Social health and sexual self-care in women: exploring the role of social cohesion, acceptance, and participation.

IF 2.7 3区医学 Q2 OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY

BMC Women's Health Pub Date : 2025-09-25 DOI:10.1186/s12905-025-03979-7

Esmaeili-Darmian Mahin, Javadi Seyyed-Vahid, Tabatabaee Seyed-Saeid, Moghri Javad

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Abstract

Background: Sexual self-care represents a critical dimension of a health-oriented lifestyle and is essential for promoting women's sexual health. This study aimed to examine the association between social health and sexual self-care among women visiting comprehensive health service centers affiliated with Mashhad University of Medical Sciences.

Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, 312 women were selected via multistage cluster sampling. Data were collected using Keyes et al.'s (2004) Social Well-being Questionnaire and Yazdani et al.'s (2023) Sexual Self-Care Questionnaire, followed by correlation analyses in SPSS-27.

Results: No significant correlation was observed between the overall scores of social health and sexual self-care (P = 0.77). However, specific dimensions of social health exhibited significant associations with sexual self-care: Social Actualization correlated positively with cancer and unwanted pregnancy prevention (P < 0.05), Social Cohesion with prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) (P < 0.05), Social Acceptance with STI prevention (P < 0.01), and Social Participation with cancer prevention (P < 0.01).

Conclusion: The findings underscore the influence of distinct social health dimensions on women's sexual self-care, particularly in mitigating risks related to cancer, STIs, and unintended pregnancy. These insights offer a foundation for integrated public health strategies and advocate for policy initiatives that incorporate social and health dimensions into sexual health promotion programs.

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妇女的社会健康和性自我保健：探索社会凝聚力、接受和参与的作用。

背景：性自我保健是注重健康的生活方式的一个重要方面，对促进妇女性健康至关重要。本研究旨在探讨在马什哈德医科大学附属综合保健服务中心就诊的妇女的社会健康与性自我保健的关系。方法：采用多阶段整群抽样的方法，对312名女性进行描述性分析。采用Keyes et al.（2004）社会幸福感问卷和Yazdani et al.（2023）性自我照顾问卷收集数据，并在SPSS-27中进行相关分析。结果：社会健康总分与性自我护理总分无显著相关（P = 0.77）。结论：研究结果强调了不同的社会健康维度对女性性自我关怀的影响，特别是在降低癌症、性传播感染和意外怀孕的风险方面。这些见解为综合公共卫生战略奠定了基础，并倡导将社会和健康层面纳入性健康促进规划的政策举措。

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BMC Women's Health OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY-

CiteScore

3.40

自引率

4.00%

发文量

444

审稿时长

>12 weeks

期刊介绍： BMC Women''s Health is an open access, peer-reviewed journal that considers articles on all aspects of the health and wellbeing of adolescent girls and women, with a particular focus on the physical, mental, and emotional health of women in developed and developing nations. The journal welcomes submissions on women''s public health issues, health behaviours, breast cancer, gynecological diseases, mental health and health promotion.