Abstract:
The first sexual relationship during the first 6 weeks postpartum can occur sooner or later depending on physical fitness, mental stability and Societal customs of the couple. It is generally recommended that postpartum mothers should avoid sexual relationship during puerperium in order to prevent complications such as pelvic infection and laceration of episiotomy wound. However there are considerable number of couples who have sexual relationship during this period. The purpose of this research was to study factor associated with sexual relationship of postpartum mothers. The sample was composed of 235 mothers, during 6 weeks postpartum follow up, at Somdejprapinklao Hospital. The data was collected by using the structured interview method. Analysis of data was facilitated by frequency distribution, percentage, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and chi-Square test The results show that 1. Many factors associated with sexual relationship during puerperium were woman 's age, family income, the time of disappearance of lochia, feeding, husband' s sex desire, contraceptive practice and attitude to sexual relationship. 2. The other factors that did not related to sexual relationship were husbands age, living child, length of marriage, education levels, knowledge about sexual relationship, method of delivery and episiotomy.