State of Menstrual Health Education in 2024: Content Analysis of US K-12 Public School Education Standards.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 EDUCATION & EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

Journal of School Health Pub Date : 2025-08-12 DOI:10.1111/josh.70064

Emily Richardson, Page D Dobbs, Sarah Bemis, Hope Ballentine, Shristi Bhochhibhoya, Victor Kwaku Akakpo, Kylie Lovett

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Abstract

Background: Exploratory study aiming to assess the prevalence and time of initiation of menstrual health curriculum in US public school education standards by state.

Methods: US public school Kindergarten-12th grade education standards from each state's Department of Education website, including D.C. (n = 51), were searched for menstruation, menstrual, menses, menopause, period, menarche, reproduction, puberty, and growth and development.

Results: 25.5% (n = 13) of US education standards include menstruation. Of these, constructs of comprehensive menstrual health were recorded including abnormal menstruation (n = 6), menstrual hygiene (n = 6), menopause (n = 1), and stigma (n = 7). Education is initiated in 3rd-5th grade (n = 6) and 6th-8th grade (n = 7). One state required boys and girls to be taught separately. Parents opt-out choice is allowed in (n = 6) and (n = 6) requires certified teachers.

Policy implications: Isolating menstrual education as an independent framework is needed to advocate for educational inclusion in US public schools.

Conclusions: Menstrual health education is profoundly rare in US K-12 public education standards, despite 50 million students being impacted. Furthermore, comprehensive menstrual education does not currently exist in US education standards.

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2024年月经健康教育现状：美国K-12公立学校教育标准内容分析

背景：探索性研究旨在评估美国各州公立学校教育标准中开设月经健康课程的流行程度和时间。方法：从包括华盛顿特区在内的各州教育部网站上检索美国公立学校幼儿园-12年级教育标准（n = 51），检索月经、经期、月经期、绝经期、月经初潮、生殖、青春期、生长发育。结果：25.5% （n = 13）的美国教育标准包括月经。其中，记录了全面的月经健康结构，包括月经异常（n = 6），月经卫生（n = 6），更年期（n = 1）和耻辱（n = 7）。教育开始于3 -5年级（n = 6）和6 -8年级（n = 7）。一个州要求男孩和女孩分开接受教育。（n = 6）允许家长选择退出，（n = 6）要求有资质的教师。政策含义：需要将月经教育作为一个独立的框架来倡导美国公立学校的教育包容性。结论：月经健康教育在美国K-12公共教育标准中非常罕见，尽管有5000万学生受到影响。此外，全面的月经教育目前在美国的教育标准中并不存在。

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Journal of School Health 医学-公共卫生、环境卫生与职业卫生

CiteScore

3.70

自引率

9.10%

发文量

134

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Journal of School Health is published 12 times a year on behalf of the American School Health Association. It addresses practice, theory, and research related to the health and well-being of school-aged youth. The journal is a top-tiered resource for professionals who work toward providing students with the programs, services, and environment they need for good health and academic success.