Confidence to manage menstruation among university students in Australia: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

There has been increased attention to university students' experiences of menstrual disorders, and access to menstrual products, in high-income countries. Less attention has been directed to other aspects of their menstrual experience, including confidence for menstrual management. This study aimed to understand the factors affecting university students' confidence to manage menstruation at university.

Methods

An online survey was completed by 410 participants (age range: 16-46 years, mean = 20.1 years) who menstruate and study at an Australian university. Participants reported demographic characteristics, confidence to manage menstruation at university, and personal, physical and environmental factors. A Mann-Whitney U-test analysed differences in confidence betw

SUBMITTER: Munro AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8744198 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature