DOI: 10.36347/sjams.2022.v10i05.001

Pages: 660-672

The sexually active years (period) in females are limited compared to males. It is therefore of great essence to address some of the lifestyles and practices (in the early stage) which could cause sexual dysfunction in females. A total of two hundred (200) adult female participants were selected for the study. Their age ranged from 18 to 55 years (sexually active during the past 6 months). The random sampling technique was adopted because it is believed to accord every respondent (persons) in the population equal opportunity. A well-structured questionnaire was adopted for the purpose of this study. The questionnaire addressed sexual activities and different aspects of sexual dysfunctions. The questionnaires were distributed to the participants in classrooms, offices, hostels and various parks within the academic environment. Descriptive analysis using simple percentages and reported as mean± Standard error of mean was computed for categorical and quantitative variables respectively. The result of prevalent indicators of sexual dysfunction reported among the participants were: low sexual desire or interest (43.7%); low satisfaction after intercourse (40.7%); pain during sex (43.7%); reduced pleasurable feeling during intercourse (41.3%); and decline in sexual interest during child nursing (45.8%). The result of the Fisher’s exact test of contingency showed a no significant association between Child nursing, work duration and pregnancy with low sexual desire; while female genital mutilation, bad bed timing, rape, age of partner and sex toys use showed a significant association with low sex desire. In conclusion, cases of low sexual desire, pain during sex, low sexual satisfaction after intercourse, reduce pleasurable feeling during intercourse and reduce sexual desire during child nursing is becoming prevalent in sexually active females. It is also observed that female genital mutilation, bad bed timing, rape, age of partner and sex toys use is a significantly ......