Fennie Thelma, Moletsane Mokgadi, Padmanabhanunni Anita
Psychology Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Educational Psychology Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Feb;26(2):88-105. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i2.9.
Menstruation is experienced differently among school-going adolescents in various cultures and social contexts. This scoping review summarises the emerging evidence on adolescent girls' perceptions and cultural beliefs about menstruation and menstrual practices. A search was conducted via relevant databases and journals for the period 2004 to 2020. Two reviewers independently evaluated the methodological quality of the identified articles. The 35 articles included in the review represented adolescent girls' perceptions and cultural beliefs about menstruation and menstrual practices. Narrative analysis revealed that cultural perceptions and beliefs, economic and institutional resources and primary sources of information influenced the experience of menstruation and its management. Menstruation remained shrouded in secrecy and shame for many girls, leading to absenteeism from school. These findings underscore the need to further explore cultural practices and beliefs about menstruation that influence school attendance and long-term educational prospects of adolescent girls.
在不同文化和社会背景下，上学的青少年对月经的体验各不相同。本综述总结了关于少女对月经的认知、文化信仰及月经习俗的新证据。通过相关数据库和期刊对2004年至2020年期间进行了检索。两名评审员独立评估了所筛选文章的方法学质量。纳入综述的35篇文章代表了少女对月经的认知、文化信仰及月经习俗。叙事分析表明，文化认知和信仰、经济和制度资源以及主要信息来源影响了月经体验及其管理。对许多女孩来说，月经仍然笼罩在秘密和羞耻之中，导致她们缺课。这些发现强调有必要进一步探索影响少女上学出勤率和长期教育前景的月经文化习俗和信仰。
