Menstrual characteristics, menstrual anxiety and school attendance among adolescents in Uganda: a longitudinal study

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 410 - 12
• Main Authors: Tanton, Clare, Nakuya, Kevin, Kansiime, Catherine, Hytti, Laura, Torondel, Belen, Francis, Suzanna C., Namirembe, Prossy, Nakalema, Shamirah, Nalugya, Ruth, Musoke, Saidat Namuli, Neema, Stella, Ross, David A., Bonell, Chris, Seeley, Janet, Weiss, Helen A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.12.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Absenteeism; Adolescence; Adolescent; Anxiety; Anxiety - epidemiology; Anxiety in teenagers; Anxiety in youth; Care and treatment; Demographic aspects; Diaries; Education; Educational aspects; Female; Girls; Health aspects; Health education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health promotion; Humans; Hygiene - education; Intervention; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Menstruation; Pain; Pediatrics; Pilot Projects; Psychological aspects; Puberty; Quantitative research; Questionnaires; School attendance; Schools; Secondary school students; Secondary schools; Systematic review; Teenagers; Uganda - epidemiology; Variables; Womens health; Uganda

Qualitative data show negative impacts of menstruation on health and education in many settings, but there are few longitudinal quantitative studies of the impact of menstruation. We analyse associations with menstrual anxiety and school attendance in a study of Ugandan secondary school students. Da...