Emotional and Psychosocial Aspects of Menstrual Poverty in Resource-Poor Settings: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Adolescent Girls in an Informal Settlement in Nairobi
Emotional and Psychosocial Aspects of Menstrual Poverty in Resource-Poor Settings: A Qualitative Study of the Experiences of Adolescent Girls in an Informal Settlement in Nairobi
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DOI：
10.1080/07399332.2012.740112
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发表时间：
2013-10-01
影响因子：
1.4
通讯作者：
Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi
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作者：
Crichton, Joanna;Okal, Jerry;Zulu, Eliya Msiyaphazi
我们引入月经贫困的概念，对全球南方资源贫乏环境中与月经有关的多种剥夺进行分类，并研究这如何影响肯尼亚城市非正式定居点少女的心理健康。我们使用的定性数据是通过34次深入访谈和18次与女孩、妇女和关键知情人的焦点小组讨论收集的。家庭贫困涉及影响女孩在家庭和学校的实际和心理社会挑战。它的情绪影响包括焦虑、尴尬、害怕耻辱和情绪低落。需要进一步研究月经贫穷如何影响女孩的心理和教育结果。
We introduce the concept of menstrual poverty to categorize the multiple deprivations relating to menstruation in resource-poor settings across the Global South, and we examine how this affects the psychological well-being of adolescent girls in an urban informal settlement in Kenya. We use qualitative data collected through 34 in-depth interviews and 18 focus group discussions with girls, women, and key informants. Menstrual poverty involved practical and psychosocial challenges affecting girls at home and at school. Its emotional impacts included anxiety, embarrassment, fear of stigma, and low mood. Further research is needed on how menstrual poverty affects girls' psychological and educational outcomes.