Table 1 Evaluating family members’ knowledge about patients’ sexual health
Category | Subcategory | Codes |
|---|---|---|
Evaluating family members’ knowledge about patients’ sexual health | A. Informal sources for knowledge acquisition | a. Acquaintances b. Family members of other patients c. The media d. Informal social activists’ networks |
B. Common myths | a. The lack of sexual needs in patients b. Feasibility of lifelong abstinence c. Restriction as the only way of sexual health d. Marriage as a treatment for mental illness | |
C. Inappropriate reaction to the patient needs | a. Considering the patient as incompetent b. Over-involvement and overprotection c. Not considering transient sexual relationships as a risky behavior |