Sexuality and Culture, 2023 (ESCI)
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.