Abstract：
The tendency toward poverty in the globalizing world significantly affects women. Unlike men, women have mandatory expenses every month. Especially poor women have difficulty in accessing to the hygienic products they need during the menstrual period. That is why, this study aims to develop a measurement tool that can effectively and widely assess women\'s menstrual poverty. This study is a methodological study that evaluates the psychometric properties of the scale. The study included 420 women living in a middle-income province in the north of Türkiye between April - July, 2023. The data were collected using the Menstrual Poverty Scale, and the items on the scale were developed based on a review of existing literature and expert opinions (CVI = 0.85-0.95). The sample was divided into two parts. It was made exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis. Before conducting the study, an ethics committee decision and informed consent of the women were obtained. The collected data were analyzed using the SPSS 23 and AMOS 23 programs. The EFA revealed a structure consisting of 13 items and four factors. The four factors considered were as follows; access to hygiene products, quality of life, embarrassment, and receiving information, and education about menstruation. The item factor loadings varied from 0.46 to 0.91. The Cronbach\'s alpha coefficient was determined to be 0.69. The corrected item-total correlations for the scale items ranged from 0.62 to 0.84. According to the confirmatory factor analysis, the structural equation modeling results of the Menstrual Poverty Scale were found to be meaningful (p = .000; RMSEA 0.64; CMIN/Df 1.70). It is suggested to conduct validity and reliability studies in different cultures by applying the scale to women from different cultural backgrounds.
摘要：
全球化世界的贫困趋势对妇女产生了重大影响。不像男人,女性每个月都有强制性开支。特别是贫困妇女在月经期难以获得所需的卫生产品。这就是为什么,这项研究的目的是开发一种测量工具，可以有效和广泛地评估女性的月经贫困。本研究是一项方法学研究，旨在评估量表的心理测量学特性。该研究包括4月至7月居住在蒂尔基耶北部中等收入省的420名妇女，2023年。数据是使用月经贫困量表收集的，量表上的项目是根据现有文献和专家意见（CVI=0.85-0.95）制定的。将样品分成两部分。进行了探索性因素分析和验证性因素分析。在进行研究之前，获得了伦理委员会的决定和女性的知情同意.使用SPSS23和AMOS23程序分析收集的数据。全民教育揭示了一个由13个项目和4个因素组成的结构。考虑的四个因素如下；获得卫生产品，生活质量,尴尬,接收信息，关于月经的教育。项目因子载荷从0.46变化到0.91。Cronbach的α系数被确定为0.69。量表项目的校正项目总相关性范围为0.62至0.84。根据验证性因素分析，月经贫困量表的结构方程模型结果被认为是有意义的(p=.000;RMSEA0.64;CMIN/Df1.70)。建议将量表应用于不同文化背景的女性，在不同文化中进行效度和信度研究。
