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Sociocultural aspects of menstrual attitudes and premenstrual experiences in India

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  • Chaturvedi, Santosh K.
  • Chandra, Prabha S.

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Menstrual attitudes were studied in a group of 48 Indian women using the Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire, modified and adapted for Indian background. Attitudinal factors of menstruation being a natural, bothersome and debilitating event were studied, as also denial of the event and healthy/ unhealthy attitudes. High rating was seen in menstruation being perceived as a natural event and least as a debilitating one. Older women considered menstruation as a natural event. Relating premenstrual experiences to attitudes, it was observed that distressful symptoms correlated significantly with debilitating and unhealthy attitudes. Similarly, premenstrual well-being correlated highly with naturalness attitudes, thereby suggesting that the personal experiences are likely to influence the menstrual attitudes.

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  • Chaturvedi, Santosh K. & Chandra, Prabha S., 1991. "Sociocultural aspects of menstrual attitudes and premenstrual experiences in India," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 32(3), pages 349-351, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:32:y:1991:i:3:p:349-351
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    1. Punita Bhatt & Supriya Garikipati, "undated". "Culture, Collectivism and Empowerment: The Role of Feminist Ideologies in Women’s Work and Organization," Working Papers 202108, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics.
    2. Supriya Garikipati & Penelope A. Phillips-Howard, "undated". "What’s the Bleeding Problem? Period Poverty, Information Failure and Consumer Preferences in the Global South," Working Papers 202107, University of Liverpool, Department of Economics.

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