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Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians

Sexuality as an important part of life has not been well studied in Malaysia, particularly among older adults. The main aim of this study was to investigate the racial and socioeconomic differences in sexual activity among older married Malaysians. Data for this study consisting of 1036 older marrie...

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Main Authors: Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi, Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan, Ibrahim, Rahimah, Nor Akahbar, Siti Aisyah
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Published: Elsevier 2014
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35145/1/Racial%20and%20socioeconomic%20disparities%20in%20sexual%20activity%20among%20older%20married%20Malaysians.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.351452016-04-22T01:07:50Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35145/ Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan Ibrahim, Rahimah Nor Akahbar, Siti Aisyah Sexuality as an important part of life has not been well studied in Malaysia, particularly among older adults. The main aim of this study was to investigate the racial and socioeconomic differences in sexual activity among older married Malaysians. Data for this study consisting of 1036 older married adults aged 60 years and older were obtained from the nationwide community-based cross-sectional survey entitled “Determinants of Wellness among Older Malaysian: A Health Promotion Perspective”, conducted in 2010. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 for Windows. The results showed that 57.3% (95% CI: 54.3–60.3) of the respondents (61.6% of men and 50.6% of women) had engaged in sexual intercourse during the last 12 months. The adjusted multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that ethnicity and educational attainment were independently and significantly associated with sexual activity, after controlling for the possible confounding effects of chronic medical conditions and demographic characteristics. The findings from this study do support the notion that sexuality is a lifelong need and cultural teachings and formal education may have important role in maintaining the quality of sexuality in later life. Elsevier 2014 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35145/1/Racial%20and%20socioeconomic%20disparities%20in%20sexual%20activity%20among%20older%20married%20Malaysians.pdf Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi and Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan and Ibrahim, Rahimah and Nor Akahbar, Siti Aisyah (2014) Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians. Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, 58 (1). pp. 51-55. ISSN 0167-4943; ESSN: 1872-6976 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494313001374 10.1016/j.archger.2013.08.003
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description Sexuality as an important part of life has not been well studied in Malaysia, particularly among older adults. The main aim of this study was to investigate the racial and socioeconomic differences in sexual activity among older married Malaysians. Data for this study consisting of 1036 older married adults aged 60 years and older were obtained from the nationwide community-based cross-sectional survey entitled “Determinants of Wellness among Older Malaysian: A Health Promotion Perspective”, conducted in 2010. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 21 for Windows. The results showed that 57.3% (95% CI: 54.3–60.3) of the respondents (61.6% of men and 50.6% of women) had engaged in sexual intercourse during the last 12 months. The adjusted multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that ethnicity and educational attainment were independently and significantly associated with sexual activity, after controlling for the possible confounding effects of chronic medical conditions and demographic characteristics. The findings from this study do support the notion that sexuality is a lifelong need and cultural teachings and formal education may have important role in maintaining the quality of sexuality in later life.
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author Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Nor Akahbar, Siti Aisyah
spellingShingle Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Nor Akahbar, Siti Aisyah
Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians
author_facet Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
Tengku Abdul Hamid, Tengku Aizan
Ibrahim, Rahimah
Nor Akahbar, Siti Aisyah
author_sort Momtaz, Yadollah Abolfathi
title Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians
title_short Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians
title_full Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians
title_fullStr Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians
title_full_unstemmed Racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married Malaysians
title_sort racial and socioeconomic disparities in sexual activity among older married malaysians
publisher Elsevier
publishDate 2014
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35145/1/Racial%20and%20socioeconomic%20disparities%20in%20sexual%20activity%20among%20older%20married%20Malaysians.pdf
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/35145/
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167494313001374
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