S Lopez|Dani Barrington|Rocío Poveda Bautista|Santiago Moll López
Spanish menstrual literacy and experiences of menstruation
Universitat Politècnica de València|University of Western Australia|Universitat Politècnica de València|Instituto de Gestión de la Innovación y del Conocimiento|Universitat Politècnica de València
growing recognition important role menstrual health plays achieving health education gender equity yet stigmatisation taboo remain present negative emotions like fear shame dominate narrative speaking periods paper analyses formal informal menstrual education received spain understand role menstrual health literacy way menstruation experienced identify information would useful integrate formal menstrual education online survey 4000 participants aged 14 80 people willdohave previously menstruated menstruate conducted data gathered using digital platform typeform descriptive inferential statistical analyses performed spss software qualitative data thematically analysed using nvivo many participants declared received sufficient information menstruation prior menarche particularly physically manage furthermore negative emotions like shame worry fear recurrently reported describe menarche changed generations interestingly saw increase stress sadness increase perceived knowledge reproductive role menstruation observe reduction negative emotions people menstruate perceived sufficient information manage first bleeding recommended menstrual education beyond reproductive biology particularly including physically manage periods integrated school curricula menstrual education everyone including menstruatecan improve periods experienced spain