现代月经方法的适用性,可接受性,可行性:印度泰米尔纳德邦科伊姆巴托尔区的一项定性研究
P Aparnavi1, Rashmi Ramanathan2, Jeevithan Shanmugam1
1Department of Community Medicine, KMCH Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Coimbatore, India.
Frontiers in global women's health
|January 8, 2025
概括
这项研究探讨了泰米尔纳德邦女性对现代月经卫生方法 (MMHM) 的看法. 调查结果表明,改善接入和教育对于更广泛的采用至关重要,特别是在弱势群体中.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
- 妇女健康 妇女健康
背景情况:
- 月经卫生实践对妇女的健康和福祉有重大影响.
- 现代月经卫生方法 (MMHM) 提供了潜在的好处,但面临着采用障碍.
- 了解感知对于有效的公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查女性对泰米尔纳德州现代月经卫生方法 (MMHM) 的看法.
- 识别特殊群体在采用MMHM时所面临的社会人口结构差异和挑战.
- 为改善月经卫生管理 (MHM) 的策略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 一项使用聚焦小组讨论 (FGD) 进行的定性研究,涉及188名生殖年龄 (15-49岁) 的女性.
- 讨论涵盖了各种各样的子组,包括城市/农村,正式/非正式部门,学生,医疗保健工作者,部落妇女,跨性别妇女和女性性工作者 (FSW).
- 在2023年收集的数据在泰米尔纳德邦的科伊姆巴托尔区.
主要成果:
- 卫生纸是最常见的 (88.3%),其次是布 (4.8%),MMHM吸收率低 (1.6%).
- 影响选择的因素包括家庭,学校课程和社交媒体;满意度与可访问性和可负担性有关.
- 对MMHM的障碍包括感知到的可行性和对健康风险和废物处理的担忧,特别是在部落妇女和FSW中.
结论:
- 对MMHM的获取和教育对于提高接受度和可行性至关重要.
- 需要有针对性的干预措施,以支持边缘化和代表性不足的妇女采用安全的月经卫生做法.
- 建议包括公共分配器,改进废物管理和宣传活动.
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