OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between abuse (physical, sexual, and emotional) in childhood and adolescence/adulthood and @entity250 in @entity1 . DESIGN: We analyzed data from the Boston Area Community Health Survey, a community-based epidemiologic study of urologic and sexual symptoms and risk factors in a racially and ethnically diverse random sample of @entity1 aged 30-79 years (N = 3,205 @entity1 ). SETTING: Boston area community. @entity1 (S): @entity1 were community residents. INTERVENTION(S): Data were observational; no interventions were made. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Sexual activity and dysfunction rates were assessed by means of a validated questionnaire (the Female Sexual Function Index). RESULT(S): Abuse history was not significantly associated with likelihood of sexual activity. Among those who were sexually active with a partner, a history of each of three types of abuse approximately doubles the odds of female @entity250 . Specifically, childhood emotional (odds ratio [OR] 2.13, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.28-3.56), adult sexual (OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.23-3.08), and adult emotional abuse (OR 1.86, 95% CI 1.15-3.01) were all significantly and positively associated with @entity250 after adjusting for covariates (including @entity308 ). Analyses of the six female @entity250 domains showed that the relationships were strongest for @entity158 and satisfaction. CONCLUSION(S): These findings extend those from previous studies by identifying an association between female @entity250 and multiple types of abuse, even after adjusting for @entity308 .

An examination of the association of abuse (physical, sexual, or emotional) and female XXXX : results from the Boston Area Community Health Survey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'Participants', 'PATIENT'] @entity308 :: ('MESH:D003866', 'Disease') :: ['depression'] @entity158 :: ('MESH:D010146', 'Disease') :: ['pain'] @entity250 :: ('MESH:D012735', 'Disease') :: ['sexual dysfunction', 'sexual activity and dysfunction']
@entity250 :: (MESH:D012735,Disease) :: ['sexual dysfunction']
