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‘It needs to be talked about earlier’ | The Conversation

by Nathan Cheetham | 22 May, 2024 | Advocacy & Policy, Research Reports and Publications

In Australia, the average age of the first period is about 13. But about 12% of children get their period between the ages of eight and 11. But even though a significant proportion of students are getting their first period as early as Year 3 or even Year 2, primary...

Menstrual Health Literacy and Management Strategies in Young Women in Australia: A National Online Survey of Young Women Aged 13-25 Years

by Nathan Cheetham | 16 May, 2024 | Research Reports and Publications

This study aimed to explore key aspects of menstrual health literacy and menstrual management in young people at school or in tertiary education. Data was collected from over 4000 young people about their contraceptive use, management strategies, sources of...

Confidence to manage menstruation among university students in Australia: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey

by Nathan Cheetham | 15 May, 2024 | Research Reports and Publications

This study aimed to understand the factors affecting university students’ confidence to manage menstruation at university. An online survey was completed by 410 participants who menstruate and study at an Australian university. Participants reported demographic...

Developing and trialling a school-based ovulatory-menstrual health literacy programme for adolescent girls: a quasi- experimental mixed-method protocol

by Nathan Cheetham | 14 May, 2024 | Research Reports and Publications

A review of international and Australian school-based resources suggests that teaching of the ovulatory-menstrual (OM) cycle is predominantly couched in biology. A whole-person framework that integrates spiritual, intellectual, social and emotional dimensions with the...

Progressing Toward Adolescents’ Ovulatory-Menstrual Health Literacy: A Systematic Literature Review of School-Based Interventions

by Nathan Cheetham | 14 May, 2024 | Research Reports and Publications

This study was designed to evaluate the extent to which school-based ovulatory-menstrual (OM) health interventions facilitate the Health Outcome Model’s domains of health literacy. Electronic databases and gray literature sources were searched from 1980 to 2019....

“What’s going on in my body?”: gaps in menstrual health education and face validation of My Vital Cycles®, an ovulatory menstrual health literacy program

by Nathan Cheetham | 14 May, 2024 | Research Reports and Publications

There is a high prevalence of adolescent girls with ovulatory menstrual (OM) dysfunction, which is associated with school absenteeism and mental health challenges. Low menstrual health literacy among this group has evoked calls to review OM health education. This...

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‘It needs to be talked about earlier’ | The Conversation

Menstrual Health Literacy and Management Strategies in Young Women in Australia: A National Online Survey of Young Women Aged 13-25 Years

Confidence to manage menstruation among university students in Australia: Evidence from a cross-sectional survey

Developing and trialling a school-based ovulatory-menstrual health literacy programme for adolescent girls: a quasi- experimental mixed-method protocol

Progressing Toward Adolescents’ Ovulatory-Menstrual Health Literacy: A Systematic Literature Review of School-Based Interventions

“What’s going on in my body?”: gaps in menstrual health education and face validation of My Vital Cycles®, an ovulatory menstrual health literacy program

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