Period poverty and mental health implications among college-aged women in the United States

• Published in: BMC women's health Vol. 21; no. 1; pp. 14 - 7
• Main Authors: Cardoso, Lauren F., Scolese, Anna M., Hamidaddin, Alzahra, Gupta, Jhumka
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 06.01.2021; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Child & adolescent mental health; College students; Demographic aspects; Depression, Mental; Education; Feminine hygiene aids; Food; Health aspects; Hispanic Americans; Hygiene; Low income groups; Medical research; Menstrual health; Menstrual products; Menstruation; Mental depression; Mental health; Period poverty; Poverty; Psychological aspects; Public health; Purchasing; Questionnaires; Risk factors; Sanitary products; Sexual orientation; Variables; Well being; Women college students; Womens health; Young adults; United States; United States > US; Sanitary products; Menstruation; Menstrual health; Period poverty; Mental health

The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency of "period poverty," or not being able to afford sanitary products, among university students, and associations with poor mental health. An online survey was conducted with a nationally-drawn sample (N = 471) of college-attending women...