■虽然月经是一个月的生物学现象,它笼罩在直接影响健康的耻辱和耻辱中,教育,性别平等,体面的工作,和经济增长。然而,关于个人代理,个人访问资源的能力,可以作为适当的月经健康和卫生习惯的保护因素。因此,我们评估了非常年轻的青春期女孩对月经的态度与个人代理之间的关联。
■我们使用来自圣保罗全球早期青少年研究的横截面数据,巴西,在经历过初潮的10至14岁女孩中(n=325),并于2021年完成了以家庭为基础的自我管理问卷。“对月经的态度”是基于李克特量表上的五个指标创建的,分数越高,表明态度越积极。主要的协变量是个人代理,由三个尺度组成,并建模为三个连续变量:语音,决策权,和行动自由。采用多元线性回归分析数据。
■对月经的态度平均得分为12.5(范围5-19)。年龄较大的青少年(12-14岁)在月经态度上的平均得分(更积极)高于年龄较小的青少年(10-11岁),而没有其他社会人口统计学或月经健康指标(知识或获得产品)与对月经的态度相关。在多元回归模型中,年龄较大和较高的运动自由度仍然与月经态度呈正相关(β调整值=0.5;95CI0.1~0.8).
■在非常年轻的巴西青春期女孩中,对月经的积极态度与更高的运动自由度有关。促进个人代理应被视为加速年轻女孩积极处理自己月经的关键策略,因此,幸福。
月经健康和卫生态度与个人代理有关我们的结果表明,非常年轻的青春期女孩对月经的积极态度与个人代理有关,通过行动自由来衡量。这些信息可以为加快年轻女孩对自己月经的积极态度的策略提供信息,因此,幸福。
UNASSIGNED: Although menstruation is a monthly biological phenomenon, it is shrouded in stigma and shame which directly impacts health, education, gender equality, decent work, and economic growth. However, there is scarce evidence on how personal agency, an individual\'s ability to access resources, may act as a protective factor to adequate menstrual health and hygiene practices. Therefore, we assess the association between attitudes toward menstruation and personal agency among very young adolescent girls.
UNASSIGNED: We use cross-sectional data from the Global Early Adolescent Study in São Paulo, Brazil, among 10- to 14-year-old girls who have experienced menarche (n = 325) and completed a home-based self-administered questionnaire in 2021. \"Attitudes toward menstruation\" was created based on five indicators on a Likert scale, with a higher score indicating more positive attitudes. The main covariate was personal agency, comprised of three scales and modeled as three continuous variables: voice, decision-making power, and freedom of movement. Data were analyzed using multivariable linear regression.
UNASSIGNED: Attitudes toward menstruation mean score was 12.5 (range 5-19). Older adolescents (12-14 years-old) had higher mean scores (more positive) than younger adolescents (10-11 years-old) on attitudes toward menstruation, whereas no other sociodemographic or menstrual health indicator (knowledge or access to products) were associated with attitudes toward menstruation. In the multiple regression model, older age and higher freedom of movement remained positively associated with attitudes toward menstruation (βadjust = 0.5; 95%CI 0.1 to 0.8).
UNASSIGNED: Positive attitudes toward menstruation are associated with higher freedom of movement among very young Brazilian adolescent girls. The promotion of personal agency should be recognized as key strategies to accelerate young girls\' positive approaches to their own menstruation and, consequently, well-being.
Menstrual Health and Hygiene Attitudes are associated with Personal AgencyOur results show that positive attitudes toward menstruation among very young adolescent girls are associated with personal agency, measured through freedom of movement. This information can inform strategies to accelerate young girls’ positive approaches to their own menstruation and, consequently, well-being.