Access to Menstrual Resources as a Public Health Issue in the US and Scotland

IF 0.3 0 HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Noelle Spencer
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Introduction: Menstrual health is an important and complex topic, one aspect of which is access to menstrual resources. Resources in this case will be understood to mean such factors as menstrual products, education, safe restroom facilities, and appropriate and accessible healthcare. Objectives: The objective of this paper was to answer the research question: "in what ways is access to resources related to menstruation a public health issue in the US and Scotland?"Methods: The Social Ecological Model (SEM) was used to structure analysis of the factors related to access to menstrual resources. Applying the SEM offers a novel approach to engage critical menstruation studies, and better understand how access to resources affects menstrual health and the experience of menstruation in the US and Scotland. Results: Factors explored at the four levels of the SEM were: individual (education, socioeconomic status), relationship (stigma and discrimination), community (menstrual leave, access to restrooms and healthcare), and societal (safety, sanitation, tampon tax, and national policies). Discussion: Study of access to menstrual resources through the SEM allowed for exploration of the separate and interconnected nature of factors at all levels. Understanding these interconnections is imperative to work toward equitable experiences of menstruation for all menstruators. Conclusion: The aim of this paper is to begin a conversation into the ways in which the different factors that relate to access to menstrual resources form a collective public health issue. Future research is needed to continue to track and to understand this issue over time. 
获取月经资源是美国和苏格兰的一个公共卫生问题
导读:月经健康是一个重要而复杂的话题,其中一个方面是获得月经资源。在这种情况下,资源将被理解为诸如月经用品、教育、安全的厕所设施以及适当和可获得的医疗保健等因素。目的:本文的目的是回答研究问题:“在美国和苏格兰,获得与月经有关的资源是一个怎样的公共卫生问题?”方法:采用社会生态模型(SEM)对月经资源获取相关因素进行结构分析。应用扫描电镜提供了一种新颖的方法来参与关键的月经研究,并更好地了解如何获得资源影响月经健康和月经在美国和苏格兰的经验。结果:SEM的四个层面探讨的因素是:个人(教育,社会经济地位),关系(耻辱和歧视),社区(月经假,洗手间和医疗保健)和社会(安全,卫生,卫生棉条税和国家政策)。讨论:通过扫描电镜研究获得月经资源的途径,可以探索各个层面因素的分离和相互联系的性质。了解这些相互联系对于所有月经来潮者获得公平的月经体验至关重要。结论:本文的目的是开始讨论与获得月经资源相关的不同因素形成集体公共卫生问题的方式。未来的研究需要随着时间的推移继续跟踪和理解这个问题。
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Open Library of Humanities
Open Library of Humanities HUMANITIES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-
CiteScore
1.30
自引率
20.00%
发文量
24
审稿时长
15 weeks
期刊介绍: The Open Library of Humanities is a peer-reviewed, open-access journal open to submissions from researchers working in any humanities'' discipline in any language. The journal is funded by an international library consortium and has no charges to authors or readers. The Open Library of Humanities is digitally preserved in the CLOCKSS archive.
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