Menstrual health and hygiene among young Palestinian female university students in the West Bank: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We investigated some aspects of menstrual health and hygiene among young female students at Birzeit University in the West Bank of the occupied Palestinian territory.

Design

Cross-sectional study in a large central university.

Participants

Out of a total of 8473 eligible female students, a calculated sample size of 400 students aged between 16 and 27 years was obtained.SettingLarge central university, West Bank, occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

Measures

An anonymous structured international research instrument consisting of 39 questions based on the Menstrual Health Questionnaire, in addition to few questions relevant to the context, was administered.

Results

30.5% of participants were not informed about menstruation before menarche, and 6

SUBMITTER: Hassan S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10069603 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature