Relationship between menstruation-related experiences and health-related quality of life of Japanese high school students: a cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

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 influence and perhaps in a more vulnerable situation than adult women. This study investigated the experiences related to menstruation that affect health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of high school students in Japan.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was conducted at a municipal high school in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. The study population comprised 233 female students among which 198 completed the questionnaire. The questionnaire contained items about menstruation and HRQOL measured by the 36-Item Short Form Health Survey

SUBMITTER: Nakao M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10664610 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature