Alon Peled, Arnon Afek, Gilad Twig, Eran Pras, Ygal Rotenstreich, Ifat Sher, Estela Derazne, Dorit Tzur, Barak Gordon
Myopia and Childhood Migration: A Study of 607 862 Adolescents
Ophthalmology
urinary tract infections reproductive tract infections pose significant health risks particularly among women living challenging conditions unhygienic menstrual practices exacerbate risks impacting physical psychological wellbeing study assessed association unhygienic menstrual care selfreported urinary tract infectionreproductive tract infection symptoms among refugee women addition explored association symptoms mental health specifically depressive symptoms study adopted crosssectional observational design study conducted january march 2023 involving 387 reproductiveage refugee women data collected included sociodemographic information urinary tract infectionreproductive tract infection symptoms addition used menstrual practice needs scale evaluate menstrual hygiene practices patient health questionnaire9 depressive symptoms statistical analysis performed using python version 3912 387 refugee women 9225 reported urinary reproductive tract infection symptoms previous 3 months factors like older age odds ratio 1764 95 confidence interval 10832873 pvalue 0023 lower family income odds ratio 0327 95 confidence interval 01380775 pvalue 0011 lower educational level odds ratio 0222 95 confidence interval 00680718 pvalue 0012 married odds ratio 0328 95 confidence interval 01880574 pvalue 0001 significantly associated urinary reproductive tract infection risk difficulties obtaining menstrual products thus reusing increased odds urinary reproductive tract infection diagnosis odds ratio 2452 95 confidence interval 14974015 pvalue 0001 women urinary reproductive tract infection symptoms exhibited higher patient health questionnaire9 scores without 1214 587 vs 999 586 pvalue 0001 respectively study highlights high prevalence urinary reproductive tract infection symptoms among refugee women residing camps jordan associated poor menstrual hygiene practices depressive symptoms reduce urinary tract infectionreproductive tract infection burden marginalized communities public health initiatives enhance healthcare accessibility provide reproductive education promote holistic wellbeing practices refugee women