Menstruation and social inequities in Spain: a cross-sectional online survey-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Available research suggests that menstrual inequity has an impact on (menstrual) health outcomes and emotional wellbeing. It is also a significant barrier to achieve social and gender equity and compromises human rights and social justice. The aim of this study was to describe menstrual inequities and their associations with sociodemographic factors, among women and people who menstruate (PWM) aged 18-55 in Spain.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted in Spain between March and July 2021. Descriptive statistical analyses and multivariate logistic regression models were performed.

Results

A total of 22,823 women and PWM were included in the analyses (Mean age = 33.2, SD = 8.7). Over half of the participants had accessed healthcare servic

SUBMITTER: Medina-Perucha L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10189710 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature