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Abasi Arimi S, Khani S, Nikbakht R, Hosseini Tabaghdehi M, Shahhosseini Z. The Relationship Between Mental and Sexual Health Literacy and Men’s Attitudes Toward Participation in Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Cross-Sectional Study. J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci 2026; 36 (256) :42-53
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Samaneh Abasi Arimi 
, Soghra Khani , Roya Nikbakht , Monirolsadate Hosseini Tabaghdehi , Zohreh Shahhosseini
, Soghra Khani , Roya Nikbakht , Monirolsadate Hosseini Tabaghdehi , Zohreh Shahhosseini
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Background and purpose: Men’s involvement in women’s sexual and reproductive health plays an important role in promoting family health. This study aimed to examine the relationship between mental health literacy and sexual health literacy and men’s attitudes toward their participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February and March 2025 on 223 men in Sari, Iran, using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a demographic-fertility information form, a mental health literacy questionnaire, an adult sexual health literacy questionnaire, and a scale assessing men’s attitudes toward participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health. Data were analysed using SPSS version 22, with a significance level set at P < 0.05. A generalised linear regression model was applied to examine the relationship between mental and sexual health literacy and men’s attitudes toward participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health.
Results: In this study, the mean and standard deviation of the ages of men and their wives were 40.55 ± 6.99 and 36.00 ± 7.10, respectively, and the duration of marriage was 13.92 ± 7.26 years. The mean and standard deviation of mental health literacy, sexual health literacy, and men’s attitudes toward participation in women’s sexual health are not fully reported in the text provided. Based on the adjusted regression coefficients, men in paid employment (P< 0.010), satisfaction with the gender of their child (P< 0.028), higher sexual health literacy (P< 0.001), and higher mental health literacy (P< 0.005) had a more positive attitude. In contrast, men who had children (P< 0.001) and those using contraceptive methods other than natural methods (P< 0.027) had a more negative attitude.
Conclusion: Improving men’s sexual and mental health literacy can be considered by health system planners and policymakers as a key strategy to strengthen positive attitudes and enhance men’s participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between February and March 2025 on 223 men in Sari, Iran, using a convenience sampling method. Data were collected using a demographic-fertility information form, a mental health literacy questionnaire, an adult sexual health literacy questionnaire, and a scale assessing men’s attitudes toward participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health. Data were analysed using SPSS version 22, with a significance level set at P < 0.05. A generalised linear regression model was applied to examine the relationship between mental and sexual health literacy and men’s attitudes toward participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health.
Results: In this study, the mean and standard deviation of the ages of men and their wives were 40.55 ± 6.99 and 36.00 ± 7.10, respectively, and the duration of marriage was 13.92 ± 7.26 years. The mean and standard deviation of mental health literacy, sexual health literacy, and men’s attitudes toward participation in women’s sexual health are not fully reported in the text provided. Based on the adjusted regression coefficients, men in paid employment (P< 0.010), satisfaction with the gender of their child (P< 0.028), higher sexual health literacy (P< 0.001), and higher mental health literacy (P< 0.005) had a more positive attitude. In contrast, men who had children (P< 0.001) and those using contraceptive methods other than natural methods (P< 0.027) had a more negative attitude.
Conclusion: Improving men’s sexual and mental health literacy can be considered by health system planners and policymakers as a key strategy to strengthen positive attitudes and enhance men’s participation in women’s sexual and reproductive health.
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