Abdulaziz Alsolami, Michael Vaughan
Teacher attitudes toward inclusion of students with disabilities in Jeddah elementary schools
PloS one
reproductive health literacy menstrual health awareness play crucial role ensuring health wellbeing women people menstruate awareness ones menstrual cycle patterns associated symptoms help individuals identify manage conditions menstrual cycle premenstrual syndrome pms premenstrual dysphoric disorder pmdd digital health products specifically menstrual health apps potential effect positive change due scalability ease access primary aim study measure efficacy menstrual reproductive health app flo improving health literacy health wellbeing outcomes menstruating individuals without pms pmdd explored possibility use flo app could positively influence feelings around reproductive health management communication health menstrual cycle stigma unplanned pregnancies quality life work productivity absenteeism body image conducted 2 pilot 3month unblinded 2armed remote randomized controlled trials effects using flo app sample usbased 1 individuals track cycles n321 2 individuals track cycles affected pms pmdd n117 findings revealed significant improvements end study period compared baseline primary outcomes health literacy cycle tracking d111 t311573 p001 pms pmdd d120 t115376 p001 menstrual health awareness d397 t311771 p001 health wellbeing d344 t311594 p001 pms pmdd symptoms burden d708 t115544 p001 improvements also observed secondary outcomes feelings control management health d101 t311508 p001 communication health d093 t311241 p002 menstrual cycle stigma d061 t311273 p007 fear unplanned pregnancies d022 t311211 p04 track cycles well absenteeism work education due pms pmdd d167 t144249 p01 pilot randomized controlled trials demonstrate use flo app improves menstrual health literacy awareness general health wellbeing pms pmdd symptom burden considering widespread use affordability flo app findings show promise filling important gaps current health care provisioning improving menstrual knowledge health osf registries osfiopcgw7 httpsosfiopcgw7 osf registries osfiory8vq httpsosfiory8vq