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Abstract
This qualitative cross sectional study seeks to explore the perceptions of emerging adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus regarding the impact of this disease on their Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) using thematic analysis on the answers of 59 participants. Hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia during sexual activity, the use of insulin pump and the interconnection between an individual and the interpersonal impact of this illness were identified as crucial. This sample perceives their clinical condition as influential in their SRH and highlights the role of romantic partners in promoting their health and well-being.
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Acknowledgments
The authors would like to Acknowledge: Associação de Jovens Diabéticos de Portugal for their collaborative and supportive involvement in this study and all the emerging adults with a DMT1 diagnosis whose contribution to science made this work possible.
Conflict of interest
The authors have no conflict of interests regarding this article.
Notes
1 The age range for participation proposed is from 18 to 35 years and not 18 to 30 as usually is proposed for research with emerging adults. This results from our theoretical and conceptual reflection on the characteristics of emerging adulthood. In Portugal, the age frame to achieve some of the maturational steps defined by Arnett (Citation2000), such as leaving parents’ home and have a first job, happens later than in other populations (http://brilliantmaps.com/europe-live-parents/; http://imgur.com/a/z1dP8#0; http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/3217494/6776245/KS-05-14-031-EN-N.pdf/18bee6f0-c181-457d-ba82-d77b314456b9; http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2016/03/09/pregnancy-around-the-world-age-of-new-mums_n_9416064.html; https://www.eurofound.europa.eu/observatories/eurwork/articles/working-conditions-labour-market/portugal-young-peoples-transition-from-school-to-working-life). Therefore, for the present study to be culturally appropriate, we decided to propose a wider age range in the inclusion criteria.