Effect of Pregnancy and Childbirth on Sexuality of Women in Ibadan, Nigeria
Table 5
Independent variables identified via multivariate analysis in the prediction of having sex during pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Variable
OR/coefficient
P value
95% CI
Having sex in pregnancy
Married
8.98
.048
1.01–79.51
Cohabiting with partner
13.58
.016
1.63–113.37
Painful intercourse
0.23
.020
0.07–0.80
Frequency of sex outside pregnancy
Partner with extramarital affairs
−0.44
.043
−0.87 to −0.01
Frequency of sex during 1st trimester
Circumcision
−0.03
.042
−0.57 to −0.01
Frequency of sex during 2nd trimester
Partner with extramarital affairs
−0.47
.025
−0.88 to −0.06
Frequency of sex during 3rd trimester
Partner with extramarital affairs
−0.62
.009
−1.09 to −0.15
Frequency of sex after delivery
Circumcision
−0.38
.030
−0.72 to −0.04
Corrected for age, occupation, religion, education, income, mode of delivery, and use of episiotomy (only the variables that were statistically significant are reported in the table).
