Bleeding during the pandemic: the politics of menstruation

Jahan, Nuzrath

doi:10.1080/26410397.2020.1801001

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“…In addition to affecting women's physical health, mental wellbeing and quality of life (1), menstruation-related symptoms are an important source of economic burden, through decreased productivity and increased absence from the workplace (36) and school (37). Exacerbation of menstrual symptoms during the pandemic may be further compounded by pandemic-related issues with living arrangements and privacy, access to and affordability of menstrual products and reduced availability and accessibility of sexual and reproductive healthcare services (38). Therefore, as the world continues to cope with and begins to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, there is a need for further research to help understand and mitigate the impacts of the pandemic on menstrual health, which could help to minimise gender-based health and social inequalities.…”

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the menstrual cycle: research gaps and opportunities

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Fraser²,

Sawyer³

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, discussions on social media and blogs have indicated that women have experienced menstrual changes, including altered menstrual duration, frequency, regularity, and volume (heavier bleeding and clotting), increased dysmenorrhea, and worsened premenstrual syndrome. There have been a small number of scientific studies of variable quality reporting on menstrual cycle features during the pandemic, but it is still unclear whether apparent changes are due to COVID-19 infection/illness itself, or other pandemic-related factors like increased psychological stress and changes in health behaviours. It is also unclear to what degree current findings are explained by reporting bias, recall bias, selection bias and confounding factors. Further research is urgently needed. We provide a list of outstanding research questions and potential approaches to address them. Findings can inform policies to mitigate against gender inequalities in health and society, allowing us to build back better post-COVID.

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the menstrual cycle: research gaps and opportunities

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Sawyer³

et al. 2021

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“…Hygiene practices such as the use of sanitary napkins are useful during menstruation to protect girls or women health (13). The closure of shops and shutdown of transport means less availability and accessibility of menstrual hygiene provisions(14). Further, the lockdown was also challenging for women’s and girls’ access to toilets in presence of male and elder family members for managing menstruation (15).…”

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Sociodemographic and access-related correlates of sanitary pads among college students in Lucknow during Covid19

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Gupta

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IntroductionSanitary napkin is an essential aspect of the Menstrual management materials for women and adolescent girls between menarche and menopause. Despite being an important issue concerning women and girls in the menstruating age group, access to menstrual hygiene products neglected during the COVID19 pandemic. Further, there is no evidence of the practice of menstrual hygiene products in Indian settings during this period. This paper investigates the prevalence of socio-demographic correlations of access to sanitary napkins among college students in Lucknow.MethodsAn online retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted in Lucknow in September 2020. In total, 1439 participants took part in the survey. After removing 55 participants, those quit the survey by clicking on the disagree button and 13 were not satisfying inclusion criteria. So the final samples were 1371, which were included in the analysis. Students of UG and PG currently studying in colleges in the Lucknow were eligible to participate. The data collection was anonymous. Responses were analysed using descriptive and bivariate logistic regression.ResultsIn this study, 1371 students were included, making a response rate of 96.2 percent. Nearly 12.5 percent of students reported about difficulty encountered during the lockdown. Muslims, Father education illiterate or upto12th, father occupation as farmer, monthly salary less than 25 thousand, residence as rural, and history of reusable clothes were more likely to face problems to access sanitary pads during the lockdown in Lucknow (P < .05).ConclusionsDuring COVID-19 lockdown, about 12.5 % of girls were dependent on either locally available resources as absorbents during menstruation or paid more to access in Lucknow. Because of the lockdown, many people have lost their livelihood. More than ever, economically low-income families are reluctant to spend on sanitary pads, which is why few college girls were going back to their previous handling periods by using rags.HighlightsThe prevalence of menstrual management products during Covid19 were unknownWomen and Adolescents in India suffer the shortages of Sanitary napkin during lockdownPrevalence of access to sanitary pads should emphasis different focal points

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MethodologyThe study adopted a mixed-method qualitative method integrating qualitative components based on open questions with a short structured questionnaire to elicit general social data and basic information on menstruation related health literacy developed for the study. We also decided to use a multi/transcultural approach by recruiting participants from different countries and cultures as culture has been identified as a major factor in menstrual practices and related

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“…The pandemic has been exacerbating existing inequalities between women and men in almost all areas of life [3]. However, menstrual discrimination (taboos, stigma, abuses, restrictions, discriminations) has not been studied in the context of the pandemic at least in Asia in spite of the well published earlier concerns in regard to the politics of menstruation during the pandemic by Jahan [11], by the first data published by Aolymat on women in Jordan [12] and several other authors [13][14][15].…”

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Status of Menstrual Dignity during the COVID-19 Pandemics

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The pandemic has been exacerbating existing inequalities between women and men in almost all areas of life [3]. However, menstrual discrimination (taboos, stigma, abuses, restrictions, discriminations) has not been studied in the context of the pandemic at least in Asia in spite of the well published earlier concerns in regard to the politics of menstruation during the pandemic by Jahan [11], by the first data published by Aolymat on women in Jordan [12] and several other authors [13][14][15].Therefore, this study was conducted to fill this gap mainly by contributing to a better understanding of menstrual dignity and the experiences of women and LGBTQI during menstruation and observed changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. MethodologyThe study adopted a mixed-method qualitative method integrating qualitative components based on open questions with a short structured questionnaire to elicit general social data and basic information on menstruation related health literacy developed for the study. We also decided to use a multi/transcultural approach by recruiting participants from different countries and cultures as culture has been identified as a major factor in menstrual practices and related

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Bleeding during the pandemic: the politics of menstruation

Cited by 23 publications

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The COVID-19 pandemic and the menstrual cycle: research gaps and opportunities

The COVID-19 pandemic and the menstrual cycle: research gaps and opportunities

Sociodemographic and access-related correlates of sanitary pads among college students in Lucknow during Covid19

Status of Menstrual Dignity during the COVID-19 Pandemics

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