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Table 1 Demographic information of couples and Midwifery profile of women with vaginismus disorder (n = 236)

From: The role of personal factors in quality of life among Iranian women with vaginismus: a path analysis

Demographic information

Women, n (%)

Partners, n (%)

Age, mean (SD) (in years)

27.88 (5.72)

31.48 (5.48)

Less than diploma

  

 Diploma

12 (5.1)

28 (19.0)

 University degree

13 (5.5)

15 (6.3)

 University degree

211(89.4)

193 (81.7)

Employment status

  

 Unemployed

155 (65.7)

2 (0.8)

 Employed

81 (34.3)

234 (99.2)

Housing situation

  

 Rental

154 (65.25)

 

 Ownership

82 (37.75)

 

Duration of condition (in years)

  

 < 1

59 (25.0)

 

 1–2

65 (27.5)

 

 2–5

69 (29.2)

 

 5–10

33 (14.0)

 

 > 10

10 (4.2)

 

Having a child

  

 Yes

27 (11.4)*

 

 No

209 (88.6)

 

Women’s source of sexual information

  

 Friends

18 (7.6)

 

 Books

11 (4.7)

 

 Internet

164 (72.2)

 

 Friends, books, internet

19 (8.1)

 

 Friends, books

20 (8.5)

 
  1. All women with children had a c-section