Married Couples’ Perceptions towards Marital Sex: A Case of Kihesa Ward in Iringa, Tanzania

Abstract

This study sought to find how married couples perceived marital sex, using the survey Research Design. A total of 200 respondents came from selected marriages found in Kihesa Ward. Such number was obtained through the purposive sampling technique which was followed by effective distribution of questionnaires in gathering the information which was analyzed using frequencies and percentages. The study established that married couples perceived marital sex as a practice that binds them together emotionally and psychologically. It alienates prostate cancer, irregular menstrual cycles and cardiovascular diseases; it naturally communicates affection and love to the spouses, especially when done into satisfaction. It is helpful in the continuation of spouses’ generation after fusion of gametes, fertilization and conception have taken place. Moreover, married couples agreed that they enjoy doing sex with their spouses. Marital sex should take place in a form of penile-Vaginal penetration, because it is proven to be the most satisfying one as designed by the creator of humanity.