The Relationship between Domestic Violence and Women’s Sexual Function in the City of Puntianak

Introduction The increasing number of domestic violence every year causes many health problems mainly women’s reproductive health. This violence may influence the sexual life in their families, especially women’s sexual function. It is known that the sexuality is as a part of family’s life. The fulfilled family will guarantee their pleasurable sexual life. At this point, no research has been conducted to investigate whether there is a relationship between the domestic violence and the sexual function in Pontianak. The research was planned to investigate the relation ship between domestic violence and women’s sexual function in Pontianak. Methods We used the Analytic Observational Research and the cross-section al studydesigns. We also used cluster random sampling to select women in Pontia nakas the respondents. The research instrument used was the FSFI that was developed by Rosen et al (2000). The data was analyzed by using the statistics program version 8th. Moreover, the Hypothesis test used the test of Binomial Logistic Regression. Results From the total of 121 research respondents, it was found that the domestic violence is related to women’s sexual function. It revealed that women who suffered domestic violence had 4,045 times the risk (OR = 4,045, 95%, Cl, 34-12) of having sexual dysfunction compared to women without domestic violence. The statistical test also showed that there was a significant relation between the women suffering domestic violence and their sexual dysfunction (p 0, 01). This research also explained that age, education and occupation were associated with sexual function. Discussion This study highlighted that one of the problems resulting women’s sexual dysfunction is domestic violence. As a root of the problem, domestic violence against women must be discontinued. Although women’s sexual dysfunction is not a disease, it may influence women’s sex life as a whole. Therefore, as health professions, we need to facilitate these women on how to cope with their problems regarding sexual dysfunction and how to recover from the suffering of the violence. Conclusions The prevalence of sexual dysfunction and women suffering domestic violence in Pontianak city was 14,88 %. However, the prevalence of women suffering domestic violence was 17,36 % lower than the previous study. It can be concluded that there was a relationship between domestic violence and the sexual dysfunction where women suffering domestic violence had the risk of having sexual dysfunction. (p 0,01, OR= 4,045, 95% CI 1,34-12).