Determinants of menstrual cup use among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional study

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dc.contributor.authorCzekalski Lobascz, Brenda
dc.contributor.authorReis, Maria Beatriz de França
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Gabriella de Perez Monteiro e Tiburcio
dc.contributor.authorCruz, Danillo Christian de Oliveira
dc.contributor.authorDamaceno, Maria Jose Caetano Ferreira
dc.contributor.authorSartorao Filho, Carlos Izaias [UNESP]
dc.contributor.institutionMedical School
dc.contributor.institutionPhysiotherapy School
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-29T13:58:58Z
dc.date.available2023-07-29T13:58:58Z
dc.date.issued2023-03-01
dc.description.abstractObjective: To identify the determinants of menstrual cup use among medical students in Brazil. Methods: A cross-sectional study with an online survey regularly applied to matriculate women from Medical School in January 2021. Results: Of 277 women, 164 participated. The mean age was 22.26 ± 3.21 years. In all 136 women preferred external pads, 60 internal pads, 28 menstrual cups, and 11 did not use. Using a 1–10 scale, price, efficacy, sustainability, practice, vaginal health status, hygiene, and importance of internal genital integrity were investigated. Thirty-seven (22.56%) women related the use of menstrual cups in the last year. Using any method to reduce menstruation had an adjusted odds ratio (aOR) of 0.310 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.122–0.787). Concern about the environmental biodegradation had an aOR of 6.369 (95% CI 1.372–29.562); concern about intimal health had an aOR 1.996 (95% CI 1.183–3.368); and concern about internal genital integrity had an aOR of 0.824 (95% CI 0.682–0.995) for menstrual cup use. Conclusion: The significant independent factors for the use or adherence to menstrual cups were: women using a method to reduce their menstrual flow; concerning biodegradation; concerning vaginal health; with no concerns about manipulating their genitalia. The menstrual cup was used by 22.56% of a medical school in Brazil among undergraduate women.en
dc.description.affiliationEducational Foundation of Municipality of Assis Medical School, Sao Paulo
dc.description.affiliationEducational Foundation of Municipality of Assis Physiotherapy School, Sao Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUniversity Hospital Botucatu Medical School University of Sao Paulo State—UNESP, Sao Paulo
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniversity Hospital Botucatu Medical School University of Sao Paulo State—UNESP, Sao Paulo
dc.format.extent1007-1011
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.14450
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics, v. 160, n. 3, p. 1007-1011, 2023.
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ijgo.14450
dc.identifier.issn1879-3479
dc.identifier.issn0020-7292
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85138390112
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/248976
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjecteducation
dc.subjectfeminine hygiene products
dc.subjectmedical
dc.subjectmenstrual cup
dc.subjectmenstrual hygiene products
dc.subjectundergraduate
dc.titleDeterminants of menstrual cup use among undergraduate medical students: A cross-sectional studyen
dc.typeArtigo
unesp.author.orcid0000-0003-4710-3392[6]
unesp.departmentEducação - FCLASpt

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