Nursing Students' Menstrual Experiences and Period Poverty

Yıl 2024, Cilt: 5 Sayı: 3, 601 - 610, 07.12.2024

Mehtap Gümüşay , Zehra Acar

https://doi.org/10.58605/bingolsaglik.1550846

Öz

The aim of this study was to determine the menstrual experiences and period poverty status of nursing students. The study was conducted with 234 students who were menstruating, using Personal Information Form and Menstrual Practice Needs Scale(MPNS) in May-June 2023. An average of 18.63±9.26 pads was used during one menstrual period. Of the students, 14.1% had problems accessing menstruation products in the last year, 9.4% were hesitant to obtain menstruation products, 48.3% had financial difficulties while procuring the products, with 23.5% not using sanitary pads. The MPNS mean scores of the students were 2.31±0.40 for the material and home environment needs subscale, 1.88±0.55 for the transportation and school environment needs subscale, 1.70±0.64 for the material reliability concerns subscale, and 2.42±0.49 for the replacement and destruction insecurity subscale. As a result of the study, some students had financial difficulties in obtaining menstrual products, therefore they used menstrual products for longer than they should be used.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Menstrual health, menstrual experiences, period poverty, experience

Hemşirelik Öğrencilerinin Menstrual Deneyimleri ve Regl Yoksulluk Durumları

Öz

Bu çalışmanın amacı hemşirelik öğrencilerinin menstrual deneyimleri ve regl yoksulluk durumlarını belirlemektir. Çalışma, Mayıs-Haziran 2023 tarihleri arasında menstruasyon gören 234 öğrenci ile Kişisel Bilgi Formu ve Menstruel Deneyimler Ölçeği (MDÖ) kullanılarak yürütülmüştür. Bir menstruasyon döneminde ortalama 18,63±9,26 ped kullanılmıştır. Öğrencilerin %14,1’i son bir yılda menstruasyon ürünlerine ulaşmakta sorun yaşamış, %9,4’ü menstruasyon ürünlerini temin ederken çekinmiş, %48,3’ü ürünleri temin ederken maddi zorluk çekmiş ve %23,5’i hijyenik ped kullanmamıştır. Öğrencilerin MDÖ puan ortalamaları; malzeme ve ev ortamı ihtiyaçları alt boyutu için 2,31±0,40, ulaşım ve okul ortamı ihtiyaçları alt boyutu için 1,88±0,55, malzeme güvenilirliği endişeleri alt boyutu için 1,70±0,64 ve değiştirme ve imha güvensizliği alt boyutu için 2,42±0,49 olarak bulunmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda bazı öğrencilerin menstruasyon ürünlerine ulaşmada maddi zorluk yaşadıkları, bu nedenle menstruasyon ürünlerini gereğinden uzun süre kullandıkları bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Menstruasyon, menstrual sağlık, regl yoksulluğu, deneyim

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