Sexual Behaviors and Childbearing Motivations of Married Individuals During the Covid-19 Pandemic

KAYA ODABAŞ R., Sökmen Y., Doğru S., Taşpınar A.

Sexuality and Culture, vol.28, no.3, pp.1052-1066, 2024 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 28 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2024
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s12119-023-10163-2
  • Journal Name: Sexuality and Culture
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Psycinfo, Social services abstracts, Sociological abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.1052-1066
  • Keywords: Childbearing motivations, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Midwifery, Sexual behavior
  • Kocaeli University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The aim of this study was to examine the sexual behaviors of married individuals, childbearing motivations and the factors affecting their childbearing motivation during the COVID-19 pandemic. The universe of the study consisted of married individuals who applied to Izmir Tire State Hospital (Turkiye), and the sample consisted of 518 married individuals. 18.2% of the married individuals participating in the study had a decreased sexual desire during pandemic, 49.2% wanted to have a child before the pandemic, but this rate decreased to 19.2% during the pandemic. It has been determined that the sexual behaviors of married individuals changed during the COVID-19 pandemic.