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The Meaning of Menstruation in Women with Mild Disabilities

Indonesian Journal of Disability Studies, 2022
Women with Disabilities have a greater social vulnerability both as Women and Persons with Disabilities. The stigma formed by the community greatly influences them in interpreting their menstruation.
Siti Rahmah, Wike, Retty Ratnawati
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Productivity loss due to menstruation-related symptoms: a nationwide cross-sectional survey among 32 748 women

BMJ 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, E. Adang, J. Maas, B. De Bie, J. Aarts, T. Nieboer   +5 more
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Perception and practices of menstruation restrictions among urban adolescent girls and women in Nepal: a cross-sectional survey

Reproductive Health, 2020
Background Menstruation, a natural biologic process is associated with restrictions and superstitious beliefs in Nepal. However, factual data on women’s perspectives on menstrual practices and restrictions are scarce.
Amrita Mukherjee, Mingma Lama, Uddhav Khakurel, A. Jha, F. Ajose, Sanjeev Acharya, Kristina Tymes-Wilbekin, M. Sommer, P. Jolly, Pema Lhaki, S. Shrestha   +10 more
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Knowledge and practice of adolescent females about menstruation and menstruation hygiene visiting a public healthcare institute of Quetta, Pakistan

BMC Women's Health, 2020
BackgroundThe current study is aimed to assess menstruation-related knowledge and practices of adolescent females visiting a public health care institute of Quetta city, Pakistan.MethodsA questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted.
J. Michael, Q. Iqbal, S. Haider, A. Khalid, N. Haque, Rabia Ishaq, F. Saleem, M. Hassali, M. Bashaar   +8 more
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A rite of passage: a mixed methodology study about knowledge, perceptions and practices of menstrual hygiene management in rural Gambia

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background Appropriate menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is impeded by taboos and secrecy surrounding menstruation. Unhygienic menstrual practices and unpreparedness for managing menstruation has been associated with adverse health and social outcomes ...
Vishna Shah, Helen M. Nabwera, Fatou Sosseh, Yamundao Jallow, Ebrima Comma, Omar Keita, Belen Torondel   +6 more
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Development of a scale to evaluate negative menstrual attitudes among Nepalese women

Reproductive Health, 2022
Plain Language Summary For sexually mature women, menstruation may be considered burdensome, but its absence may also be a source of concern. Perceptions regarding menstruation are collectively referred to as menstrual attitudes.
Rina Kawata, Masayuki Endo, Shiba Kumar Rai, Kazutomo Ohashi   +3 more
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Menstruation-related psychosis

Open Journal of Psychiatry and Allied Sciences, 2019
Menstrual cycle and women mental health is related to each other. It is because of the endocrinological changes in women during her menstruation period. Psychosis in women during her menstruation is one of the serious mental health issues.
Binita Talukdar, Kunal Deb, Soumik Sengupta   +2 more
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Relationship between menstruation-related experiences and health-related quality of life of Japanese high school students: a cross-sectional study

BMC Women's Health, 2023
Background Recently, there has been a growing global movement concerning menstruation, a healthy and natural physiological phenomenon in women. The disadvantages caused by menstruation are “gender-based obstacles.“ Adolescent girls are also under its ...
Motoyuki Nakao, Yuko Ishibashi, Yumika Hino, Keiko Yamauchi, Kotaro Kuwaki   +4 more
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Self-care strategies and sources of knowledge on menstruation in 12,526 young women with dysmenorrhea: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE, 2019
Introduction: Dysmenorrhea (period pain) is common and affects around three quarters of all young women under the age of 25. The majority of young women, for a variety of reasons, think of period pain as ‘normal’ and something to be managed or endured ...
M. Armour, K. Parry, Mahmoud A. Al-Dabbas, Christina Curry, Kathryn Holmes, F. MacMillan, Tania Ferfolja, C. Smith   +7 more
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Effect of menstruation on girls and their schooling, and facilitators of menstrual hygiene management in schools: surveys in government schools in three states in India, 2015

Journal of Global Health, 2018
Background Lack of menstrual knowledge, poor access to sanitary products and a non-facilitating school environment can make it difficult for girls to attend school.
M. Sivakami, Anna Maria van Eijk, H. Thakur, N. Kakade, Chetan Patil, S. Shinde, N. Surani, Ashley Bauman, Garazi Zulaika, Y. Kabir, Arun Dobhal, Prathiba Singh, Bharathy Tahiliani, L. Mason, Kelly T. Alexander, M. B. Thakkar, K. Laserson, P. Phillips-Howard   +17 more
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