The Understanding and Perception of the Menstrual Cup Among Medical Students

Ganz, Chelene; Lever, Eliezer; Bredenkamp, Juane; Mponda, Lindiwe; Ramaru, Thabelo; Mazonde, Woniso; Chuene, Sekedi; Mbodi, Langanani

doi:10.1007/s13224-022-01661-8

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“…In addition, more than 12 billion used pads are dumped in India every year causing huge environmental issues. [6][7][8] On a long run tampon and sanitary pads are not economically viable and is not environment friendly. Menstrual cup is a good, safe and economical option for menstrual management that has been used globally.…”

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Knowledge, Acceptability and Misconceptions Regarding Menstrual Cup among College Students of Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ruth Abraham,

Maneesha Planthottathukunnel Rajan,

Sajithamony

et al. 2023

IJPHRD

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Background: Menstrual cup is a good, safe, hygienic, eco-friendly and economical option for menstrual management than other menstrual products. The present study aims to find knowledge, acceptability, and misconceptions of menstrual cup among female college students in Kerala. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted among 187 participants studying in Engineering or Arts College of Ernakulam district using consecutive sampling technique. A semi-structured expert validated questionnaire containing socio-demographic details and questions regarding awareness, acceptability and misconceptions of menstrual cup was used. Data was analysed using SPSS software.Results: Mean age of the participants was 20.49 ± 2.07 years. 40(21.3%) were aware of hand hygiene before insertion, 43(24.6%) knew average emptying time, 117(62.6%) sterilisation method, and 60(32.1%) knew regarding storage of cup. But only 2[1.07% (95% CI= 0.00 -2.5)] participants were using menstrual cup regularly. The main misconceptions regarding menstrual cup were, the insertion of device is painful [107(57.2%)], and someone with heavy menstrual flow cannot use the cup [48(25.7%)]. Conclusion:Knowledge and acceptability regarding use of menstrual cup were poor. Many misconceptions were still prevailing among the potential users. Proper awareness and health education should be implemented to increase its acceptability and to correct the prevailing misconceptions.

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Knowledge, Acceptability and Misconceptions Regarding Menstrual Cup among College Students of Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study

Ruth Abraham,

Maneesha Planthottathukunnel Rajan,

Sajithamony

et al. 2023

IJPHRD

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“…potential correlations between preferred menstrual products, social norms, and degree of social stigma using items obtained from Roberts (2004). Cultural and social factors can affect product preferences (Pokhrel et al, 2021;Ganz et al, 2022). The innovation-friendliness scale was used to investigate whether preferred menstrual products were associated with individuals' willingness to switch to new, untried products; the scale was obtained from the innovation-friendly items of Scherer et al (2017) and Klein et al (2020).…”

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Promoting menstrual cups as a sustainable alternative: a comparative study using a labeled discrete choice experiment

Prima Citta,

Uehara,

Cordier

et al. 2024

Front. Sustain.

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Plastic pollution is a global issue that endangers both human health and the ecosystem. Although interest in sustainable alternatives to single-use plastics has grown, their adoption has been insufficient, and menstrual products are no exception. Disposable menstrual products, such as sanitary napkins, continue to dominate over sustainable options like menstrual cups (MCs). Although studies on women’s perceptions and attitudes toward menstrual hygiene management have abounded, there is a lack of research on the development of promotional strategies for sustainable menstrual products. This study aims to fill this research gap by investigating consumers’ decision-making process in the face of a real-life option regarding menstruation products. In this comparative study, we conducted a labeled discrete choice experiment on consumers in Japan (n = 1,929), Indonesia (n = 2,031), and France (n = 2,067) to reveal their preferences for sanitary napkins, tampons, and MCs. The respondents from each country were divided into three groups (one control group and two treatment groups with information provided). The results showed that in all countries, the information regarding the cost-effectiveness of MCs (i.e., per-use cost) was unequivocally significant, whereas information about their health and environmental benefits was not. Access to free MCs can contribute to their adoption and alleviation of period poverty in all countries, with a relatively moderate acceptance in Japan. The results also showed variations across countries in consumer characteristics (attitude toward menstruation, innovation-friendliness, and green consumption) and the use and perceptions of MCs. Hence, tailored promotional strategies should be considered for each market.

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The Understanding and Perception of the Menstrual Cup Among Medical Students

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Knowledge, Acceptability and Misconceptions Regarding Menstrual Cup among College Students of Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study

Knowledge, Acceptability and Misconceptions Regarding Menstrual Cup among College Students of Kerala: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Promoting menstrual cups as a sustainable alternative: a comparative study using a labeled discrete choice experiment

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