Menstrual health and hygiene among adolescents in the United States

AA Trant, A Vash-Margita, D Camenga… - Journal of pediatric and …, 2022 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Study Objective Menstrual health in adolescents has been understudied in the
United States. We aimed to assess patient and provider perspectives surrounding menstrual …

Perception of menstrual normality and abnormality in Spanish female nursing students

A Abreu-Sánchez, ML Parra-Fernández… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Menstrual problems are usually taboo; and often, some, such as dysmenorrhea, are
presumed normal. This study seeks to compare the menstrual characteristics and symptoms …

Living with restrictions. The perspective of nursing students with primary dysmenorrhea

E Fernández-Martínez, A Abreu-Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) affects a large number of female university students,
diminishing their quality of life and hindering academic performance, representing a …

Pain management and coping strategies for primary dysmenorrhea: A qualitative study among female nursing students

E Fernández‐Martínez, J Pérez‐Corrales… - Nursing …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Primary dysmenorrhea is a problem that affects both young and adult women, with a
significant impact on their daily lives. This pain is primarily managed through the …

[HTML][HTML] Intervention to Improve Menstrual Health Among Adolescent Girls Based on the Theory of Planned Behavior in Iran: A Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial

F Darabi, M Yaseri - Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objectives: Poor menstrual health may lead to school absenteeism and adverse health
outcomes for adolescents. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of pubertal …

Living with pain and looking for a safe environment: A qualitative study among nursing students with dysmenorrhea

E Fernández-Martínez, A Abreu-Sánchez… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dysmenorrhea refers to chronic pain associated with menstruation that is often
accompanied by other symptoms. Primary dysmenorrhea (PD) occurs without any …

Effectiveness of menstrual hygiene management training to enhance knowledge, attitude, and practice among adolescents in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal

S Shrestha, S Thapa, B Bucha, S Kunwar, B Subedi… - PloS one, 2025 - journals.plos.org
Background Menstrual Health (MH) knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) are highly
affected by access to information regarding menstruation. Despite being included in the …

Effects of health education intervention on menstrual hygiene knowledge and practices among the adolescent girls of Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal

S Ghimire, NR Gahatraj, N Shrestha, S Manandhar… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background Poor menstrual hygiene practices are one of the major public health problems
in Nepal. Due to persistent taboos and socio-cultural constraints, adolescent girls are often …

Menstrual management among adolescent girls in Uttar Pradesh, India: An examination of interpersonal and mediated communication as delivery mechanisms for …

SJ Block, MK Hauer, A Ezeh, S Sood - Frontiers in Reproductive …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Adolescent girls' right to achieve menstrual health and hygiene management
(MHHM) healthfully is yet to be realized. One reason is the lack of practical guidance on the …

Co-development and piloting of a menstrual, sexual and reproductive health intervention to improve social and psychological outcomes among secondary schoolgirls …

E Okello, J Rubli, B Torondel, K Makata, P Ayieko… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Introduction Poor menstrual health negatively impacts psychosocial and physical health,
and subsequently leads to poor school outcomes, but the effort to improve adolescent girls' …