the relationship between socio-demographic characteristics with genital self-image in the women, 2016

Background: genital self-image could express an individual’s attitudes towards her feelings-thoughts and changes in her behavior in a variety of conditions positively or negatively. this study aimed to determine the relationship between sociodemographic characteristics with the genital self-image in women referred to health care centers. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 239 women between 18-40 years old in 5 health care centers of qazvin, in 2016. eligible women was recruited through by convenience sampling method. data were gathered using the research-made questionnaire of genital self-image. independent t-test, one-way anova, and general linear model were used to analyze data. data were analyzed using spss 16. results: the mean score (sd) of the genital self-image in participants was 53.4 (12.1) from the total range of 0-100. most women (83.7%) had moderate, 9.2% good and 7.1% poor genital self-image, respectively. there was a significant statistical relationship between the variables of occupation, woman and husband's education levels, and body mass index with genital self-image (p<0.05). conclusion: only a small number of women had a good genital self-image. therefore, concerning the adverse and inappropriate consequences of genital self-image, it is recommended to study the other factors affecting genital self-image.