作者
Jessica Davis, Alison Macintyre, Mitsunori Odagiri, Wayan Suriastini, Andreina Cordova, Chelsea Huggett, Paul A Agius, Anissa Elok Budiyani, Claire Quillet, Aidan A Cronin, Ni Made Diah, Agung Triwahyunto, Stanley Luchters, Elissa Kennedy
发表日期
2018/12
期刊
Tropical Medicine & International Health
卷号
23
期号
12
页码范围
1350-1363
简介
Objective
To assess the prevalence of menstrual hygiene management (MHM) knowledge and practices among adolescent schoolgirls in Indonesia, and assess factors associated with poor MHM and school absenteeism due to menstruation.
Methods
A cross‐sectional survey enrolled a representative sample of urban and rural school‐going girls aged 12–19 years in four provinces of Indonesia. A semi‐structured, self‐administered questionnaire obtained socio‐demographic characteristics, knowledge, practices and attitudes related to menstruation, MHM and school absenteeism. School water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities were also assessed. Univariate weighted population prevalence was estimated and multivariable logit regression analyses applied to explore associations.
Results
A total of 1159 adolescent girls with a mean age of 15 years (SD = 1.8) participated. Most girls (90.8%, 95 …
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