Exploring the practice of Iranian adolescent females during menstruation and related beliefs: a qualitative study

• Published in: BMC public health Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 1145
• Main Authors: Mirghafourvand, Mojgan, Ebadi, Abbas, Jahanfar, Shayesteh, Khorashadizadeh, Fatemeh, Shirzadi, Shayesteh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 24.04.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Analysis; Child development; Cold; Content analysis; Data analysis; Data collection; Female; Females; Food; Girls; Health behavior; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Humans; Interviews; Interviews as Topic; Iran; Lakes; Life span; Life Style; Lifestyles; Menstruation; Menstruation - psychology; Practice; Puberty; Qualitative analysis; Qualitative Research; Schools; Social networks; Teenage girls; Teenagers; Yogurt; Iran; Practice; Female; Menstruation; Adolescent

Menstruation is a natural occurrence that women experience during their reproductive years and may encounter many years throughout their lifespan. Many adolescent females lack accurate knowledge about menstruation, so they may face issues from receiving incorrect information from unreliable sources....