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- Title
Menstrual Health AD Period Poverty among Secondary School Students in Ipoh, Perak.
- Authors
Mansor, Rehanna; Hamzan, Hani Nurdeena Mohd; Farid, Hannah; Amir, I.-Man; Rashdi, Kamal Imran Danish Kamal; Bustaman, Muhammad Hafiizhullah; Azri, Rafiqah Zahidah An-Nur Mohd Hizul
- Abstract
Introduction: Menstruation is a natural and essential part of the reproductive cycle for many individuals. However, around the world, menstrual health remains a topic often shrouded in silence, stigma, and, unfortunately, poverty. Period poverty refers to inadequate access to menstrual hygiene tools and education, often due to economic constraints. The aim of this study was to investigate the incidence of period poverty, awareness, and practice of menstrual health among secondary school girls in Ipoh, Perak. Methods: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted among 210 secondary female students from three participating schools in Ipoh, Perak. The study type was a convenient study, which involved the distribution of questionnaires to all respondents. Descriptive analysis was done using SPSS version 26.0 to analyse the results. Results: From our study, 59% of the total respondents showed moderate understanding of menstruation and period poverty, while the other 39% and 2% of respondents demonstrated good and poor understanding respectively. 41.43% of the total respondents had good menstrual practices, 57.62% had moderate menstrual practices, and only 0.95% of respondents had poor menstrual practices. Finally, this study also found that 35 (16.67%) respondents had experienced period poverty. Conclusion: The majority of students are knowledgeable and well aware of period poverty and have adequate menstrual health practices. Although the prevalence of period poverty among female students was not high, this cannot be neglected as all women should be able to afford menstrual products and have access to menstrual hygiene resources.
- Subjects
POVERTY; SECONDARY school students; SEXUAL cycle; MENSTRUATION; SCHOOLGIRLS
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2023, Vol 19, p97
- ISSN
1675-8544
- Publication type
Article