Menstrual health and genital hygiene status in adolescent girls and young women with cerebral palsy

dc.contributor.authorTurker, Duygu
dc.contributor.authorDogan, Hanife
dc.contributor.authorCoban, Ozge
dc.contributor.authorGoksuluk, Merve Basol
dc.contributor.authorOzengin, Nuriye
dc.contributor.authorYildirim, Necmiye Un
dc.date.accessioned2024-02-23T14:20:14Z
dc.date.available2024-02-23T14:20:14Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.departmentNEÜen_US
dc.description.abstractMenstrual health and genital hygiene behavior in patients with cerebral palsy (CP) is underrecognized, undertreated, and negatively affects quality of life. The aim of this case-control study is to compare menstrual health and genital hygiene behaviors in adolescent girls and young women with CP to a healthy women control group. Participants were invited to study via social media tools between August 2021 and February 2022. The study included 74 adolescent girls and young women with CP and 89 healthy women. Menstrual status with semi-structured questions, menstrual symptoms with Menstrual Symptom Questionnaire (MSQ), genital hygiene behavior with Genital Hygiene Behavior Scale (GHBS) were evaluated. The control group scored significantly higher on the MSQ sub-dimensions of negative effects somatic complaints (r = 0.396; p < .001), menstrual pain (r = 0.287; p < .001), coping methods (r = 0.291; p < .001), and total score (r = 0.395; p < .001), as well as the GHBS sub-dimensions of awareness of abnormal findings (r = 0.270; p = .001) and menstrual hygiene (r = 0.495; p < .001) and total score (r = 0.393; p < .001). People with CP had worse genital hygiene behavior, had less menstrual symptoms, and behaved differently about the menstruation symptoms. This study focused on adolescent girls and young women with CP who cannot easily express their own experiences and concerns, emphasized that their needs should be identified by determining their menstrual health and genital hygiene behaviors.Clinical Registration Name, Registration Number, Registration Date: Menstrual Health and Genital Hygiene Status in Cerebral Palsy and NCT04985045, August 2,2021.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/03630242.2023.2171175
dc.identifier.endpage250en_US
dc.identifier.issn0363-0242
dc.identifier.issn1541-0331
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.pmid36775296en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-85148291200en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage243en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/03630242.2023.2171175
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12452/13076
dc.identifier.volume63en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000932093100001en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofWomen & Healthen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAdolescenten_US
dc.subjectCerebral Palsyen_US
dc.subjectMenstruationen_US
dc.subjectMenstruation Disturbancesen_US
dc.subjectPainen_US
dc.titleMenstrual health and genital hygiene status in adolescent girls and young women with cerebral palsyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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