Table 2. Mean and standard deviation scores of female sexual function index (FSFI) before and after education by study group.
| Functional domains | *Before the education | *After the education | ||||
|
Intervention
(n = 41) |
Control
(n = 42) |
MD** (95%CI) |
Intervention
(n = 41) |
Control
(n = 42) |
MD (95%CI) | |
| Sexual desire | 3.3 ( 0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) | 0.3 (0.2, 0.7) † | 3.8 (0.9) | 3.0 (1.1) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.2) ‡ |
| Arousal | 3.2 (1.5) | 2.7 (1.6) | 0.5 (-0.2, 1.2) † | 4.0 (0.9) | 2.7 (1.7) | 1.3 (0.7, 1.9) ‡ |
| Orgasm | 3.8 (1.9) | 3.2 (1.8) | 0.6 (-0.2, 1.4) † | 4.7 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.9) | 1.6 (1.0, 2.3) ‡ |
| Satisfaction | 4.7 (1.2) | 4.2 (1.4) | 0.5 (-0.1, 1.0) † | 5.0 (0.9) | 4.2 (1.0) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.2) ‡ |
| Pain | 3.7 ( 2.0) | 3.5 (2.0) | 0.3 (-0.6, 1.1)† | 4.4 (1.3) | 3.1 (2.0) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.0) ‡ |
| Vaginal lubrication | 3.8 (1.7) | 3.5 (1.9) | 0.2 (-0.5, 1.0) † | 4.7 (1.0) | 3.4 ( 1.9) | 1.3 (0.6, 2.0) ‡ |
| Total | 22.6 (7.9) | 20.2 (8.4) | 2.4 (-1.2, 5.9) † | 26.6 (4.3) | 19.6 (8.4) | 7.0 (4.1,9.9) ‡ |
| Possible range score for all domains were 0-6 except for desire which it was 1.2-6.0 and for the total function was 2-36. | ||||||
| *Values are expressed as mean (SD). **Mean difference (95% confidence interval), †p > 0.05, ‡p < 0.001, | ||||||