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Thus, we sought to determine the prevalence and predictive factors of sexual distress in this population.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Overall, 1000 married women aged 16\u201349 years were enrolled in this study using the two\u2010stage cluster sampling method. To identify sexual distress, the female sexual distress scale\u2010revised (FSDS\u2010R) was completed. The predictive factors were assessed using a checklist.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 318 women (31.8%) suffered from sexual distress. Among socio\u2010demographic factors, satisfaction with marriage (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.001), among personal factors history of infertility and fear of contracting sexually transmitted infections (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), and among sexual and interpersonal factors satisfaction with the level of sexual desire (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.01), pain during sexual intercourse (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.01), premature ejaculation disorders in the partner (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.05), and sexual satisfaction (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009&lt;\u20090.001) were significantly associated with sexual distress.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Clinicians should evaluate sexual distress comprehensively and consider all the related dimensions. 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