‘Everyone needs to be educated’: pupils’ voices on menstrual education
The findings highlight the lack of menstrual education received and subsequent impact of menstruation and menstrual-related symptoms in school and PE. The abundance of information requested by pupils highlights the deficit in understanding about how to manage periods in school and remain engaged in physical activity. Schools can utilise information from the current study to; create period positive environments; consider lesson content and format; and explore how to support girls to stay physically active in PE.
Authors
- Laura J. Forrest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8795-8347)
- Jessica Piasecki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9758-6295)
- Natalie Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2369-9881)
- Georgie Bruinvels (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9352-7228)
- Rebekah Williams
Institutions
- Swansea Bay University Health Board (GB)
- Swansea University (GB)
- University College London (GB)
- Nottingham Trent University (GB)
- University of the West of Scotland (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-024-01862-6
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- Menstrual Health and Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.43