What are the factors that contribute to the development of sexual dysfunction in breastfeeding women? A systematic scoping review protocol

• Published in: BMJ open Vol. 8; no. 8; p. e022863
• Main Authors: Fuentealba-Torres, Miguel, Cartagena-Ramos, Denisse, Sierra, Juan Carlos, Lara, Lúcia Alves, Okano, Sérgio Pires, Berra, Thaís Zamboni, Alves, Luana Seles, Leite, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi, Yamamura, Mellina, Silva, Isília Aparecida, Nascimento, Lucila Castanheira, Arcêncio, Ricardo Alexandre
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BMJ Publishing Group LTD 01-08-2018; BMJ Publishing Group
• Subjects: Breastfeeding & lactation; Breasts; Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Sexual disorders; Sexuality; Systematic review; Womens health; sexual health; physiological sexual dysfunction; breast feeding; psychological sexual dysfunction; sexual behaviour
• ISSN: 2044-6055; 2044-6055
• DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-022863

IntroductionFemale sexual dysfunction is a public health problem. Evidence suggests that the population of nursing women is more vulnerable to the phenomenon due to breast feeding. Thus, this protocol was developed to explore the factors that contribute to the development of sexual dysfunction in breastfeeding women.Methods and analysisThe systematic scoping review will be conducted in six stages, according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols. The databases used will be: PubMed, Excerpta Medica Database, Cumulative Index for Nursing and Allied Health Literature, PsycINFO, Science Direct, Web of Science and Google Scholar. The searches were made until 1 June 2018, and no retrospective time limit was used. For the organisation of the literature retrieved from the databases, the EndNote Basic manager will be used. The Cochrane model will be used for the data extraction. The analysis of the quantitative data will be carried out through descriptive statistics and the qualitative data will be submitted to thematic analysis. The methodological quality of the empirical studies will be evaluated using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool.Ethics and disseminationAs it will be a review study, without human involvement, there will be no need for ethical approval. The results will be disseminated in a scientific journal, as well as in various media, such as: conferences, seminars, congresses or symposia.