Table 2.
Association between Specific Sexual dysfunctions and Sociodemographic, Illness-related and Medication-related Variables
| VARIABLES OPTIONS |
Sexual Desire |
Erectile |
Orgasmic |
Intercourse |
Overall |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Dysfunction |
Dysfunction |
Dysfunction |
Dissatisfaction |
Dissatisfaction |
||
| χ2,df,(p -Value) | χ2,df,(p -Value) | χ2,df,(p -Value) | χ2,df,(p -Value) | χ2,df,(p -Value) | ||
|
Sociodemographic | ||||||
| Age Group |
<30 yrs/31–40 yrs/41–50 yrs/51–60 yrs |
4.330, 3, (0.228) |
4.581, 3, (0.205) |
9.231, 3, (0.026) |
5.111,3, (0.164) |
3.514, 3, (0.319) |
| Age at Onset of Illness |
<15 yrs/15–25 yrs/26–35 yrs/>35 yrs |
1.997, 3, (0.573) |
1.329, 3, (0.722) |
2.635, 3, (0.451) |
1.435, 3, (0.697) |
0.688, 3, (0.876) |
| Marital Status |
Married/Single/Separated/Divorced/Widowed |
1.653,4, (0.799) |
5.332, 4, (0.255) |
6.084, 4, (0.193) |
8.543, 4, (0.074) |
12.067, 4,(0.017) |
| Level of Education |
Nil/Primary/Secondary/Tertiary |
5.659, 3, (0.129) |
1.709, 3, (0.635) |
2.718, 3, (0.437) |
5.281,3, (0.152) |
0.106, 3, (0.991) |
| Employment Status |
Employed/Unemployed |
9.087, 1, (0.003) |
2.334, 1, (0.092) |
9.852, 1, (0.002) |
4.259, 1, (0.039) |
4.696, 1, (0.030) |
|
Medication Related | ||||||
| Duration of Medication Use |
<2 yrs/2–5 yrs/6–10 yrs/>10 yrs |
1.013, 3, (0.798) |
1.566, 3, (0.667) |
2.343, 3, (0.504) |
1.794, 3, (0.616) |
6.215, 3, (0.102) |
| Number of Medications |
One/Two/Three or more |
3.537, 2, (0.171) |
4.506, 2, (0.105) |
1.960, 2, (0.375) |
0.687, 2, (0.709) |
3.390, 2, (0.184) |
| Haloperidol |
Yes/No |
0.697, 1, (0.404) |
4.979, 1, (0.026) |
4.620, 1, (0.032) |
1.041, 1, (0.308) |
3.145, 1, (0.076) |
| Chlorpromazine |
Yes/No |
0.041, 1, (0.713) |
0.053, 1, (0.818) |
0.136, 1, (0.712) |
0.005, 1, (0.943) |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
| Thioridazine |
Yes/No |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
0.547, 1, (0.460) |
0.618, 1, (0.432) |
0.084, 1, (0.772) |
0.014, 1, (0.907) |
| Trifluoperazine |
Yes/No |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
0.116, 1, (0.733) |
0.003, 1, (0.956) |
0.036, 1, (0.850) |
| Fluphenazinedecanoate |
Yes/No |
1.164, 1, (0.281) |
1.357, 1, (0.244) |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
0.007, 1, (0.933) |
0.815, 1, (0.367) |
| Flupenthixoldecanoate |
Yes/No |
0.181, 1, (0.671) |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
0.246, 1, (0.620) |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
0.000, 1, (1.000) |
| Dose of Medication* |
<500 mg/500 mg-1000 mg/>1000 mg |
5.179, 2, (0.075) |
6.851, 2, (0.033) |
7.094, 2, (0.029) |
4.197, 2, (0.123) |
6.929, 2, (0.031) |
|
Illness Related | ||||||
| Diagnosis† |
Schiz/PDD/APD/SZA/UPD |
2.149, 4, (0.708) |
4.769, 4, (0.312) |
3.015, 4, (0.555) |
6.669, 4, (0.154) |
1.943, 4, (0.746) |
| Any Psychopathology on BPRS | Present/Not Present | 2.293, 1, (0.130) | 0.031, 1, (0.860) | 0.075, 1, (0.784) | 0.000, 1, (1.000) | 5.056, 1, (0.025) |
*Chlorpromazine Equivalents;
† Schiz – Schizophrenia; PDD – Persistent Delusional Disorder; APD – Acute Psychotic Disorder; SZA – Schizoaffective Disorder; UPD – Unspecified Psychotic Disorder.
BPRS – Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale.
Variables having significant association with any form of sexual dysfunction are in bold.