This study was designed to examine the relationship between sexual activity, sexual behaviour, sexual problems, lifestyle and sexual knowledge among sexually active women and men. We describe measures of sexual partnerships, sexual practices, sexual problems, attitude towards sex and sexual knowledge. We compare measures of sexuality for those 18-73 years old, by age, separately for men and women using sexual function questionnaire, IIEF-5, FSFI and Sexual complaints screener for women. We evaluated the prevalence of sexual activity, behaviours, and problems in a sample of 400 adults.
Sexuality among adults tends to vary with age and gender. The proportion in a sexual partnership, behaviour, problems, and knowledge all differ substantially by age. And these age patterns often differ for men and women. Among respondents, about half of both men and women reported at least one bothersome sexual problem. The most prevalent sexual problems among women were low desire (58.1%), and difficulty reaching orgasm (70.6%). Among men, the most prevalent sexual problems were erectile difficulties (52%), and premature ejaculation (51.6%). Self erection scores were significantly dependent by age (p<0.05). Thirty percent of all women reported unsatisfied sexual life. A total of 34% of women and 59% of men reported they had extramarital sexual relationship. Sexually transmitted disease prevalence was higher among men. Only 27.4 percent of women, 41.8 percent of men reported having used condom in casual sex.
Sexual problems are frequent among adults, but these problems are different with age and gender.