Table 4 Relation between pain severity and different risk factors
From: Depression and anxiety as risk factors for female sexual pain
Risks factors | Pain severity | Total | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Marked pain (n = 142) | Trivial pain (n = 308) | |||
Educational level | ||||
Illiterate | 31 (21.8) | 75 (24.4) | 106 (23.6) | 0.874 |
Basic | 26 (18.3) | 61 (19.8) | 87 (19.3) | |
Secondary/intermediate | 57 (40.1) | 113 (36.7) | 170 (37.8) | |
High | 28 (19.7) | 59 (19.2) | 87 (19.3) | |
Working status | ||||
Working | 26 (18.3) | 75 (24.4) | 101 (22.4) | 0.153 |
Not working | 116 (81.7) | 233 (75.6) | 349 (77.6) | |
Comorbidities | ||||
Present | 23 (16.2) | 49 (15.9) | 72 (16.0) | 0.938 |
Absent | 119 (83.8) | 259 (84.1) | 378 (84.0) | |
Menstrual cycle | ||||
Regular | 84 (59.2) | 189 (61.4) | 273 (60.7) | 0.656 |
Irregular | 58 (40.8) | 119 (38.6) | 177 (39.3) | |
Contraception | ||||
Yes | 96 (67.6) | 197 (64.0) | 293 (65.1) | 0.451 |
No | 36 (32.4) | 111 (36.0) | 157 (34.9) | |
Circumcision | ||||
Yes | 127 (89.4) | 276 (89.6) | 403 (89.6) | 0.955 |
No | 15 (10.6) | 32 (10.4) | 47 (10.4) | |
Gynecological disorders | ||||
Absent | 89 (62.7) | 258 (83.8) | 347 (77.1) | < 0.001 |
Fungal infection | 45 (31.7)a | 50 (16.2) | 95 (21.1) | |
Uterine contractions | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Uterine prolapse | 3 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) | 3 (0.7) | |
Genital wart | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Genital ulcer | 2 (1.4) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.4) | |
Uterine adhesions | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Presence of depression | ||||
Absent | 81 (57.0) | 294 (95.5) | 375 (83.3) | < 0.001 |
Present | 61 (43.0) | 14 (4.5) | 75 (16.7) | |
Depression severity | ||||
Minimal | 81 (57.4) | 294 (95.5)b | 375 (83.5) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 5 (3.5) | 6 (1.9) | 11 (2.4) | |
Severe | 55 (39.0)b | 8 (2.6) | 63 (14.0) | |
Presence of anxiety | ||||
Absent | 112 (78.9) | 298 (96.8) | 410 (91.1) | < 0.001 |
Present | 30 (21.1) | 10 (3.2) | 40 (8.9) | |
Anxiety severity | ||||
Minimal | 112 (78.9) | 298 (96.8)c | 410 (91.1) | < 0.001 |
Moderate | 0 (0.00 | 2 (0.6) | 2 (0.4) | |
Severe | 30 (21.1)c | 8 (2.6) | 38 (8.4) | |