Influencia de la etnia mapuche sobre la indicación de terapia hormonal de la menopausia según aplicación escala de calidad de vida (MRS), en población rural de la araucanía

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Objective: To stablish the relationship between belonging to Mapuche ethnic group on the climacteric symptoms for indication of menopause hormone therapy (HTM), in the rural population of Boyeco, inside of Araucania’s region, Chile. Materials and methods: An observational and descriptive study, in a sample in time of 36 women belonging to the sector who attended CESFAM Boyeco, between October 2016 and January 2017. None of the evaluated participants received THM. As exposure variable, it was considered the number the mapuche surnames. We used the Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), an international instrument validated for Chilean population, to discriminate the different symptomatic domains of the climacteric period. Results: 94.7% of mapuche women and all non-mapuche population had prescribed hormonal therapy. Independent of ethnicity, those under 50 years of age, 100% have an indication for therapy compared to 71.4% in those over 50 years of age. Conclusions: Mapuche patients have greater symptomatology in the somatic-psychological domains, especially in those under 50 years of age. The totality of women under 50 requires therapy, however, variation according to ethnicity.

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San Martin, M. A., Orellana-Cáceres, J. J., San Martín, C. F., Fuentealba, R. F., Salazar, F. F., De Celis, C. F., … Ayala, B. G. (2018). Influencia de la etnia mapuche sobre la indicación de terapia hormonal de la menopausia según aplicación escala de calidad de vida (MRS), en población rural de la araucanía. Revista Chilena de Obstetricia y Ginecologia, 83(5), 464–470. https://doi.org/10.4067/s0717-75262018000500464

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