Abstract
The aims of the researchers were to develop and test initial psychometric properties of the Menstrual Health Instrument, a measure of menstrual health in adolescents that comprehensively evaluates menstrual health. Data were collected with a convenience sample of 230 Korean adolescent girls. As a result of exploratory factor analysis with the 29-item instrument, five factors were extracted: affective symptoms, somatic symptoms and school life, daily habits for menstrual health, menstrual cycle characteristics, and attitudes and perceptions on menstruation. The reliability and validity estimates indicate the Menstrual Health Instrument could be used for screening in school or community settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1090-1109 |
| Number of pages | 20 |
| Journal | Health Care for Women International |
| Volume | 39 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 Oct 3 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) grant funded by the Korea government (MSIP) (Grant no. NRF-2014R1A1A3049965) and the grant funded by Nursing Research Institute of Korea University.
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Keywords
- adolescence
- instrument development and validation
- menstrual health
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Professions(all)