Educational Foundation of Municipality of Assis, Medical School, Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Educational Foundation of Municipality of Assis, Physiotherapy School, Assis, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2023 Mar;160(3):1007-1011. doi: 10.1002/ijgo.14450. Epub 2022 Sep 21.
To identify the determinants of menstrual cup use among medical students in Brazil.
A cross-sectional study with an online survey regularly applied to matriculate women from Medical School in January 2021.
Of 277 women, 164 participated. The mean age was 22.26 ± 3.21 years. In all 136 women preferred external pads, 60 internal pads, 28 menstrual cups, and 11 did not use. Using a 1-10 scale, price, efficacy, sustainability, practice, vaginal health status, hygiene, and importance of internal genital integrity were investigated. Thirty-seven (22.56%) women related the use of menstrual cups in the last year. Using any method to reduce menstruation had an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 0.310 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.122-0.787). Concern about the environmental biodegradation had an aOR of 6.369 (95% CI 1.372-29.562); concern about intimal health had an aOR 1.996 (95% CI 1.183-3.368); and concern about internal genital integrity had an aOR of 0.824 (95% CI 0.682-0.995) for menstrual cup use.
The significant independent factors for the use or adherence to menstrual cups were: women using a method to reduce their menstrual flow; concerning biodegradation; concerning vaginal health; with no concerns about manipulating their genitalia. The menstrual cup was used by 22.56% of a medical school in Brazil among undergraduate women.
确定巴西医学生使用月经杯的决定因素。
这是一项横断面研究，于 2021 年 1 月通过在线调查定期对医学院的女性新生进行调查。
在 277 名女性中，有 164 名参与了调查。平均年龄为 22.26±3.21 岁。在所有女性中，136 人更喜欢使用外部护垫，60 人更喜欢使用内部护垫，28 人更喜欢使用月经杯，11 人不使用。使用 1-10 分制对价格、功效、可持续性、实践、阴道健康状况、卫生以及内部生殖器完整性的重要性进行了调查。37（22.56%）名女性在过去一年中使用过月经杯。使用任何减少月经的方法的调整后比值比（aOR）为 0.310（95%置信区间 [CI] 0.122-0.787）。对环境生物降解的担忧的调整后比值比（aOR）为 6.369（95% CI 1.372-29.562）；对内膜健康的担忧的调整后比值比（aOR）为 1.996（95% CI 1.183-3.368）；对内部生殖器完整性的担忧的调整后比值比（aOR）为 0.824（95% CI 0.682-0.995），这些因素与使用月经杯有关。
使用或坚持使用月经杯的显著独立因素是：女性使用减少月经流量的方法；担心生物降解；担心阴道健康；不担心操纵她们的生殖器。巴西一所医学院的女本科生中，有 22.56%使用了月经杯。
