Transtheoretical Model-based Postpartum Sexual Health Education Program Improves Women's Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Health

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 986-996

  Lee, Jian Tao ^a   Tsai, Jia Ling ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Health education; Patient teaching; Postpartum; Sexual activity after childbirth; Sexuality; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUNNILINGUS; FELLATIO; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MASTURBATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTPARTUM SEXUAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; TEACHING;

EID: 84859269732     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2011.02419.x     Document Type: Article

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