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Wealthy, urban, educated. Who is represented in population surveys of women’s menstrual hygiene management?

Inadequate menstrual hygiene presents a barrier to women’s dignity and health. Recent attention to this marginalised challenge has resulted in the first national assessments of menstrual practices. Intuitively, surveys require women to have had a recent menses to be eligible. This study seeks to dete...

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Autores principales: Hennegan, Julie, Shannon, Alexandra K, Schwab, Kellogg J
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Group 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30027825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1484220
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description Inadequate menstrual hygiene presents a barrier to women’s dignity and health. Recent attention to this marginalised challenge has resulted in the first national assessments of menstrual practices. Intuitively, surveys require women to have had a recent menses to be eligible. This study seeks to determine if there are demographic differences between women who are eligible and ineligible to answer questions about their menstrual hygiene during these assessments. Secondary analyses were undertaken on nationally or state representative data collected by the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 survey programme across eight countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, and Uganda). Female respondents were included in the study and compared on whether they had a menstrual period within the past three months and thus were eligible to answer questions regarding menstrual practices. On average, 29% of surveyed women across samples were ineligible to be asked menstrual hygiene questions. Higher levels of education, wealth, and urban residence were associated with higher odds of eligibility. Young and unmarried women were also more likely to be eligible. Demographic differences between eligible and ineligible women were consistent across all countries. Wealthy, urban, and educated women are more likely to be eligible to answer survey questions about menstrual hygiene. While population surveys may be representative of menstruating women, proportions of menstrual hygiene practices reported underrepresent the experiences of more vulnerable groups. These groups are likely to have greater struggles with menstrual hygiene when they are menstruating. La higiene menstrual inadecuada presenta una barrera para la dignidad y salud de las mujeres. La atención reciente a este reto marginado ha pro-piciado las primeras evaluaciones nacionales de las prácticas menstruales. De manera intuitiva, las encuestas exigen que las mujeres hayan tenido una menstruación reciente para ser elegibles. Este estudio busca determinar si existen diferencias demográficas entre las mujeres que son elegibles y las que son inelegibles para contestar preguntas sobre su higiene menstrual durante estas evaluaciones. Se realizaron análisis secundarios sobre datos representativos a nivel nacional o estatal recolectados por el programa de encuestas 2020 de Monitoreo y Rendición de Cuentas del Desempeño en ocho países (Burkina Faso, Etiopía, Ghana, India, Kenia, Níger, Nigeria y Uganda). Las mujeres encuestadas fueron incluidas en el estudio y comparadas con relación a si tuvieron la menstruación en los últimos tres meses y, por ende, eran elegibles para contestar preguntas sobre sus prácticas menstruales. En promedio, el 29% de las niveaux supérieurs d’instruction et de fortune ainsi que la résidence en milieu urbain étaient associés avec des probabilités plus élevées d’éligibilité à l’enquête. Les femmes jeunes et célibataires avaient aussi plus de chances d’être éligibles. Les différences entre les femmes éligibles et non éligibles étaient les mêmes à travers les pays. Les femmes aisées, urbaines et instruites ont plus de probabilités de réunir les conditions pour répondre à des questions sur l’hygiène menstru-elle. Alors que les enquêtes démographiques peuvent être représentatives des femmes réglées, les proportions de pratiques d’hygiène menstruelle rapportées sous-représentent l’expérience des groupes les plus vulnérables. Les femmes de ces groupes risquent de rencontrer plus de difficultés en matière d’hygiène menstruelle quand elles ont leurs menstrues.
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spelling pubmed-77451122021-01-15 Wealthy, urban, educated. Who is represented in population surveys of women’s menstrual hygiene management? Hennegan, Julie Shannon, Alexandra K Schwab, Kellogg J Reprod Health Matters Original Paper Inadequate menstrual hygiene presents a barrier to women’s dignity and health. Recent attention to this marginalised challenge has resulted in the first national assessments of menstrual practices. Intuitively, surveys require women to have had a recent menses to be eligible. This study seeks to determine if there are demographic differences between women who are eligible and ineligible to answer questions about their menstrual hygiene during these assessments. Secondary analyses were undertaken on nationally or state representative data collected by the Performance Monitoring and Accountability 2020 survey programme across eight countries (Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, and Uganda). Female respondents were included in the study and compared on whether they had a menstrual period within the past three months and thus were eligible to answer questions regarding menstrual practices. On average, 29% of surveyed women across samples were ineligible to be asked menstrual hygiene questions. Higher levels of education, wealth, and urban residence were associated with higher odds of eligibility. Young and unmarried women were also more likely to be eligible. Demographic differences between eligible and ineligible women were consistent across all countries. Wealthy, urban, and educated women are more likely to be eligible to answer survey questions about menstrual hygiene. While population surveys may be representative of menstruating women, proportions of menstrual hygiene practices reported underrepresent the experiences of more vulnerable groups. These groups are likely to have greater struggles with menstrual hygiene when they are menstruating. La higiene menstrual inadecuada presenta una barrera para la dignidad y salud de las mujeres. La atención reciente a este reto marginado ha pro-piciado las primeras evaluaciones nacionales de las prácticas menstruales. De manera intuitiva, las encuestas exigen que las mujeres hayan tenido una menstruación reciente para ser elegibles. Este estudio busca determinar si existen diferencias demográficas entre las mujeres que son elegibles y las que son inelegibles para contestar preguntas sobre su higiene menstrual durante estas evaluaciones. Se realizaron análisis secundarios sobre datos representativos a nivel nacional o estatal recolectados por el programa de encuestas 2020 de Monitoreo y Rendición de Cuentas del Desempeño en ocho países (Burkina Faso, Etiopía, Ghana, India, Kenia, Níger, Nigeria y Uganda). Las mujeres encuestadas fueron incluidas en el estudio y comparadas con relación a si tuvieron la menstruación en los últimos tres meses y, por ende, eran elegibles para contestar preguntas sobre sus prácticas menstruales. En promedio, el 29% de las niveaux supérieurs d’instruction et de fortune ainsi que la résidence en milieu urbain étaient associés avec des probabilités plus élevées d’éligibilité à l’enquête. Les femmes jeunes et célibataires avaient aussi plus de chances d’être éligibles. Les différences entre les femmes éligibles et non éligibles étaient les mêmes à travers les pays. Les femmes aisées, urbaines et instruites ont plus de probabilités de réunir les conditions pour répondre à des questions sur l’hygiène menstru-elle. Alors que les enquêtes démographiques peuvent être représentatives des femmes réglées, les proportions de pratiques d’hygiène menstruelle rapportées sous-représentent l’expérience des groupes les plus vulnérables. Les femmes de ces groupes risquent de rencontrer plus de difficultés en matière d’hygiène menstruelle quand elles ont leurs menstrues. Taylor & Francis Group 2018-07-20 /pmc/articles/PMC7745112/ /pubmed/30027825 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1484220 Text en © 2018 The Author(s) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Non-Commercial, No Derivatives (CC BY-NC-ND) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7745112/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30027825
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09688080.2018.1484220
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