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ArticlePloS one2021

Views of Mexican outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis on sexual and reproductive health: A cross-sectional study.

Loraine Ledón-LLanes, Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Guillermo Guaracha-Basáñez, Salvador Saúl Valverde-Hernández, Anayanci González-Marín, Ángel de Jesús Ballinas-Sánchez, Marta Durand, Virginia Pascual-Ramos

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Loraine Ledón-LLanesDepartment of Biology of Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Irazú Contreras-YáñezDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Guillermo Guaracha-BasáñezDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0001-8060-7301
Salvador Saúl Valverde-HernándezDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-1163-4175
Anayanci González-MarínDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Ángel de Jesús Ballinas-SánchezDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Marta DurandDepartment of Biology of Reproduction, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.
Virginia Pascual-RamosDepartment of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0002-7368-498X

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRheumatoid arthritis (RA) impacts sexual and reproductive health (SRH), which is a prominent component of a patient´s quality of life and highly influenced by the cultural background. The aim of the study was to explore the interest of Mexican outpatients with RA in SRH and to examine patient view on SRH.

methodsThis cross-sectional study surveyed 303 consecutive outpatients with RA on their perceptions of SRH importance, SRH satisfaction, access to SRH information, preferences regarding SRH communication with healthcare professionals, and understanding of SRH (qualitative open-ended descriptions). Descriptive statistics and inferential analysis were used. Patient knowledge of each dimension of SRH was rated based on pre-specified criteria. Two assessors assigned ten major themes to each patient´s description of both dimensions of SRH.

resultsPatients perceived their SRH as an important component of their general health and wished to address the topic, although few had access to such communication. Female patients assigned lesser importance to SRH, showed lesser degree of satisfaction with SRH, and expressed preference for a truthful physician. Age showed a linear association with individual survey responses, except for satisfaction with reproductive health dimension. There was a linear association between increased age and decreased years of formal education with a lower level of SRH knowledge. Ten major themes emerged for each of the two dimensions of the SRH construct, although most individual descriptions were assigned to one or two major themes.

conclusionsFurther education and assessment of SRH in Mexican patients with RA is warranted.

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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeReproductive HealthSexual HealthAdultArthritis, RheumatoidCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMexicoMiddle AgedSurveys and Questionnaires

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