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Knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in secondary schools of Herat, Afghanistan

open access: yesRazi International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: The experience of menarche is often confusing and causes ambivalence among adolescent girls due to their lack of information on the menstruation cycle and menstrual vaginal bleeding.
Goodness Ogeyi Odey   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sharing the Abject in Digital Culture

open access: yesA Peer-Reviewed Journal About, 2016
Menstruation has been picked up lately by the ‘tech’ industry. Today millions of users track their period cycle using reproductive health apps, and menstruation tracking is an integrated feature in Apple’s HealthKit software platform.The digitization of
Marie Louise Juul Søndergaard
doaj   +1 more source

Menstruation: Is a Normal Phenomenon Perceived Normally in Early Adolescents: A Cross Sectional Study

open access: yesNational Journal of Community Medicine, 2020
Introduction: Most Indian women believe that menstruation contaminates the body and makes it unholy. With this background, present study was proposed. Objectives: 1. To assess the effects of menstruation on routine activities in early adolescent girl
Poonam Vijay Sancheti   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Lower lung function associates with cessation of menstruation: UK Biobank data [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Little is known about the effect of cessation of menstruation on lung function. The aims of the study were to examine the association of lung function with natural and surgical cessation of menstruation, and assess whether lower lung function is ...
Amaral, AFS   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Menstruation Dysregulation and Endometriosis Development

open access: yesFrontiers in Reproductive Health, 2021
Endometriosis is a common gynecological condition characterized by the growth of endometrial-like tissue outside of the uterus which may cause symptoms such as chronic pelvic pain or subfertility.
K. Kuan   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Development and validation of a menstruation-related activity restriction questionnaire among adolescent girls in urban resettlement colonies of Delhi

open access: yesIndian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021
Introduction: Menstruation, a physiological phenomenon, till date is associated with myths, taboos, and malpractices. These interfere with the emotional, physical, and mental health of adolescent girls.
Suneela Garg   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among 32 748 women

open access: yesBMJ Open, 2019
Objective To evaluate age-dependent productivity loss caused by menstruation-related symptoms, measured in absenteeism (time away from work or school) and presenteeism (productivity loss while present at work or school).
M. Schoep   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Obesity is associated with heavy menstruation that may be due to delayed endometrial repair

open access: yesJournal of Endocrinology, 2021
Heavy menstrual bleeding is common and debilitating but the causes remain ill defined. Rates of obesity in women are increasing and its impact on menstrual blood loss (MBL) is unknown. Therefore, we quantified BMI and MBL in women not taking hormones and
J. Reavey   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Socio-cultural factors associated with knowledge, attitudes and menstrual hygiene practices among Junior High School adolescent girls in the Kpando district of Ghana: A mixed method study

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2022
Background Good menstrual hygiene practice is critical to the health of adolescent girls and women. In Ghanaian public schools, the School Health Education Program which includes menstrual health education has been instituted to equip adolescents with ...
Lebene Kpodo   +4 more
doaj   +2 more sources

KOMPRES HANGAT MEMPENGARUHI DERAJAT NYERI MENSTRUASI PADA SISWI KELAS X DI SMA NEGERI 2 PAMEKASAN

open access: yesJurnal Ilmiah Kesehatan, 2018
The pain of menstruation can cause a nuisance of daily activity. One of the handling way to reduce the level of menstruation pain is doing warm compress. The event rate of menstruation pain in SMAN 2 Pamekasan, 70% female students of tenth grade get the
Makrifatul Amaliyah   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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