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Showing 1 to 20 of 86 for “"Menstruation"”.
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Foraging and Menstruation in the Hadza of Tanzania
… and qualitative documentation of forager women’s menstruation. The results demonstrate that Hadza women eat and share over 800 kilocalories outside of camp per person/day. They regularly give and receive food, including gifts of honey from men. Breastfeeding women are more likely to give gifts and …
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Menstruation and Contraception Patterns of Female Adolescent Transplant Patients
BACKGROUND New data and guidelines support the use of contraception in adolescents on immunosuppressants, however, there is no data regarding base knowledge and attitude toward contraception in this particular patient population. Our study addresses this gap by collecting information from …
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Pondering periods: Young women talk about menstruation in the age of menstrual suppression
… pill designed and marketed expressly to suppress menstruation, has been on the Canadian market since 2007 yet ‘menstruation by choice’ remains a controversial issue. This dissertation investigates menstrual suppression from the perspectives of experts in the field of women’s health and those of …
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Menstruation Matters: (De)constructing menstrual preparation as reproductive labour-work in rural Zimbabwe
… and socio-cultural beliefs associated with menstruation that are held by rural Ndebele women and girls in Zimbabwe. I examine the embodied experience of menstruation (ukungena esikhathini – in the African language, isiNdebele) as an in-road to locating gender gaps in international …
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Adult women with and without Autism Spectrum Disorder: Perspectives on the menarche/menstruation experience
… a holistic womanist approach. Research on menstruation and autism should replicate this study and devise a female/assigned-female-at-birth-only AQ-10 version.
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“Mate Ni Vula”, “Masina”, “Vaʻine Fakahēʻaho”, “Eikura” Pacific sports women’s knowledge and experiences of menstruation
… focuses on Pacific sportswomen’s experiences of menstruation, and in so doing, makes an important contribution to both literature on Pacific sportswomen, and research on menstruation in sport. Research on sportswomen’s experiences of menstruation has grown significantly over recent years, but …
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The Bloody Truth: A Psychological and Cultural Study of Menstruation as Lived and Experienced by Women
… research explores the experiential meanings of menstruation through protocol analyses of a sample of women. The findings demonstrate that women unfold personalized, menstrual meanings through relationships with others while being simultaneously influenced by the powerful bombardment of the …
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Data Flows & Menstruation: How Users of Period Trackers Navigate the Datafication & Commodification of their Menstrual Cycles
… about menstrual cycles. How is knowledge about menstruation shaped, controlled, and limited? I argue that menstrual knowledge is deeply shaped by ideas of normality, the imperative to conceal one’s menstrual status, and demands for menstrual management. I discuss how participants navigated these …
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An exploration of menstruation hygiene management among high school learners: the case of Fezeka High School, Gugulethu
Menstruation is an issue of great importance. Today, despite menstruation being a natural process, it affects the education of girls. A qualitative study was conducted in Gugulethu, where face to face interviews were conducted with nineteen girls from Fezeka High school. The purpose of the study …
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The perceptions of female youth regarding menstrual hygiene management (MHM) in Roodeplaat, Tshwane
Menstruation is an essential stage of any woman’s life and is a natural process of womanhood. This process requires knowledge, education, and necessary material to ease the experience of menstruation; however, these aspects are not always available or easily accessible. Menstruation is a phenomenon …
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Menstrual Equity within the Homeless Community: The Good, the Bad, and the Bloody
Homeless menstruation is a prevalent issue across the United States, however, there is currently a severe lack of academic literature on the topic. This paper is a call to action for feminist and public health scholars to conduct more theory-based research in order to implement effective and …
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The Menstrual Cycle in Psychotherapy: Interventions, Therapist Engagement, and Blind Spots
… is a dearth of literature on psychotherapy and menstruation, except for the treatment and diagnosis of issues associated with premenstrual distress. This study aimed to bridge this gap by investigating the frequency and context of discussions about the menstrual cycle, the factors influencing …
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How femininities are shaped by religion and culture: a comparative study of beliefs on 'pollution' during childbirth and menstruation in Hinduism and Christianity
… are shaped by notions of 'pollution' during menstruation and childbirth. These beliefs about pollution are thought to be part of religion and culture. This comparative study examines how beliefs on pollution differ in two groups of women namely Christian and Hindu women. The sample of women …
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An unconscious alchemy of the womb: How (Muslim) women’s experiences and feelings regarding menstruation and birth affect their attachment relationship with their child.
… Muslim women’s’ experiences and feelings of menstruation and birth and how they perceive this affects their attachment to their child. The objectives of which included giving a voice to Muslim women, providing a space where taboo issues could be discussed and discourse could be facilitated. …
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