@article{10272/16495,
year = {2019},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10272/16495},
abstract = {Objective: The aim of this research was to assess university students’ health-related quality of life whether they use
some contraceptive method or not.
Methods: This 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.
Results: A 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.
Conclusion: The 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.},
publisher = {BMC},
title = {Health-related quality of life in undergraduate women using any contraceptive},
doi = {10.1186/s12955-019-1157-2},
author = {León Larios, Fátima and Vázquez Valeo, Cinta and Sánchez Sánchez, Alicia and Gómez Baya, Diego},
}