Menstrual health and management during the COVID-19 syndemic in the Barcelona area (Spain): A qualitative study.

Autor:	Holst AS; Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.; Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain., Jacques-Aviñó C; Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain., Berenguera A; Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.; Departament d'Infermeria, Universitat de Girona, Girona, Spain., Martínez-Bueno C; Servei d'Atenció a la Salut Sexual i Reproductiva (ASSIR), Direcció Assistencial d'Atenció Primària, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain.; Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Research Group (GRASSIR), Barcelona, Spain.; Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain., Munrós-Feliu J; Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Research Group (GRASSIR), Barcelona, Spain.; Atenció a la Salut Sexual i Reproductiva (ASSIR) Muntanya/La Mina, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona Spain., Pinzón-Sanabria D; SomiArte Taller, Barcelona, Spain., Valls-Llobet C; Centro de Análisis y Programas Sanitarios (CAPS), Barcelona, Spain., López-Jiménez T; Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain., García-Egea A; Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain., Vicente-Hernández MM; Sexual and Reproductive Health Care Research Group (GRASSIR), Barcelona, Spain., Medina-Perucha L; Fundació Institut Universitari per a la Recerca a L'Atenció Primària de Salut Jordi Gol i Gurina (IDIAPJGol), Barcelona, Spain.; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra, Spain.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Women's health (London, England) [Womens Health (Lond)] 2023 Jan-Dec; Vol. 19, pp. 17455057231166644.
DOI:	10.1177/17455057231166644
Abstrakt:	Background: Available evidence suggests that menstrual health and management have been impaired during the COVID-19 syndemic. However, research in this area is scarce, and it is failing to voice the experiences of women and people who menstruate regarding their menstrual experiences. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the experiences of menstrual health and menstrual management among women and people who menstruate in the Barcelona area (Spain) during the COVID-19 syndemic. Design: This is a qualitative study, conducted taking a critical feminist approach, is embedded in the 'Equity and Menstrual Health in Spain' project. Methods: It includes photo-elicitation individual interviews with 34 women and people who menstruate in the area of Barcelona (Spain). Data were collected in person and through telephone calls between December 2020 and February 2021. Analyses were performed using Thematic Analysis. Results: Main findings navigated through the menstrual changes experienced by some participants, especially women living with long COVID-19, and the barriers to access healthcare and menstrual products during COVID-19. While some participants experienced menstrual poverty, this did not appear to be exacerbated during COVID-19. Instead, access to menstrual products was compromised based on products' availability and mobility restrictions. Menstrual management and self-care were generally easier, given that menstrual experiences were almost exclusively relegated to private spaces during lockdown periods. Conclusions: Our findings highlight the need to further research and policy efforts towards promoting menstrual health and equity, considering social determinants of health, and taking intersectional and gender-based approaches. These strategies should be further encouraged in social and health crises such as the COVID-19 syndemic.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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