Cargando…
Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India
Background: Sanitary napkins form a major source of solid waste, the disposal of which often results in environmental pollution. Menstrual cups are an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to sanitary pads that have yet to gain much popularity among Indian women. The current study aims to asse...
Autores principales: | , , , |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
Cureus
2023
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37900488 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46151 |
_version_ | 1785128752951328768 |
---|---|
author | Arumadi, Anupama Raman, Rupesh Thayyil, Nourin A Rasheed, Ruby R |
author_facet | Arumadi, Anupama Raman, Rupesh Thayyil, Nourin A Rasheed, Ruby R |
author_sort | Arumadi, Anupama |
collection | PubMed |
description | Background: Sanitary napkins form a major source of solid waste, the disposal of which often results in environmental pollution. Menstrual cups are an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to sanitary pads that have yet to gain much popularity among Indian women. The current study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and experiences of using the menstrual cup among medical students in a college in north Kerala, India. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 109 female medical students. Data was collected through an online platform and analyzed using Epi Info version 7.2 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA). Results: Though all the participants had heard about the menstrual cup before, only 14 (12.8%) were using it either alone or in conjunction with sanitary pads. The majority of the participants had a positive attitude towards the usage of menstrual cups with 91.74% considering it a better alternative to other sanitary products, Among the several concerns expressed by the participants, 58.7% were concerned about the insertion of a foreign material into their bodies. Conclusions: Though most of the participants displayed a positive attitude towards the menstrual cup, the number of participants who had ever tried it was very low. There are several apprehensions regarding the cup that need to be addressed before it can be expected to gain popularity. |
format | Online Article Text |
id | pubmed-10613098 |
institution | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
language | English |
publishDate | 2023 |
publisher | Cureus |
record_format | MEDLINE/PubMed |
spelling | pubmed-106130982023-10-29 Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India Arumadi, Anupama Raman, Rupesh Thayyil, Nourin A Rasheed, Ruby R Cureus Epidemiology/Public Health Background: Sanitary napkins form a major source of solid waste, the disposal of which often results in environmental pollution. Menstrual cups are an eco-friendly and cost-effective alternative to sanitary pads that have yet to gain much popularity among Indian women. The current study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and experiences of using the menstrual cup among medical students in a college in north Kerala, India. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 109 female medical students. Data was collected through an online platform and analyzed using Epi Info version 7.2 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA). Results: Though all the participants had heard about the menstrual cup before, only 14 (12.8%) were using it either alone or in conjunction with sanitary pads. The majority of the participants had a positive attitude towards the usage of menstrual cups with 91.74% considering it a better alternative to other sanitary products, Among the several concerns expressed by the participants, 58.7% were concerned about the insertion of a foreign material into their bodies. Conclusions: Though most of the participants displayed a positive attitude towards the menstrual cup, the number of participants who had ever tried it was very low. There are several apprehensions regarding the cup that need to be addressed before it can be expected to gain popularity. Cureus 2023-09-28 /pmc/articles/PMC10613098/ /pubmed/37900488 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46151 Text en Copyright © 2023, Arumadi et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Epidemiology/Public Health Arumadi, Anupama Raman, Rupesh Thayyil, Nourin A Rasheed, Ruby R Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India |
title | Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India |
title_full | Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India |
title_fullStr | Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India |
title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India |
title_short | Knowledge, Attitude and Experiences of Students Regarding Menstrual Cup Usage in a Medical College in North Kerala, India |
title_sort | knowledge, attitude and experiences of students regarding menstrual cup usage in a medical college in north kerala, india |
topic | Epidemiology/Public Health |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10613098/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37900488 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.46151 |
work_keys_str_mv | AT arumadianupama knowledgeattitudeandexperiencesofstudentsregardingmenstrualcupusageinamedicalcollegeinnorthkeralaindia AT ramanrupesh knowledgeattitudeandexperiencesofstudentsregardingmenstrualcupusageinamedicalcollegeinnorthkeralaindia AT thayyilnourina knowledgeattitudeandexperiencesofstudentsregardingmenstrualcupusageinamedicalcollegeinnorthkeralaindia AT rasheedrubyr knowledgeattitudeandexperiencesofstudentsregardingmenstrualcupusageinamedicalcollegeinnorthkeralaindia |