BACKGROUND: Realizing a dearth of data on this topic, especially in the Indian context, an epidemiological study was conducted in a south Indian rural population to identify the sexual activity patterns and sexual problems among the population above 60 years of age. OBJECTIVES: (1) Assessment of sexual activity patterns among individuals above 60 years. (2) Assessment of the prevalence of @entity250 among individuals above 60 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study sample consisted of 259 @entity1 , which included both males and females above 60 years of age. Subjects who were sexually active and fulfilled the study criteria were administered Arizona Sexual Experience Scale as a screening tool, for the presence of sexual problems. Those who were found to have sexual problems were interviewed further using appropriate questionnaires. RESULTS: Only 27.4% of the individuals above 60 years were sexually active, and it progressively dropped as age advanced and none were sexually active after 75 years of age. Among the sexually active males, @entity323 ( @entity323 ) was prevalent in 43.5%, @entity2754 in 10.9%, @entity458 ( @entity458 ) in 0.77% and anorgasmia in 0.38% of the subjects. Among females, @entity19824 was prevalent in 28%, @entity458 in 16%, anorgasmia in 20% and @entity546 in 8% of the subjects. CONCLUSION: The study gives us an insight into the sexual problems of the elderly and brings home the point that sexual problems are very much common among both @entity1 and @entity1 in the older population. Among elderly males, @entity323 is the most common @entity250 whereas in elderly females, @entity19824 is the most prevalent female @entity250 , implicating biology plays an important role in @entity1 , whereas psychology plays an important role in @entity1 sexual functioning.

XXXX among elderly: An epidemiological study in south Indian rural population.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men', 'participants', 'women'] @entity323 :: ('MESH:D007172', 'Disease') :: ['erectile dysfunction', 'ED'] @entity458 :: ('MESH:D020018', 'Disease') :: ['HSSD', 'hypoactive sexual desire disorder'] @entity19824 :: ('MESH:D020921', 'Disease') :: ['arousal disorder'] @entity2754 :: ('MESH:D061686', 'Disease') :: ['premature ejaculation'] @entity546 :: ('MESH:D004414', 'Disease') :: ['dyspareunia'] @entity250 :: ('MESH:D012735', 'Disease') :: ['sexual dysfunction', 'sexual disorders', 'sexual disorder']
@entity250 :: (MESH:D012735,Disease) :: ['Sexual disorders']
