Emotional and psychosexual well-being is influenced by ethnicity and birthplace in women and individuals with polycystic ovary syndrome in the UK and India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the association of ethnicity and birthplace on emotional and psychosexual well-being in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Design

Cross-sectional study.

Setting

Community recruitment via social media campaigns.

Population

Women with PCOS completing an online questionnaire in September-October 2020 (UK) and May-June 2021 (India).

Methods

The survey has five components, with a baseline information and sociodemographic section followed by four validated questionnaires: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS); Body Image Concern Inventory (BICI); Beliefs About Obese Persons Scale (BAOP); and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI).

Main outcome measures

We used adjusted linear and logistic regression models, adjusting fo

SUBMITTER: Sheikh J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10952802 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature