Explorando la salud menstrual en niñas y adolescentes: Una revisión de alcance.
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| Title: | Explorando la salud menstrual en niñas y adolescentes: Una revisión de alcance. |
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| Alternate Title: | Exploring menstrual health in girls and adolescents: A scoping review. |
| Authors: | Fuentes, Ingrid Leal1 igleal@uchile.cl, Burchard, Amanda Pey2, Espinoza, Paulina Troncoso3,4 |
| Source: | Andes Pediatrica. Oct2025, Vol. 96 Issue 5, p1-14. 14p. |
| Subjects: | GIRLS, HYGIENE products, REPRODUCTIVE health, SCHOOL absenteeism, TEENAGERS, SCIENCE education, SOCIAL norms |
| Abstract (English): | Although menstruation is considered a vital sign of physical, mental, and social well-being, it continues to face myths and taboos that negatively impact the health and well-being of girls and adolescents. Access to education and menstrual hygiene products is essential. Objective: To explore the evidence related to aspects of the concept of menstrual health in girls and adolescents. Material and Method: A scoping review of the literature was conducted, identifying empirical quantitative and qualitative studies focused on menstrual health in girls and adolescents aged 20 years or younger, published between January 2014 and May 2024, and indexed in Web of Science, SCOPUS, PubMed, and LILACS. Results: A total of 18 articles were included, showing that educational interventions improve menstrual knowledge and hygiene practices while reducing school absenteeism. Cultural taboos and a lack of knowledge negatively affect the perception of menstruation, leading to feelings of shame and anxiety. Menstrual hygiene practices are often inadequate due to economic limitations, among other factors. The need for policies integrating menstrual management into education and improving school sanitation facilities was highlighted. Conclusions: Educational interventions, the provision of hygiene products, and the improvement of sanitation facilities reduce menstrual stigma, enhance knowledge and practices, and decrease school absenteeism. However, cultural, socioeconomic, and gender-related barriers persist, underscoring the need for comprehensive and context-specific approaches to address menstrual health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
| Abstract (Spanish): | Si bien la menstruación se representa como un signo vital del bienestar físico, mental y social, persisten los mitos y tabúes que afectan la salud y bienestar de las niñas y adolescentes. El acceso a educación y productos de higiene menstrual es esencial. Objetivo: Explorar la evidencia en torno a los aspectos relacionados con el concepto de salud menstrual en niñas y adolescentes. Material y Método: Revisión de alcance de la literatura identificando estudios empíricos cuantitativos y cualitativos enfocados en salud menstrual en niñas y adolescentes de 20 años y menos, publicados entre enero de 2014 y mayo de 2024 e indexadas en Web of Science, SCOPUS, PubMed y LILACS. Resultados: Se incluyeron 18 artículos que mostraron que las intervenciones educativas mejoran el conocimiento y las prácticas de higiene menstrual, reduciendo la inasistencia escolar. La falta de conocimiento y tabúes culturales afectan la percepción de la menstruación, generando vergüenza y ansiedad. Las prácticas de higiene son inadecuadas, debido entre otros factores, a limitaciones económicas. Se releva la necesidad de políticas que integren la gestión menstrual en la educación y mejoren las instalaciones sanitarias en las escuelas. Conclusiones: Las intervenciones educativas, la provisión de productos higiénicos y la mejora de instalaciones sanitarias reducen el estigma menstrual, mejoran conocimientos y prácticas, y disminuyen el ausentismo escolar. Sin embargo, persisten barreras culturales, socioeconómicas y de género, subrayando la necesidad de enfoques integrales y contextualizados para abordar la salud menstrual. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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