Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria

Table 3

Comparison of the effects of possible confounders on sexual frequency/week amongst respondents.

		Before pregnancy	1st trimester	2nd trimester	3rd trimester	6 months post-partum
Mean sexual frequency for all respondents		1.8	1.2	1.4	1.35	1.36
Circumcised females	Yes	1.8 ∗	1.1 ∗	1.3	1.3	1.2 ∗
	No	2.1	1.4	1.5	1.4	1.6
Episiotomy performed at delivery	Yes	—	—	—	—	1.3
	No	—	—	—	—	1.2
Mode of delivery	Vaginal	—	—	—	—	𝟏.𝟐^∗∗
	Caesarean section	—	—	—	—	2.3
Partners said to be engaged in extramarital affairs	Yes	1.5	1.1	1.0 ∗	0.9 ∗	1.2
	No	1.9	1.2	1.5	1.4	1.4

— The absent variables are not applicable before delivery
∗Statistically significant at 𝑃<.05
∗∗Statistically significant at 𝑃<.0001.