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Table 1 Socio-demographic and sexual information of 180 Iranian women with vaginismus

From: Bio-psychosocial factor of vaginismus in Iranian women

Socio-demographic variables

M ± SD/n-%

Sexual information variables

M ± SD/n-%

Age (years)

27.77 ± 5.36

Number of unsuccessful penetration (per month)

7.43 ± 5.15

Age of partner (years)

31.50 ± 3.25

Frequency of foreplay

Always

125 (69.4)

Often

51 (28.3)

Never

4 (2.2)

Duration of relationship (years)

4.07 ± 3.87

Start being sexual relationship

Women

7 (3.9)

Men

96 (53.3)

Both

77 (42.8)

Education

Academic

126 (70)

Having anal sex

Yes

34 (18.9)

Non-academic

54 (30)

No

146 (81.1)

Education of partner

Academic

105 (58.3)

History of sexual assults

Yes

30 (16.7)

Non-academic

75 (41.7)

No

150 (83.3)

Employment

Housewife

127 (70)

Having masturbation

Yes

83 (46.1)

Employee

53 (29.4)

No

97 (53.9)

Marriage pattern

Traditional

96 (53.3)

Position of attempted penetration

Superior men

104 (57.8)

Modern

84 (46.7)

Superior women

14 (7.8)

Other

62 (34.4)

Financial situation

Satisfied

31 (17.2)

Contraceptive

None

81 (45)

Intermediate

124 (68.9)

Hormonal

6 (3.3)

Dissatisfied

25 (13.9)

None hormonal

93 (51.7)