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Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms
There are a variety of factors and influences, both internal and external, that may impact an individual’s public toileting experience and may ultimately have repercussions for bladder health. This study sought to identify predominant constructs underlying a women’s attitude towards using restrooms...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32244871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062053 |
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author | Hartigan, Siobhan M. Bonnet, Kemberlee Chisholm, Leah Kowalik, Casey Dmochowski, Roger R. Schlundt, David Reynolds, W. Stuart |
author_facet | Hartigan, Siobhan M. Bonnet, Kemberlee Chisholm, Leah Kowalik, Casey Dmochowski, Roger R. Schlundt, David Reynolds, W. Stuart |
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description | There are a variety of factors and influences, both internal and external, that may impact an individual’s public toileting experience and may ultimately have repercussions for bladder health. This study sought to identify predominant constructs underlying a women’s attitude towards using restrooms at work, at school, and in public in order to develop a conceptual model incorporating these themes. We performed a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional, survey-based study that included open-ended questions about limitations to restroom use using a mixed-methods approach. Qualitative data coding and analysis was performed on 12,583 quotes and, using an iterative inductive-deductive approach, was used to construct the conceptual framework. Our conceptual framework reveals a complicated interplay of personal contexts, situational influences, and behavioral strategies used by women to manage their bladder and bowel habits away from home. These findings can inform future research and public policy related to bladder health awareness related to toilet access in the workplace and in public. |
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spelling | pubmed-71424932020-04-15 Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms Hartigan, Siobhan M. Bonnet, Kemberlee Chisholm, Leah Kowalik, Casey Dmochowski, Roger R. Schlundt, David Reynolds, W. Stuart Int J Environ Res Public Health Article There are a variety of factors and influences, both internal and external, that may impact an individual’s public toileting experience and may ultimately have repercussions for bladder health. This study sought to identify predominant constructs underlying a women’s attitude towards using restrooms at work, at school, and in public in order to develop a conceptual model incorporating these themes. We performed a secondary analysis of a cross-sectional, survey-based study that included open-ended questions about limitations to restroom use using a mixed-methods approach. Qualitative data coding and analysis was performed on 12,583 quotes and, using an iterative inductive-deductive approach, was used to construct the conceptual framework. Our conceptual framework reveals a complicated interplay of personal contexts, situational influences, and behavioral strategies used by women to manage their bladder and bowel habits away from home. These findings can inform future research and public policy related to bladder health awareness related to toilet access in the workplace and in public. MDPI 2020-03-20 2020-03 /pmc/articles/PMC7142493/ /pubmed/32244871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062053 Text en © 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Hartigan, Siobhan M. Bonnet, Kemberlee Chisholm, Leah Kowalik, Casey Dmochowski, Roger R. Schlundt, David Reynolds, W. Stuart Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms |
title | Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms |
title_full | Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms |
title_fullStr | Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms |
title_full_unstemmed | Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms |
title_short | Why Do Women Not Use the Bathroom? Women’s Attitudes and Beliefs on Using Public Restrooms |
title_sort | why do women not use the bathroom? women’s attitudes and beliefs on using public restrooms |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7142493/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32244871 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17062053 |
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