The effect of education on adolescents' knowledge of menstrual characteristics and treatment-seeking behavior.

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Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) Pub Date : 2025-06-16 eCollection Date: 2025-01-01 DOI:10.1590/1806-9282.2025003

Ferdane Koçoğlu, Hilal Kurt Sezer, Semra Kocaöz

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Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of education on adolescents' knowledge of menstrual characteristics and treatment-seeking behaviors.

Methods: This quasi-experimental study was conducted on a total of 509 adolescents. Before and after the education, data were collected with structured questionnaire forms at 3-month intervals. The average age of the adolescents who participated in our study was 15.75±1.28 years.

Results: It was found that the treatment-seeking behavior of adolescents who stated that they had heavy and very heavy menstrual bleeding increased significantly after the education. Except for the duration and perception of menstrual bleeding and the number of days of heavy menstruation, those who reported that their menstrual bleeding deviated from normal in all other cases were significantly more likely to consult a physician.

Conclusion: It was determined that the education given to adolescents increased their awareness of the menstrual characteristics and treatment-seeking behaviors of those who reported heavy and very heavy menstrual bleeding.

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教育对青少年经期特征知识及求医行为的影响。

目的：探讨教育对青少年月经特征知识和求医行为的影响。方法：对509名青少年进行准实验研究。在教育前后，每隔3个月以结构化问卷形式收集数据。参与研究的青少年平均年龄为15.75±1.28岁。结果：经教育后，自述有重度和极重度月经出血的青少年寻求治疗的行为明显增加。除了月经出血的持续时间和感觉以及月经量大的天数外，那些报告在所有其他情况下月经出血偏离正常的人更有可能咨询医生。结论：通过对青少年的教育，可以提高他们对重度和重度月经出血患者的月经特征和寻求治疗行为的认识。

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