Reproductive health awareness and family planning practices among women with systemic autoimmune diseases…

StudyRheumatology international· Aug 2026

Reproductive health awareness and family planning practices among women with systemic autoimmune diseases: survey based study.

Lucija Šimunić, Lucija Prtenjača, Miroslav Mayer … Marko Barešić

Family Planning & ContraceptionStudyQ2IF 3.3

Women with systemic autoimmune diseases had only moderate reproductive health knowledge

Reproductive health awareness and family planning practices among women with systemic autoimmune diseases: survey based study.

Lucija Šimunić … Marko Barešić

Rheumatology international · Aug 2026

Background

Systemic autoimmune diseases can adversely affect the health of childbearing women and pregnancy outcomes.

Purpose

Given the limited structured education in this field, this study aimed to assess reproductive health awareness and perceptions of family planning among women with systemic autoimmune diseases.

Results

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reproductive health knowledge was only moderate, with clear room to improve

n = 165 women

More results

Greater reproductive health awareness was observed among patients with higher education levels and those diagnosed with SLE or vasculitis.

Knowledge of contraception efficacy was low (25%), but associated with consistent use.

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Conclusion

Substantial gaps remain in contraception knowledge and use, highlighting the need for targeted educational interventions and further research to improve reproductive health counselling and contraception practice.

Reproductive health awareness and family planning practices among women with systemic autoimmune diseases: survey based study.

Reproductive health awareness and family planning practices among women with systemic autoimmune diseases: survey based study.

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