美国女大学生的经期贫困及其对心理健康的影响。
Period poverty and mental health implications among college-aged women in the United States.
机构信息
School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Department of Global and Community Health, College of Health and Human Services, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr., Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA.
出版信息
BMC Womens Health. 2021 Jan 6;21(1):14. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01149-5.
BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency of "period poverty," or not being able to afford sanitary products, among university students, and associations with poor mental health.
METHODS
An online survey was conducted with a nationally-drawn sample (N = 471) of college-attending women to assess the association between period poverty and depression. Period poverty was measured via two questions designed for this study; depression was measured with the standard PHQ-9. Multivariable logistic regression was utilized for analysis.
RESULTS
Among our sample, 14.2% of women had experienced period poverty ever in the past-year; an additional 10% experienced it every month. Compared to those who had never experienced period poverty, adjusted analysis revealed that women with monthly past-year period poverty were the most likely to report moderate/severe depression (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI 1.09-4.99), followed by those who had experienced it ever in the past year (AOR = 1.83, 95% CI, 0.99-3.38).
CONCLUSION
Many young women cannot afford menstrual health products to meet their monthly needs, and this may impact their mental well-being. Improved access to affordable menstrual products is needed to support these young women.
背景
本研究旨在调查大学生中无法负担卫生用品（即“经期贫困”）的频率，以及其与心理健康不良的关联。
方法
对全国范围内抽取的（N=471）女大学生进行了在线调查，以评估经期贫困与抑郁之间的关联。经期贫困通过为这项研究设计的两个问题来衡量；抑郁采用标准 PHQ-9 量表衡量。采用多变量逻辑回归进行分析。
结果
在我们的样本中，14.2%的女性在过去一年中经历过经期贫困；另有 10%的女性每月都经历过。与从未经历过经期贫困的女性相比，调整后的分析表明，过去一年中每月经历过经期贫困的女性最有可能报告中度/重度抑郁（AOR=2.34，95%CI 1.09-4.99），其次是过去一年中经历过经期贫困的女性（AOR=1.83，95%CI，0.99-3.38）。
结论
许多年轻女性无法负担每月所需的经期健康用品，这可能会影响她们的心理健康。需要改善获得负担得起的经期用品的途径，以支持这些年轻女性。
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