Table 2 Reports of sexual frequency before and after the onset of cancer by gender, age, cancer classification, time since diagnosis and relationship duration
Sexual frequency rating | Women % | Men % | ||||
After Cancer | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total |
Before Cancer | ||||||
Never or Rarely | 76.2 (48) | 23.8 (15) | 11.9 (63) | 81.2 (13) | 18.8 (3) | 13.1 (16) |
Sometime; Often; Everyday | 49.3 (230) | 50.7 (237) | 88.1 (467) | 34.9 (37) | 65.1 (69) | 86.9 (106) |
Total | 52.5 (278) | 47.5 (252) | (530) | 41.0 (50) | 59.0 (72) | (122) |
χ2 = 186.92*** | χ2 = 27.23*** | |||||
≤55 Years of Age | ≥56 Years of Age | |||||
After Cancer | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total |
Before Cancer | ||||||
Never or Rarely | 68.3 (28) | 31.7 (13) | 10.5 (41) | 86.8 (33) | 13.2 (5) | 14.6 (38) |
Sometime; Often; Everyday | 48.0 (167) | 52.0 (181) | 89.5 (348) | 44.6 (99) | 55.4 (123) | 85.4 (222) |
Total | 50.1 (195) | 49.9 (194) | (389) | 50.8 (132) | 49.2 (128) | (260) |
χ2 = 130.05*** | χ2 = 83.16*** | |||||
Reproductive Cancer | Non-Reproductive Cancer | |||||
After Cancer | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total |
Before Cancer | ||||||
Never or Rarely | 84.8 (56) | 15.2 (10) | 11.7 (66) | 27.3 (3) | 72.7 (8) | 13.4 (11) |
Sometime; Often; Everyday | 48.2 (240) | 51.8 (258) | 88.3 (498) | 33.8 (24) | 66.2 (47) | 86.6 (71) |
Total | 52.5 (296) | 47.5 (268) | (564) | 32.9 (27) | 67.1 (55) | (82) |
χ2 = 209.76*** | χ2 = 26.26** | |||||
≤2 Years Since Diagnosis | ≥3 Years Since Diagnosis | |||||
After Cancer | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total |
Before Cancer | ||||||
Never or Rarely | 80.0 (28) | 20.0 (6) | 6.5 (17) | 74.4 (32) | 25.6 (11) | 7.4 (43) |
Sometime; Often; Everyday | 43.5 (104) | 56.5 (135) | 93.5 (239) | 48.8 (162) | 51.2 (170) | 92.6 (332) |
Total | 48.2 (132) | 51.8 (142) | (274) | 51.7 (194) | 48.3 (181) | (375) |
χ2 = 83.03*** | χ2 = 130.06*** | |||||
≤15 Years in Current Relationship | ≥16 Years in Current Relationship | |||||
After Cancer | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total | Never or Rarely | Sometime; Often; Everyday | Total |
Before Cancer | ||||||
Never or Rarely | 65.6 (21) | 34.4 (11) | 12.2 (32) | 87.8 (36) | 12.2 (5) | 11.2 (41) |
Sometime; Often; Everyday | 43.5 (100) | 56.5 (130) | 87.8 (230) | 48.6 (158) | 51.4 (167) | 88.8 (325) |
Total | 46.2 (121) | 53.8 (141) | (262) | 53.0 (194) | 47.0 (172) | (366) |
χ2 = 69.77*** | χ2 = 141.74*** | |||||