.21608/ha.2020.50021.1073

Keywords

beliefs, myths, Opinions, Women

Authors

First Name

Ihab

Last Name

Younis

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Affiliation

Dermatology&andrology, faculty of medicine, Banha University, Egypt

Email

ihabyounis@hotmail.com

City

Guiza

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First Name

Menha

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Dermatology and Andrology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University

Email

kuran101@hotmail.com

City

Cairo

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First Name

Fatima-Alzahraa

Last Name

Abdel-Munem

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A

Affiliation

El-Qinnayat Central Hospital-Sharqia governorate

Email

dermabanha@gmail.com

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Volume

11

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11

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23903

Issue Date

2021-04-01

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2020-11-21

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2021-04-01

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1

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10

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2090-6048

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2090-6056

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Human Andrology

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22 Jan 2023