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Sexual Desire and Sexual Arousal in Malaysian Women: Are They of The Same Entity?
Author(s):
Nik Ruzyanei Nik Jaafar*, Marhani Midin*, Sharifah Ezat Wan Puteh**, Ramli Musa***, Hatta Sidi*
Institution(s):
*Department of Psychiatry, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. **Department of Community Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.***Departmnent of Psychiatry, Kulliyah of Medicine, Islamic International University of Malaysia (IIUM), 25150 Kuantan, Pahang Darul Makmur.
Abstract:
Objective:
To investigate the correlation between sexual desire and sexual arousal among Malaysian women in a primary care setting.
Methods:
The Malay Version of Female Sexual Function Index (MVFSI) was used to assess low sexual desire and lack of sexual arousal among the respondents. A total of 230 married women aged 18 – 70 years old participated in this study. Their sociodemographic, marital profiles and correlation between low sexual desire and lack of sexual arousal were examined.
Results:
More than 60% respondents with low sexual desire have co-exist low sexual arousal and 94.4% respondents with high sexual desire do have high sexual arousal ( χ²= 79.6, p <0.001 ), with correlation of r = 0.852.
Conclusion:
The strong correlation between sexual desire and arousal has both diagnostic and therapeutic indications, and may also strongly support the circular model (Basson-inspired model) of sexual response among women.
Keywords: Correlation, sexual arousal/desire, Malaysian women
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