Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study.
Period shaming is defined as any negative and/or disrespectful behavior in relation to the menstrual cycle and menstruating girls. It is suggested that period shaming may limit girls' potential and ability to fully participate in school and community activities. This study aims to examine the p...
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| author | Souphalak Inthaphatha Leyla Isin-Xiong Viengsakhone Louangpradith Valee Xiong Vue Xaitengcha Alongkone Phengsavanh Kimihiro Nishino Nobuyuki Hamajima Eiko Yamamoto |
| author_facet | Souphalak Inthaphatha Leyla Isin-Xiong Viengsakhone Louangpradith Valee Xiong Vue Xaitengcha Alongkone Phengsavanh Kimihiro Nishino Nobuyuki Hamajima Eiko Yamamoto |
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| description | Period shaming is defined as any negative and/or disrespectful behavior in relation to the menstrual cycle and menstruating girls. It is suggested that period shaming may limit girls' potential and ability to fully participate in school and community activities. This study aims to examine the prevalence and factors associated with period shaming among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). This was a cross-sectional study which was conducted during November 19-27, 2020. This study included 1,232 male students from secondary school grade 9 to 12 in Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR. Informed consent was obtained from the participants, parents/guardians, and teachers prior to data collection. The data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression was employed to examine factors associated with period shaming behavior among male students. The mean age of the participants was 16.4 years old. Of all the male students, 18.8% admitted that they had shamed girls during their menstruation at least once. Of those who committed period shaming, they shamed girls some of the times (63.2%). Male students who had consumed alcohol during the last month before the data collection day (AOR = 1.83, 95% CI 1.32-2.55, P<0.001), had heard of menstruation (AOR = 1.76, 95% CI 1.27-2.44, P<0.001), and those who had attended activities/classes about sexual reproductive health (AOR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.29-2.78, P<0.01), were significantly associated with period shaming behavior. In conclusion, a single focus on providing biological health education may not be enough to address menstrual stigmatization and taboos. The school curriculum should integrate other life skill education with reproductive health, such as respect and gender equality, to encourage behavioral changes among male students, to address menstrual stigma and to support and empower girls' menstrual health at school and in the community. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-da4d2ff79a42421898bb7939fcbfa0cc2023-07-22T05:31:45ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032023-01-01187e028814510.1371/journal.pone.0288145Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study.Souphalak InthaphathaLeyla Isin-XiongViengsakhone LouangpradithValee XiongVue XaitengchaAlongkone PhengsavanhKimihiro NishinoNobuyuki HamajimaEiko YamamotoPeriod shaming is defined as any negative and/or disrespectful behavior in relation to the menstrual cycle and menstruating girls. It is suggested that period shaming may limit girls' potential and ability to fully participate in school and community activities. This study aims to examine the prevalence and factors associated with period shaming among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). This was a cross-sectional study which was conducted during November 19-27, 2020. This study included 1,232 male students from secondary school grade 9 to 12 in Luang Prabang Province, Lao PDR. Informed consent was obtained from the participants, parents/guardians, and teachers prior to data collection. The data was collected by a self-administered questionnaire. Logistic regression was employed to examine factors associated with period shaming behavior among male students. The mean age of the participants was 16.4 years old. Of all the male students, 18.8% admitted that they had shamed girls during their menstruation at least once. Of those who committed period shaming, they shamed girls some of the times (63.2%). Male students who had consumed alcohol during the last month before the data collection day (AOR = 1.83, 95% CI 1.32-2.55, P<0.001), had heard of menstruation (AOR = 1.76, 95% CI 1.27-2.44, P<0.001), and those who had attended activities/classes about sexual reproductive health (AOR = 1.90, 95% CI 1.29-2.78, P<0.01), were significantly associated with period shaming behavior. In conclusion, a single focus on providing biological health education may not be enough to address menstrual stigmatization and taboos. The school curriculum should integrate other life skill education with reproductive health, such as respect and gender equality, to encourage behavioral changes among male students, to address menstrual stigma and to support and empower girls' menstrual health at school and in the community.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288145 |
| spellingShingle | Souphalak Inthaphatha Leyla Isin-Xiong Viengsakhone Louangpradith Valee Xiong Vue Xaitengcha Alongkone Phengsavanh Kimihiro Nishino Nobuyuki Hamajima Eiko Yamamoto Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study. PLoS ONE |
| title | Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_full | Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_fullStr | Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_short | Period shaming behavior among male students in Luang Prabang Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A cross-sectional study. |
| title_sort | period shaming behavior among male students in luang prabang province lao people s democratic republic a cross sectional study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0288145 |
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