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Utilización de servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva entre pacientes con podoconiosis en la zona de Wolaita, sur
Temesgen Lera Abiso1, Amene Abebe Kerbo1, Eskinder Wolka Woticha1
1School of Public Health, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita, Ethiopia.
Frontiers in reproductive health
|September 3, 2025
Resumen
La utilización de los servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva (SRH) es baja entre los pacientes con podoconiosis en Etiopía. Factores como la edad, el uso previo de servicios de salud, el apoyo familiar y las actitudes positivas influyen en el acceso a la atención esencial de SRH.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Salud pública
- La medicina tropical
- Salud Reproductiva
Sus antecedentes:
- Los servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva (SSR) son cruciales para el bienestar individual y comunitario.
- El acceso equitativo a los servicios y derechos de SSR es fundamental para la cobertura universal de salud.
- La podoconiosis, una enfermedad tropical descuidada, presenta desafíos únicos para el acceso al servicio de SRH en Etiopía debido a los problemas de estigma y movilidad.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Evaluar la utilización de los servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva (SRH) entre los pacientes con podoconiosis.
- Identificar los factores asociados con la utilización del servicio de SRH en esta población en la zona de Wolaita, en el sur de Etiopía.
Principales métodos:
- Un estudio transversal basado en la comunidad que involucró a 836 pacientes con podoconiosis en la zona de Wolaita.
- Datos recogidos a través de entrevistas presenciales mediante muestreo en varias etapas.
- Análisis de regresión logística multinivel para determinar los factores asociados con la utilización del servicio de SRH (p < 0,05).
Principales resultados:
- Sólo el 18,4% de los pacientes con podoconiosis utilizaron los servicios de SRH en los últimos 12 meses.
- Los grupos de edad más jóvenes (18-39 años), la experiencia previa en el servicio de salud y el conocimiento familiar de la etiología de la podoconiosis se asociaron con una mayor utilización.
- Las actitudes positivas hacia los servicios de SRH, el apoyo familiar y la autonomía financiera para la atención médica también predijeron significativamente el uso de los servicios de SRH.
Conclusiones:
- La utilización de los servicios de salud sexual y reproductiva (SRH) sigue siendo baja entre los pacientes con podoconiosis.
- Las intervenciones deben abordar la edad, la participación previa en la atención médica, la dinámica familiar y las actitudes para mejorar el acceso a los servicios de SRH para los pacientes con podoconiosis.
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