A population-based survey of sexual activity, sexual problems and associated help-seeking behavior patterns in mature adults in the United States of America

• Autor(a) principal: Laumann, Edward O.
• Data de Publicação: 2009
• Outros Autores: Glasser, Dale B., Neves, Raimundo Celestino Silva, Moreira Júnior, Edson Duarte, GSSAB Investigators’ Group
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da FIOCRUZ (ARCA)
• Texto Completo: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/9054
• topic: Epidemiology; Health surveys; Impotence; Prevalence; Sex; Sexual disorders; Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde; Comportamento Sexual/estatística & dados numéricos; Disfunção Sexual Fisiológica/epidemiologia; Disfunções Sexuais Psicogênicas/epidemiologia; Adulto; Fatores Etários; Idoso; Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais; Atitude; Coleta de Dados; Relações Familiares; Feminino; Nível de Saúde; Humanos; Modelos Logísticos; Masculino; Meia-Idade; Questionários; Religião; Fatores Socioeconômicos; Estados Unidos/epidemiologia

To study sexual activity, the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and related help-seeking behaviors among mature adults in the United States of America, a telephone survey was conducted in 2001–2002. A total of 1491 individuals (742 men/749 women) aged 40–80 years completed the survey. Overall, 79.4% of men and 69.3% of women had engaged in sexual intercourse during the 12months preceding the interview. Early ejaculation (26.2%) and erectile difficulties (22.5%) were the most common male sexual problems. A lack of sexual interest (33.2%) and lubrication difficulties (21.5%) were the most common female sexual problems. Less than 25% of men and women with a sexual problem had sought help for their sexual problem(s) from a health professional. Many men and women in the United States report continued sexual interest and activity into middle age and beyond. Although a number of sexual problems are highly prevalent, few people seek medical help.