Abstract
Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperoleh gambaran makna dan arti pengalaman seksualitas perempuan menopause. Sebanyak delapan perempuan yang mengalami menopause paling lama tiga tahun berpartisipasi dalam penelitian fenomenologi deskriptif ini melalui wawancara mendalam. Partisipan diperoleh melalui purposive sampling. Data dianalisis dengan metode Collaizi. Hasil penelitian menemukan enam tema: 1) Makna hubungan seksual; 2) Perubahan siklus respon seksual pada masa menopause; 3) Dimensi psikologis dalam seksualitas; 4) Dimensi sosiokultural dalam seksualitas; 5) Kebahagiaan seksualitas pada masa menopause; dan 6) Kebutuhan informasi tentang pelayanan kesehatan seksual. Hasil ini memberikan gambaran pentingnya perawat maternitas memahami dimensi seksualitas perempuan menopause untuk meningkatkan kualitas hidup mereka. Diperlukan penelitian selanjutnya terutama yang meneksplorasi secara mendalam dimensi seksualitas khususnya psikologis dan sosiokultural pada perempuan menopause.
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