Evaluation of the Family Physician Assistants’ Views to Sexual Dysfunction in a Training and Research Hospital

Aim: The aim of the study is to investigate the view of sight of the family medicine residents about the sexual education and sexual functional disorders. Methods: A sectional descriptive questionnaire form study is designed at Tepecik Training Research Hospital during May and June 2013. The questionnaire about sexual education and sexual functional disorders is applied to all the family medicine residents who agreed to participate the study. Data are decoded in Microsoft Excel program; descriptive statistics are made. Results: 56 Family Medicine residents with an average age of 29,7±4,0 years were participated in the study. 27 (48.2%) of the residents were male while 29 (51.8%) were female. The overall rates of the beliefs about the primary care physicians must be interested in sexual problems were 87,5% (n=49); primary care physicians are responsible for sexual educations 75% (n=42). Though 53,6% of them told that they aren’t comfortable at talking sexual problems with the patients. Majority of the residents (78,6%; n=44) thought that they have a lack of knowledge about sexual functional disorders. Only one (1,8%) of them was using sexual function scales while examining a patient. Conclusion: Majority of the Family Medicine residents know the role of primary health care physicians’ role at sexual disorders. They were aware about the importance of sexual education in primary care. Though there is a lack of knowledge and need about sexual disorders during the residency programs of family medicine.