Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Islamic lifestyle with a focus on health

Needs assessment and extraction of research priorities in the governance of healthy sexual life, with a focus on “extrafamilial relationships” and “gender ambiguity” in Iran: A qualitative study

Document Type : Original Article

Authors
Hamed Moslehi 1
Mona Zeinaloo 2
Mohammad Shariati 3
1 Department of Educational Psychology, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Science, University of Tehran.Tehran, Iran
2 Assistant Professor of Community Medicine Department Community Medicine School of Medicine Tehran University of Medical Sciences
3 professor of Community Medicine Department Community Medicine School of Medicine Ziaeian Hospital Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Abstract
Background and objective: A healthy sexual life is an important dimension of health as well as a key component of individual, family, and social lifestyles. The social harms associated with this domain require targeted social interventions. The present study aimed to identify research priorities needed for evidence-based governance of a healthy and family-oriented sexual life in Iran, focusing on two priority areas identified by executive bodies.

Methods and Materials: This research employed a five-step qualitative approach: defining objectives and policies; extracting research topics through expert panels and specialist groups; reviewing literature and previous studies; validating the proposed topics using CVR and CVI indices; and finally documenting and disseminating the findings.

Results: The findings indicated ten core policies for planning in this field. Experts proposed at least 14 research topics for managing the two focus areas; 13 were deemed “relevant” by the validation group, and seven were emphasized as “essential” by other experts.

Conclusion: The study showed that the identified priorities—particularly in developing preventive guidelines, diagnostic protocols, and psychotherapeutic interventions—can facilitate evidence-based policymaking and decision-making in the governance of a healthy, family-oriented sexual life.
Keywords
Healthy Sexual Life
Research Priorities
Governance of Family-Oriented Sexual Life
Moral Corruption