ArticleHealth and quality of life outcomes2019
Health-related quality of life in undergraduate women using any contraceptive.
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- Influence of mental health conditions and symptoms on contraceptive use among adolescent girls and young women: a scoping review.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Sexual function and wellbeing of women using modern contraceptive methods in Rwanda: a multicenter cross-sectional study.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Article
- Use of modern family planning methods and its association with quality of life among Rwandan women: a multi-center cross-sectional study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Risk Factors for Low Quality of Life among Women Using Different Types of Contraceptives in Saudi Arabia: A Questionnaire-Based Study.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Influence of menstrual pain and symptoms on activities of daily living and work absenteeism: a cross-sectional study.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Use of estrogen supplementation is associated with higher quality of life scores in women with cystic fibrosis.Journal of clinical & translational endocrinology · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of this research was to assess university students' health-related quality of life whether they use some contraceptive method or not.
methodsThis research is a cross-sectional study. Female participants who studied a degree in health at the University of Seville (Spain) were recruited. Respondents completed a demographic questionnaire and health-related quality of life was measured with validated instrument SEC-QoL (Sociedad Española de Contracepción- Quality of Life) in Spanish that measured five dimensions: sexual, social, breast, menstrual and psychosocial.
resultsA total of 992 women aged 21.37 (3.6) years old participated in this study. Women who used a contraceptive method reached higher scores at the SEC-QoL questionnaire 47.09 (17.04) and 46.91 (18.73) than those that didn't. Likewise, women who chose a hormonal method showed a better overall health-related quality of life, compared to those who used a non-hormonal method. Participants who used hormonal contraceptives obtained higher scores in all health-related quality of life domains (social, menstrual, breast and sexual), except psychological domain when compared to those who used a non hormonal method or none. Furthermore, a moderated mediation model showed that the effect of the current contraceptive method on health-related quality of life was partially explained by the moderated mediation of the time using this method, the reason for using it and the existence of a partner.
conclusionThe usage of hormonal contraceptives increases health-related quality of life in young women. Several variables regarding the experience with contraceptive methods should be considered in order to examine the effect on health-related quality of life in undergraduate women.
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