Challenges of menstrual health: Knowledge and prejudices in Mexican public lower-secondary school female students.
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| Title: | Challenges of menstrual health: Knowledge and prejudices in Mexican public lower-secondary school female students. |
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| Authors: | Rodríguez, Andrea, Campero, Lourdes, Estrada, Fátima, Romero-Pérez, Irma |
| Source: | Health Care for Women International. 2025, Vol. 46 Issue 8, p897-912. 16p. |
| Subjects: | Health literacy, Psychology of middle school students, Cross-sectional method, Scale analysis (Psychology), Prejudices, Secondary analysis, Reproductive health, Statistical sampling, Questionnaires, Logistic regression analysis, Descriptive statistics, Multivariate analysis, Odds ratio, Menstruation, Middle schools, Confidence intervals, Health promotion, Data analysis software |
| Geographic Terms: | Mexico |
| Abstract: | A cross-sectional study describing aspects of menstrual poverty was analyzed with 201 female lower-secondary students in Mexico. The 15.5% indicated having a lot of knowledge about menstruation before experiencing it, increasing to 36.5% once menstruation began. Nearly 80% expressed negative or erroneous ideas about menstruation. Adolescents whose mothers have a basic educational level or lack formal education are twice as likely to not have information at the time of menarche (OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.00, 4.33). Promoting educational initiatives would help that new generations of adolescents can live a menstruation in a dignified, safe and positive way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | A cross-sectional study describing aspects of menstrual poverty was analyzed with 201 female lower-secondary students in Mexico. The 15.5% indicated having a lot of knowledge about menstruation before experiencing it, increasing to 36.5% once menstruation began. Nearly 80% expressed negative or erroneous ideas about menstruation. Adolescents whose mothers have a basic educational level or lack formal education are twice as likely to not have information at the time of menarche (OR = 2.08, 95% CI 1.00, 4.33). Promoting educational initiatives would help that new generations of adolescents can live a menstruation in a dignified, safe and positive way. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 07399332 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/07399332.2024.2435959 |
