Attitude to the Menopause and Sex amongst Middle-Aged Women in a Family Medicine Clinic in Ibadan, Nigeria

Table 3

Perimenopausal women’s perception and practice of coitus.

Attitude towards coitus
Interested in having sex	21 (6.0)
No interest in sex	247 (72.0)
Indifferent to sex	75 (21.9)
Frequency of coitus in the past year
Decreased	173 (49.1)
Increased	15 (4.3)
No change	85 (24.1)
None in one year	67 (19.0)
Last sexual exposure
Within 1 week	110 (32.5)
1–4 weeks	66 (19.5)
1–6 months	48 (14.2)
>6 months	114 (33.7)
Perceived effect of reduced coital activity on partner
No effect noticed	94 (26.7)
Indifference (partner is not interested)	50 (14.2)
Causes quarrels	42 (11.9)
Partner is resigned	32 (9.1)
He understands	2 (0.6)