Maltrato sexual sobre las mujeres en sus relaciones de pareja: un estudio de caso

Las mujeres que viven una situación de violencia en sus relaciones de pareja pueden verse forzadas por sus parejas masculinas a mantener relaciones sexuales que no desean. El objetivo principal de nuestro trabajo es conocer si existe o ha existido maltrato sexual sobre las mujeres que viven o han vivido una situación de violencia en sus relaciones de pareja. Para lograr este objetivo, hemos elegido un diseño de «estudio de caso», a través del cual analizamos las historias de 14 mujeres que acuden a un servicio de atención psicológica especializado en violencia de género, que refieren vivir o haber vivido maltrato por sus parejas y reciben tratamiento psicológico. Los resultados de nuestro trabajo encuentran que el perfil psicopatológico de las mujeres objeto de nuestro estudio coincide con el encontrado en la bibliografía científica, Sin embargo, hemos encontrado que el porcentaje de mujeres que son forzadas a mantener relaciones sexuales es superior al que indican otras investigaciones.

Sexual health and socioeconomic-related factors in Spain

Purpose: The aim of the present study was to describe sexual health in Spain according to three important indicators of the World Health Organization definition and explore the influence of socioeconomic factors. Methods: We performed a population-based cross-sectional study of sexually active people aged 16-44 years residing in Spain in 2009 (2365 women and 2532 men). Three main aspects of sexual health were explored: sexual satisfaction, safe sex, and sexual abuse. The independent variables explored were age, age at first intercourse, reason for first intercourse, type of partner, level of education, country of origin, religiousness, parity, and social class. Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression models were fitted. Results: Both men and women were quite satisfied with their sexual life, their first sexual intercourse, and their sexual relationships during the previous year. Most participants had practiced safe sex both at first intercourse and during the previous year. Levels of sexual abuse were similar to those in other developed countries. People of disadvantaged socioeconomic position have less satisfying, more unsafe, and more abusive sexual relationships. Women experienced more sexual abuse and had less satisfaction at their first intercourse. Conclusions: The state of sexual health in Spain is relatively good. However, we observed inequalities according to gender and socioeconomic position.