The need for measurement sexual health literacy in Iranian society

Abstract

Over the past decade, health literacy concerns have been a wake-up call for many areas of health. Recent studies about health literacy in recent years show that so far only a few studies have considered the design of tools or the measurement of specific health literacy that focus on issues such as oral health, risk factors for chronic diseases, breast cancer, Ear and Hearing. Over the past decade, health literacy concerns have been a wake-up call for many areas of health . A review of studies conducted in the country on health literacy in recent years shows that so far only a few limited studies have designed tools or measured specific health literacy that address issues such as oral health, risk factors for chronic diseases, breast cancer and Ear and Hearing . Regarding sexual health literacy, which is defined as personal knowledge, attitudes and beliefs, motivations and abilities in accessing, understanding, evaluating and using information related to sexual health, Researchers had access to only one study in the country, which was on tool design. On the other hand, the latest research in the field of sexual health in Iran shows that the rate of sexual dysfunction in Iranian men and women was relatively high and the participating women had Unfavorable sexual function.