Menstruation, Hygiene Practice and Menstrual Distress in Female Undergraduate Students

Background: Currently, there is no up-to-date survey on actual menstruation, including recent changes in the amount of menstrual blood loss women as age first menstruation decreases Japan. Also, few study has examined whether temperature clothing reflecting with basal body and other factors are related to menstruation-associated symptoms. Purpose: The aimed determine change number sanitary napkins distress during one cycle, predictive distress. Methods: samples were eight university students over 20. This was conducted from end June September 2020. They asked undertake following: length menstruation; loss; changing napkins; Japanese version Menstrual Distress Questionnaire (J-MDQ). J-MDQ consists 47 questions answered a scale 0 3, higher score indicating more severe menstruation-related symptoms, within week before, after menstruation. Multiple liner regression Friedman test statistical analysis. Results: volume increased drastically second day rapidly decreased third day. Napkin also most frequent day, however correlation between times total significantly than pre (P<0.05). duration flow associated J-MDQ. Conclusions: Appropriate needs be recommended improve for vulvar hygiene. highest