Mothers' intentions to discuss menstruation-related topics with their daughters using the theory of planned behavior

these findings support the assumptions of the TPB as applied to mother-daughter menstrual health communication. These findings suggest that building self-efficacy and helping mothers feel responsible for educating their daughters about menstruation would be most important in attempting to increase mothers´ intentions to engage in mother-daughter communication on a wide variety of topics. Therefore, funding for parent-targeted programming should be allocated to increase parents' intentions to engage in mother-daughter communication. This programming should focus on helping mothers develop self-efficacy and a sense of responsibility for educating their daughters about multiple sexual and reproductive topics, including menstruation.