When Iranian American anthropologist Pardis Mahdavi first visited Tehran in the summer of , she expected to encounter the Iran she grew up imagining. During repeated visits, Mahdavi found that despite the strict moral policies of the Islamic Republic, young Iranians were listening to music, dancing, drinking alcohol, and socializing in new ways. Western dress and makeup were ubiquitous. Young Iranians also indulged in premarital and extramarital sexual escapades.

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Women constitute about half of the Iranian population. Sexual behaviour is one of the most important elements in their lives. Identifying the elements associated with sexual behaviours seems necessary in order to draw a thorough picture of Iranian women's sexuality.