Counseling based on PLISSIT Model and sexual function among pregnant women Download PDF

Couples insufficient information about sexual relationship during pregnancy can lead to problems that sexual counseling can be used to solve their sexual problems. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of counseling based on PLISSIT model on sexual function of pregnant women. This study is a clinical trial on 88 pregnant women. The questionnaire included demographic questions and questions of sexual function. For experimental group, 4 sessions were held for 40 to 70 minutes. Sexual function questionnaire at initiation of study and 4 weeks after the last counseling of experimental group, were completed by both groups. The difference means score of sexual function for experimental group before and four weeks later was significant (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between experimental and control group before intervention (p=0.96) but there was a significant difference between these two groups after four weeks (p<0.0001).