College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Jennings School District, Jennings, Missouri, USA.
J Sch Nurs. 2024 Jun;40(3):329-335. doi: 10.1177/10598405211069601. Epub 2021 Dec 28.
Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) among female students is a neglected public health issue in the U.S. This study documented period product insecurity, school absenteeism, and use of school resources to obtain period products among high-school students in St. Louis, MO. Female students completed an anonymous, self-administered survey in English (n = 119). Descriptive statistics were used to determine the prevalence of period product need, resources used to obtain period products, and period-related absenteeism. The mean age of participants was 15.78 ± 1.28. Nearly two-thirds (64.4% (95% CI 55.1%-73.0%)) reported period product insecurity. Two-thirds (66.9% (95% CI 57.7%-75.3%)) reported using at least one of the school's resources to obtain period products. One-third of the participants (33.6% (95% CI 25.0%-43.1%)) reported missing school due to a lack of period products. School nurses need to be cognizant of how MHM affects their students' attendance at school and what measures they can take to help reduce menstruation-related absenteeism.
美国女学生的经期卫生管理（MHM）是一个被忽视的公共卫生问题。本研究记录了密苏里州圣路易斯市高中生的经期产品不安全、缺课和使用学校资源获取经期产品的情况。女学生用英语完成了一份匿名的自我管理调查（n=119）。使用描述性统计来确定经期产品需求、获取经期产品的资源以及与经期相关的缺课情况的流行率。参与者的平均年龄为 15.78±1.28。近三分之二（64.4%（95%CI 55.1%-73.0%））报告经期产品不安全。三分之二（66.9%（95%CI 57.7%-75.3%））报告至少使用了学校的一种资源来获取经期产品。三分之一的参与者（33.6%（95%CI 25.0%-43.1%））因缺乏经期产品而缺课。学校护士需要意识到 MHM 如何影响学生的出勤率，以及他们可以采取哪些措施来帮助减少与经期相关的缺课。
