Wong Wing Chi, Li Mei Kuen, Chan Wai Ying Veronica, Choi Yuen Yu, Fong Chi Hung Sandra, Lam Ka Wah Kara, Sham Wun Chi, So Ping Ping, Wong Kit, Yeung Kuen Ha, Yeung Tsz Yan
The Open University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
J Clin Nurs. 2013 Dec;22(23-24):3320-7. doi: 10.1111/jocn.12462.
To explore the beliefs and attitudes towards menstruation of Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong and to compare those of (1) male and female undergraduates with those of (2) undergraduates studying health-related vs. nonhealth-related programmes.
Menstruation is typically viewed as a forbidden topic or a troublesome experience. These negative beliefs and attitudes result from existing myths and taboos associated with cultural factors and health education levels.
A cross-sectional survey was conducted in all universities in Hong Kong. Undergraduates were invited through convenience sampling to complete a questionnaire assessing their attitudes and beliefs towards menstruation.
A questionnaire on 'beliefs about and attitudes towards menstruation' was adopted. Questionnaires were self-administered by the respondents.
A total of 450 questionnaires were distributed, and a response rate of 96.6% was obtained; 416 completed questionnaires were collected and analysed. Many Chinese undergraduates agreed that menstruation is annoying, causes disability, involves prescription and proscription and is not pleasant. When comparing the beliefs and attitudes towards menstruation of Chinese male undergraduates with those of female undergraduates, females tended to disagree that menstruation should be maintained secret, but tended to agree that it was annoying. When comparing the beliefs and attitudes towards menstruation of Chinese undergraduates studying health-related programmes with those under nonhealth-related programmes, the latter group exhibited a higher level of belief in prescription and proscription for menstruation than the former group.
Chinese undergraduates in Hong Kong were influenced by the traditional Chinese culture and social environment, resulting in negative attitudes towards menstruation. This study recommends that sex education, especially reproductive health education, be extended to tertiary education.
This study provides relevant information on planning the content of sex education or reproductive health education for Chinese undergraduates.
探讨香港中国大学生对月经的看法和态度，并比较（1）男女大学生之间以及（2）攻读与健康相关专业和非健康相关专业的大学生之间的看法和态度。
月经通常被视为一个禁忌话题或一段麻烦的经历。这些负面看法和态度源于与文化因素和健康教育水平相关的现存误解和禁忌。
在香港所有大学进行了一项横断面调查。通过便利抽样邀请大学生完成一份评估他们对月经的态度和看法的问卷。
采用一份关于“对月经的看法和态度”的问卷。问卷由受访者自行填写。
共发放问卷450份，回收率为96.6%；收集并分析了416份完整问卷。许多中国大学生认同月经令人烦恼、导致不便、涉及禁忌，且不愉快。比较中国男大学生和女大学生对月经的看法和态度时，女性倾向于不同意月经应保密，但倾向于认同月经令人烦恼。比较攻读与健康相关专业和非健康相关专业的中国大学生对月经的看法和态度时，后一组对月经禁忌的认同程度高于前一组。
香港的中国大学生受到中国传统文化和社会环境的影响，对月经持消极态度。本研究建议将性教育，尤其是生殖健康教育扩展到高等教育阶段。
本研究为规划针对中国大学生的性教育或生殖健康教育内容提供了相关信息。
