Menstrual Health Care Behavior and Associated Factors among Female Elementary Students in the Hualien Region

花蓮地區國小高年級女生經期保健行為及其相關因素探討

張玉婷(Yu-Ting Chang) ； 陳月枝(Yueh-Chih Chen)

《The Journal of Nursing Research》 16卷1期 (2008/03) Pp. 8-16

摘要

本研究主要目的在探討花蓮地區國小高年級女生之月經知識及經期保健行爲，並分析花蓮地區國小高年級女生個人基本資料、月經知識與經期保健行爲之關係。研究樣本來自花蓮地區12所國民小學之高年級女生，採分層、群集隨機抽樣法，有效樣本共417人。研究工具爲一結構性問卷，內容包括：個人基本資料、月經知識量表及經期保健行爲量表。結果顯示半數以上研究對象認爲每個月月經來對其情緒(74.8%)、日常生活(73.1%)、課業(61.6%)及交友(50.1%)有影響；國小高年級女生之整體月經知識答對率爲45.1%，原住民女生之答對率顯著低於非原住民女生；另經期保健行爲平均分數爲2.66（標準差0.82）。研究對象之初經心理準備度越足夠、月經知識得分越高、月經已來者，其越有能力執行經期保健行爲。根據本研究結果，研究者提出對家庭、學校之具體建議，期使花蓮地區國小高年級女生在面對每個月的月經來潮時，能採行適當的經期保健行爲，甚而藉此作爲喜歡自己身體的開端。

關鍵字

國小女生 ； 月經知識 ； 經期保健行爲

並列摘要

The purposes of this study were to measure menstrual knowledge, assess menstrual health care behavior and investigate the factors associated with menstrual health care behavior among fifth and sixth grade female students. The subjects were 417 female students from 12 elementary schools in the Hualien region of Taiwan. The stratified cluster random sampling method was adopted. The questionnaire used in the study consisted of three sections: personal information, a menstrual knowledge questionnaire, and a menstrual health care behavior questionnaire. The results of this study show that the majority of the respondents felt that menstruation had an influence on their emotions (74.8%), daily life (73.1%), schoolwork (61.6%), and social interaction (50.1%). The total correct response rate for the menstrual knowledge questionnaire was 45.1%. There was a significant difference between aboriginal and non-aboriginal female students in terms of the correct answer rate for the menstrual knowledge questionnaire. The mean score for menstrual health care behavior was 2.66 (SD=0.82). Elementary level female students who had better menarche preparation scored higher on the menstrual knowledge questionnaire, and those whose first period had already occurred felt more confident in their ability to execute proper menstrual health care behavior. The results prompted the recommendation to families and elementary schools to encourage students to improve their menstrual health care behavior during menses.

並列關鍵字

elementary female students ； menstrual knowledge ； menstrual health care behavior

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