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Table 1 Participant characteristics, N = 108

From: Experiences of sexual and reproductive health screening and counseling in the clinical setting among adolescents and young adults with rheumatic disease

    

Teratogen

 

No Teratogend

 

Variable

All

 

(n = 39)

 

(n = 69)

 

Age (years)

  

Mean (SD)

   
 

Mean

16.7 (2.0)

 

16.5 (1.8)

 

16.9 (2.2)

 
    

n (Percent)

   

Race/Ethnicity

   
 

White

82 (76)

 

26 (66)

 

56 (81)

 
 

Black

11 (10)

 

5 (13)

 

6 (9)

 
 

Latinx

9 (8)

 

5 (13)

 

4 (6)

 
 

Asian

3 (3)

 

2 (5)

 

1 (1)

 
 

American Indian/Alaska Native

1 (1)

 

1 (3)

 

0

 
 

Prefer not to answer

2 (2)

 

0

 

2 (3)

 

Rheumatic diagnosis

   
 

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

56 (52)

 

19 (49)

 

37 (54)

 
 

Systemic lupus erythematosus

17 (16)

 

8 (20)

 

9 (13)

 
 

Primary Raynaud’s

6 (6)

 

1 (3)

 

5 (7)

 
 

Juvenile dermatomyositis

5 (5)

 

2 (5)

 

3 (4)

 
 

Scleroderma

5 (5)

 

3 (8)

 

2 (3)

 
 

Vasculitis

5 (5)

 

1 (3)

 

4 (6)

 
 

Idiopathic uveitis

4 (4)

 

2 (5)

 

2 (3)

 
 

MCTD/UCTDa

4 (4)

 

2 (5)

 

2 (3)

 
 

Sjogrens syndrome

3 (3)

 

0

 

3 (4)

 
 

Chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

2 (2)

 

1 (3)

 

1 (1)

 
 

Antiphospholipid antibody syndrome

1 (1)

 

0

 

1 (1)

 

Current Teratogen Use

39 (36)

 

-

 

-

 
 

Methotrexate

28 (26)

 

28 (72)

 

-

 
 

Mycophenolate

11 (10)

 

11 (28)

 

-

 
 

ACE inhibitor

3 (3)

 

3 (8)

 

-

 
 

Cyclophosphamide

1 (1)

 

1 (3)

 

-

 
 

Leflunomide

1 (1)

 

1 (3)

 

-

 

Ever sex

      
 

Yes

26 (24)

 

6 (15)

 

20 (29)

 
 

No

77 (71)

 

31 (80)

 

46 (67)

 
 

Prefer not to answer

5 (5)

 

2 (5)

 

3 (4)

 

Ever vaginal sex

23 (21)

 

5/6 (83)

 

18/20 (90)

 

Currently sexually active

15 (14)

 

5/6 (83)

 

10/20 (50)

 

Current LARC useb

5 (5)

 

2 (5)

 

3 (4)

 

Among sexually experienced youth

-

 

1/6 (17)

 

2/20 (10)

 

Current effective hormonal contraceptive usec

26 (24)

 

6 (15)

 

20 (29)

 

Among sexually experienced youth

-

 

3/6 (50)

 

11/20 (55)

 

Current condom use without hormonal contraception

5 (5)

 

4 (10)

 

1 (1)

 

Among sexually experienced youth

-

 

2/6 (33)

 

1/20 (5)

 

Ever Pregnant

      
 

Yes

1 (1)

     
 

Prefer not to answer

1 (1)

     
  1. aMixed connective tissue disease/undifferentiated connective tissue disease
  2. bLong-acting reversible contraception, including the implant, copper intrauterine devices (IUDs), and hormonal IUDs
  3. cIncludes combined oral contraceptive pills, birth control patch, vaginal ring, depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) injection, and progestin-only pills
  4. dNo statistically significant differences between groups