Cheng Ching-Yu, Yang Kyeongra, Liou Shwu-Ru
School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.
Nurs Health Sci. 2007 Jun;9(2):127-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2007.00312.x.
The purpose of the study was to explore gender differences in knowledge and attitudes towards menstruation among Taiwanese adolescents. This study was a secondary data analysis of a cross-sectional comparison study conducted in Taiwan. A total of 287 female and 269 male students at a junior high school participated in the study. The results showed that almost all the students had heard about menstruation and most of them had received menstrual information at school. However, their knowledge about menstruation was not accurate. Moreover, the male students expressed more negative attitudes towards menstruation than the female students. Taboos were heard by most students and, although many female students doubted the reality of the taboos they had heard, they observed them anyway. The study calls for an evaluation of sex education and suggests more open discussions about menstruation among young people in those education sessions. In addition, school nurses and obstetrical/gynecological nurses should be involved more in adolescents' sexual education.
该研究的目的是探讨台湾青少年在月经知识和态度方面的性别差异。本研究是对台湾一项横断面比较研究的二次数据分析。一所初中共有287名女生和269名男生参与了该研究。结果显示，几乎所有学生都听说过月经，且大多数人在学校接受过月经相关信息。然而，他们对月经的了解并不准确。此外，男生对月经表达出的负面态度比女生更多。大多数学生都听说过禁忌，尽管许多女生怀疑她们所听到的禁忌的真实性，但她们仍然遵守这些禁忌。该研究呼吁对性教育进行评估，并建议在这些教育课程中，年轻人之间就月经问题进行更开放的讨论。此外，学校护士和妇产科护士应更多地参与青少年的性教育。
