Comparison of Menstrual Symptoms in University Students with and without Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting
FGM/C is still common in Somalia. Our study results showed that having FGM/C may cause differences in dysmenorrhea and menstrual symptoms. Efforts to increase students' effective coping with menstrual symptoms and dysmenorrhea are thought to be useful.
Authors
- Eylül Yeşilyurt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3284-4470)
- Samira Hassan Mohamed (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5834-3733)
- Şerife Zehra Altunkürek (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-8313)
Institutions
- Ufuk University (TR)
- University of Somalia (SO)
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi (TR)
- University of Health Sciences (SO)
- University of Health Sciences Antigua (AG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Women s Health
- Published
- 2024-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/ijwh.s469902
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.54