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<journal-id>1727-897X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[MediSur]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medisur]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1727-897X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Cienfuegos, Centro Provincial de Ciencias Médicas, Provincia de Cienfuegos.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S1727-897X2024000100112</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Impacto de la endometritis crónica en la fertilidad femenina]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Impact of Chronic Endometritis on Female Fertility]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
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<surname><![CDATA[Llerena Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos Alberto]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Miranda Solís]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Edwin Marcelo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calvopiña del Castillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José Sixto]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Regional Autónoma de los Andes  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ambato ]]></addr-line>
<country>Ecuador</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>02</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>112</fpage>
<lpage>119</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1727-897X2024000100112&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1727-897X2024000100112&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1727-897X2024000100112&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Fundamento:  la infertilidad es un problema de salud, que afecta cada vez con mayor incidencia, a ambos sexos. La endometriosis es una de las afecciones ginecológicas más frecuentes y una de las principales causas de infertilidad femenina.  Objetivo:  determinar los conocimientos sobre endometritis crónica que poseen las féminas del cantón de Ambato, Ecuador.  Método:  se realizó un estudio descriptivo de corte transversal en mujeres con endometritis crónica, pertenecientes al cantón de Ambato, durante el período de julio a diciembre de 2022. La muestra fue de 30 pacientes seleccionadas mediante muestreo no probabilístico de bola de nieve. Se realizó un análisis de contenido temático y se empleó el método de Mapas Cognitivos Difusos. Para la recolección de la información se realizó una entrevista semiestructurada.  Resultados:  existió un predominio de pacientes entre 26 a 30 años de edad. El 76,7 % de las pacientes refirieron no poseer conocimientos sobre el tema, el 86,7 % no había recibido educación sexual y reproductiva formal y el 70 % había sido estigmatizado. El 83,3 % de las féminas refirieron no visitar periódicamente un profesional de salud reproductiva y el 76,7 % no había accedido a información sobre la temática. El 100 % de las pacientes consideraron necesario realizar talleres, charlas y realizar intervenciones comunitarias para sensibilizar sobre el impacto de la endometritis crónica en la fertilidad femenina.  Conclusiones:  la endometritis crónica estuvo presente en féminas en edad reproductiva, por lo que resulta necesario desarrollar estrategias de prevención de salud para minimizar su incidencia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Foundation:  infertility is a health problem that affects both sexes with increasing incidence. Endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological conditions and one of the main causes of female infertility.  Objective:  determine the knowledge about chronic endometritis that women in the canton of Ambato, Ecuador, have.  Methods: a descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in women with chronic endometritis, belonging to the canton of Ambato, during the period from July to December 2022. The sample was 30 patients selected through non-probabilistic snowball sampling. A thematic content analysis was carried out and the Fuzzy Cognitive Maps method was used. To collect the information, a semi-structured interview was carried out.  Results:  there was a predominance of patients between 26 and 30 years of age. 76,7 % of the patients reported not having knowledge on the subject, 86,7 % had not received formal sexual and reproductive education and 70 % had been stigmatized. 83,3 % of the women reported not periodically visiting a reproductive health professional and 76,7 % had not accessed information on the subject. 100 % of the patients considered it necessary to hold workshops, talks and carry out community interventions to raise awareness about the impact of chronic endometritis on female fertility.  Conclusions:  chronic endometritis was present in women of reproductive age, so it is necessary to develop health prevention strategies to minimize its incidence.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[conocimiento]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[educación sexual]]></kwd>
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