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School Absenteeism During Menstruation Among Rural Adolescent Girls in Pune

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2013
Background: Menstrual related problems and inadequate school sanitation facilities have an adverse effect on adolescent girl′s academic performance and school attendance especially in rural setting. The following study was undertaken to determine school
Suman Bodat   +2 more
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Incorrectness of menstruation, in particular intensified menstruation.

open access: yesJournal of obstetrics and women's diseases, 1898
On 308 cases, absolutely correct menstruation in the first year of puberty was observed in 176 girls, in the rest there were observed: absence of menstruation 56 times, sick menstruation 34 times and increased menstruation 42 times.
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Review of Attitudes Toward Menstruation from the Perspective of Ambivalent Sexism Theory

open access: yesPsikiyatride Güncel Yaklaşımlar
Menstruation is a biological process that is a natural part of reproductive health; however, it is also socially and culturally gendered. Social stigmas around menstruation often construct it as a form of “illness”, “impurity”, or “restriction”.
Kezban Özdemir, Olcay Bozkuş Demir
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Failure and Side Effects of Contraceptive Pills Used for Postponement of Menstrual Bleeding in Hajj Pilgrims of Kerman, 2000

open access: yesMajallah-i Dānishgāh-i ’Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Shahīd Ṣadūqī Yazd, 2005
Introduction: Use of contraceptive pills for postponement of menstruation has been a common practice for women traveling to the holy city of Mecca, although the side effects of this practice has not yet been studied.
M Shafiee, F Taleghani, Z Ghorashi
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Predictive factors of menstruation’s impact on adolescents’ daily, social, and academic lives: A cross-sectional study

open access: yesJournal of Education and Health Promotion
BACKGROUND: This study aims to identify the predictors of menstruation’s impact on adolescents’ daily, social, and school lives, focusing on physical, psychological, and environmental factors.
Laura Bollinger   +2 more
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Health-Seeking Behavior and Community Perception of Chhaupadi Practices

open access: yesJournal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: The Chhaupadi system, mainly in the Western part of Nepal, forces women and girls to stay in huts or cowsheds during menstruation, barring them from their homes. This study aims to analyze the health-seeking behavior and community perception
Ganga Laxmi Awal   +4 more
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Comparison of factors associated with the occurrence of menstruation-related symptoms in Japanese women without exercise habits and female soccer players: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesBMC Women's Health
Purpose The aims of this study were to identify factors associated with menstruation-related symptoms and compare them between female soccer players and women without exercise habits.
Risa Mitsuhashi   +4 more
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