Bullying com adolescentes escolares em diferentes contextos educacionais

Objetivo: categorizar a vitimização por bullying e cyberbullying em adolescentes. Método: trata-se de um estudo quantitativo, descritivo, exploratório, transversal, com estudantes adolescentes de duas escolas públicas e duas particulares que respondeream um questionário, em seguida, empregou-se o instrumento Multidimentional Peer Victimation Scale adaptado para a mensuração do bullying. Utilizou-se o teste Kruskal-Wallis para a comparação entre médias e a correlação de Pearson para relacionar as variáveis estudadas com as ocorrências de vitimização. Resultados: revela-se que aproximadamente 78% dos estudantes das escolas relataram, pelo menos, uma ocorrência de bullying nos últimos seis meses e 17% sofreram metade das vitimizações totais no mesmo período. Mostraram-se, pela média do bullying entre as escolas, diferenças significantes, e a comparação com dados da literatura indicou preocupação nos graus moderado e severo. Conclusão: conclui-se que as classificações das vitimizações foram consistentes com a literatura. Observaram-se diferenças nas características das vítimas nos diferentes contextos educacionais com a premência de ações interdisciplinares contra o bullying. Descritores: Bullying; Cyberbullying; Educação; Comportamento do Adolescente; Estudantes; Saúde Pública.AbstractObjective: to categorize victimization by bullying and cyberbullying in adolescents. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive, exploratory, cross-sectional study with adolescent students from two public schools and two private schools that answered a questionnaire, then the Multidimentional Peer Victimation Scale instrument was used, adapted to measure bullying. The Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare means and Pearson's correlation to relate the variables studied with the occurrences of victimization. Results: it is revealed that approximately 78% of school students reported at least one occurrence of bullying in the last six months and 17% suffered half of the total victimizations in the same period. Significant differences were shown by the mean of bullying between schools, and the comparison with data in the literature indicated concern in the moderate and severe degrees. Conclusion: it is concluded that the victimization classifications were consistent with the literature. Differences in the characteristics of the victims were observed in different educational contexts with the urgency of interdisciplinary actions against bullying. Descriptors: Bullying; Cyberbullying; Education; Adolescent Behavior; Students; Public Health.ResumenObjetivo: categorizar la victimización por bullying y cyberbullying en adolescentes. Método: este es un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo, exploratorio, transversal con estudiantes adolescentes de dos escuelas públicas y dos escuelas privadas que respondieron a un cuestionario, luego se usó el instrumento Multidimentional Peer Victimation Scale adaptado para medir el acoso escolar. La prueba de Kruskal-Wallis se utilizó para comparar medias y la correlación de Pearson para relacionar las variables estudiadas con los casos de victimización. Resultados: se revela que aproximadamente el 78% de los estudiantes escolares informaron al menos una ocurrencia de acoso escolar en los últimos seis meses y el 17% sufrió la mitad de las victimizaciones totales en el mismo período. Las diferencias significativas se mostraron por la media de la intimidación entre las escuelas, y la comparación con los datos en la literatura indicó preocupación en los grados moderados y severos. Conclusión: se concluye que las clasificaciones de victimización fueron consistentes con la literatura. Se observaron diferencias en las características de las víctimas en diferentes contextos educativos con la urgencia de acciones interdisciplinarias contra el acoso escolar. Descriptores: Acoso Escolar; Ciberacoso; Educacíon; Conducta del Adolescente; Estudiantes; Salud Pública.

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Attitude Towards Menstruation Among Female In-School Adolescents: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Southwest Nigeria

10.21203/rs.3.rs-42447/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Olufemi Oludare Aluko ◽

Jireh Ngozi Udechukwu ◽

Oluwaseun Anthonia Loto ◽

Ayoola Oluwaniyi Orisawayi ◽

Grace Ojodomo Ojogba ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Private Schools ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Menstrual Symptoms

Abstract Background: Menarche and menstruation are natural procedures in a girl’s transition to womanhood. Lack of awareness thereof, before menarche and stigmatizing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) perception and experiences predominate in low resource economies and influences attitude. The study aims to determine and compare the attitude of adolescents attending public and private schools on menstruation and MHM in the study area.Methods: The cross-sectional study recruited 357 respondents, comprising of 177 and 180 female adolescents from public and private schools through a three-stage sampling technique. The study administered a validated, semi-structured questionnaire that was facilitated self-administered. Descriptive and inferential statistics presented results, while binary logistic regression identified predictors of attitude at Pά0.05.Results: Except for religion, other socio-demographic characteristics (age, class, ethnicity, whom adolescents’ lives with, highest education and wealth) were significantly different between public and private schools. However, respondents in public schools were older (15.4±1.75 years) when compared with those attending private schools (14.3±1.18 years). On attitude, negative feelings and openness scales were significantly different between respondents attending public and private schools, while those of positive feelings, menstrual symptoms, acceptance of menarche and living with menstruation were respectively similar at Pα0.05. Overall attitude scale indicated a higher negative rating (87.4) when compared with a positive score (12.6%). With a positive attitude as a reference, ethnicity was the only negative attitude predictor (Pα0.05).Conclusions: Adolescents attending public and private schools have negative attitudes toward menstruation and MHM. Therefore, awareness and puberty education through ethnic constructs, on menstruation and MHM before menarche is indispensable to improve their attitude.

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“Students in public and private schools—which are at higher risk of drug use?”: A survey from Iran

10.21203/rs.3.rs-57494/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ali Bahramnejad ◽

Abedin Iranpour ◽

Nouzar Nakhaee

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Public Schools ◽

Drug Use ◽

Private Schools ◽

Private School ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private

Abstract Background Recent evidence from Western countries suggests that private school students are more prone to drug use. Such an evidence is lacking in Muslim countries. The aim of this study was to examine whether the risk of drug use is higher in private schools than public schools.Methods This cross sectional study was conducted on 650 tenth grade students of Kerman city, the center of largest province of Iran using cluster sampling. Well-validated questionnaires regarding current, lifetime substance use, and perceived use by classmates were utilized. Substances included in the questionnaire were waterpipe, cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, opium, methamphetamine, and Naas. Drug Use Tendency Scale was used to measure the attitudes of students towards drug use.Results The response rate was 93.7%. More than 82% of sample were public school students (n = 504). Current use of cigarette and marijuana was higher in private schools (12.2% and 3.0%, respectively) than public schools (4.4% and 0.5%, respectively) (P < 0.05). Perceived prevalence of cigarette smoking by classmates was higher among private school students.Conclusion Despite the popular belief that private schools are better than public schools regarding the risk of substance use, students who attend private schools may be at a higher risk of turning to some drugs comparing to public schools in Iran.

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“Students in public and private schools—which are at higher risk of drug use?”: A survey from Iran

10.21203/rs.3.rs-57494/v2 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Ali Bahramnejad ◽

Abedin Iranpour ◽

Nouzar Nakhaee

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Public Schools ◽

Drug Use ◽

Private Schools ◽

Private School ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private

Abstract Background : Recent evidence from Western countries suggests that private school students are more prone to drug use. Such an evidence is lacking in Muslim countries. The aim of this study was to examine whether the risk of drug use is higher in private schools than public schools. Methods : This cross sectional study was conducted on 650 tenth grade students of Kerman city, the center of largest province of Iran using cluster sampling. Well-validated questionnaires regarding current, lifetime substance use, and perceived use by classmates were utilized. Substances included in the questionnaire were waterpipe, cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, opium, methamphetamine, and Naas. Drug Use Tendency Scale was used to measure the attitudes of students towards drug use. Results : The response rate was 93.7%. More than 82% of sample were public school students (n=504). Current use of cigarette and marijuana was higher in private schools (12.2% and 3.0%, respectively) than public schools (4.4% and 0.5%, respectively) (P<0.05). Perceived prevalence of cigarette smoking by classmates was higher among private school students. Conclusion : Despite the popular belief that private schools are better than public schools regarding the risk of substance use, students who attend private schools may be at a higher risk of turning to some drugs comparing to public schools in Iran.

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“Students in public and private schools—which are at higher risk of drug use?”: a survey from Iran

Substance Abuse Treatment Prevention and Policy ◽

10.1186/s13011-020-00330-1 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Ali Bahramnejad ◽

Abedin Iranpour ◽

Nouzar Nakhaee

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Public Schools ◽

Drug Use ◽

Private Schools ◽

Private School ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Cluster Sampling ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private

Abstract Background Recent evidence from Western countries suggests that private school students are more prone to drug use. Such an evidence is lacking in Muslim countries. The aim of this study was to examine whether the risk of drug use is higher in private schools than public schools. Methods This cross sectional study was conducted on 650 tenth grade students of Kerman city, the center of largest province of Iran using cluster sampling. Well-validated questionnaires regarding current, lifetime substance use, and perceived use by classmates were utilized. Substances included in the questionnaire were waterpipe, cigarette, alcohol, marijuana, opium, methamphetamine, and Naas. Drug Use Tendency Scale was used to measure the attitudes of students towards drug use. Results The response rate was 93.7%. More than 82% of sample were public school students (n = 504). Current use of cigarette and marijuana was higher in private schools (12.2 and 3.0%, respectively) than public schools (4.4 and 0.5%, respectively) (P < 0.05). Perceived prevalence of cigarette smoking by classmates was higher among private school students. Conclusion Despite the popular belief that private schools are better than public schools regarding the risk of substance use, students who attend private schools may be at a higher risk of turning to some drugs comparing to public schools in Iran.

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Influence of Body Dissatisfaction on the Self-Esteem of Brazilian Adolescents: A Cross-Sectional Study

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph17103536 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 17 (10) ◽

pp. 3536

Author(s):

Francisco Nataniel Macêdo Uchôa ◽

Natalia Macêdo Uchôa ◽

Thiago Medeiros da Costa Daniele ◽

Romário Pinheiro Lustosa ◽

Paulo Roberto de Castro Nogueira ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Body Dissatisfaction ◽

Private Schools ◽

Odds Ratio ◽

Self Esteem ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

The Body ◽

The Self ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

Background: The present study investigated the influence of body dissatisfaction (BD) on the self-esteem of Brazilian adolescents. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out with 1011 students at public and private schools in the city of Fortaleza, Brazil. The body shape questionnaire and the Rosenberg self-esteem scale were applied. Chi-square test, Student’s t-test, Pearson’s correlation, the odds ratio and binary logistic regression were used. Results: The rate of low self-esteem was 33.8% in the adolescents; 27.8% of the adolescents presented some degree of BD, with severe BD in 5.8%. A significant low negative correlation was found between self-esteem and BD in all the adolescents. In the Odds Ratio analysis, it was observed that the odds of having low self-esteem increased in adolescents with BD as compared to adolescents without BD, being 3.85 times higher in females (CI 95%, 2.12–6.99), 2.83 times higher in males (CI 95%, 1.22–6.58), 5.79 times higher in adolescents attending public schools (CI 95% 2.06–16.26), and 2.96 times higher in adolescents attending private schools (CI 95%, 1.79–4.88). Conclusions: Low self-esteem affected one-third of the adolescents, both male and female. BD and education in public schools are predictor variables of low self-esteem in adolescents.

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Prevalence and determinants of overweight/obesity among school-aged adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a cross-sectional study of private and public schools

BMJ Open ◽

10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038667 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 10 (12) ◽

pp. e038667

Author(s):

Wegdan Baniissa ◽

Hadia Radwan ◽

Rachel Rossiter ◽

Randa Fakhry ◽

Nabeel Al-Yateem ◽

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Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

United Arab Emirates ◽

Private Schools ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Self Report ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Fat Percentage ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Private And Public ◽

Physically Inactive

ObjectivesTo estimate the prevalence and predictors of obesity among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingPrivate and public secondary schools.ParticipantsAdolescents aged 13–19 years; 434 (46.6%) from private schools and 498 (53.4%) from public schools.MeasuresSelf-report questionnaires were used to assess adolescents’ sociodemographic factors, fruit/vegetable (F/V) intake and physical activity. Participants’ weight, height, waist circumference (WC), hip circumference and body fat percentage (%BF) were measured, and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) and body mass index (BMI) were calculated. Overweight/obesity was determined by BMI ≥85th percentile for age, abdominal obesity (AO) (WC, WHtR and WHR) and %BF.ResultsA total of 34.7% of participants were overweight/obese (BMI ≥85th percentile) and 378 (40.6%) had high %BF. AO was noted in 47.3%, 22.7% and 27.1% of participants, based on WC, WHR and WHtR, respectively. Significantly more participants from public schools were overweight/obese (37.8% vs 31.1%) and had greater AO (based on WC, WHR, WHtR) compared with those from private schools. Predictors of obesity based on BMI were: consuming less than five servings of F/V (adjusted OR (AOR) 2.41, 95% CI: 1.73 to 3.36), being physically inactive (AOR 2.09, CI: 1.36 to 3.22) and being men (AOR 3.35, 95% CI: 2.20 to 5.10). Predictors of AO were being men (WC: AOR 1.42, 95% CI: 1.01 to 2.00; WHtR: AOR 2.72, 95% CI: 1.81 to 4.08); studying at public school (WHR: AOR 1.67, 95% CI: 1.06 to 2.66); being Emirati (WHR: AOR 0.62, 95% CI: 0.43 to 0.90); consuming less than five servings of F/V (WC: AOR 1.71, 95% CI: 1.27 to 2.30; WHtR: AOR 1.46, 95% CI: 1.05 to 2.03), and being physically inactive (WC: AOR 1.63; 95% CI: 1.13 to 2.35).ConclusionsFocused interventions are needed to combat obesity while considering AO indicators and BMI to diagnose obesity in adolescents.

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Predictors of physical activity for weekdays and weekends among adolescent – a cross-sectional study in Sarawak, Malaysia

Baltic Journal of Health and Physical Activity ◽

10.29359/bjhpa.07.1.04 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 42-50

Author(s):

WHYE LIAN CHEAH ◽

HELMY HAZMI ◽

CHING THON CHANG

Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Activity Levels ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Physically Active ◽

Physical Activity Levels ◽

Steps Per Day ◽

The Mean

Background: This study aimed to describe the patterns of physical activities both at weekends and on weekdays and to identify their associated factors. Material/Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted among secondary school students aged 13-15 years old in Kuching Division, Sarawak, Malaysia. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect socio-demographic information and to measure perceived barriers, self-efficacies and social influences. Anthropometric measurements were taken and used to determine BMI-for-age, while pedometers were used to assess the physical activity levels. Data were analyzed using SPSS. Results: A total of 474 students from six secondary schools participated. About 16% of the respondents were overweight and obese, majority of them males. The mean BMI was 21.21 ±12.93, higher among males. The mean steps per day were 6251.37±3085.31, with weekends recorded a higher number of steps. The number of steps among males was higher than among females. On weekdays, self-motivation scores significantly predicted the participants’ number of steps/physical activity rate (b = 521.43, 95% CI -72.78 to 1050.19). At weekends, lack of interest and knowledge scores (b = -427.82, 95% CI -837.72 to 17.92) and making choices scores (b = 737.41, 95% CI -197.94 to 1276.88) were significant to predict the number of steps/physical activity levels. Conclusions: These findings indicated the importance of investigating predictors of physical activity for weekdays and weekends. Thus, efforts should focus on how to motivate adolescents to be more physically active targeting the identified predictors for weekdays and week ends.

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Empathy levels and its relationship with various independent factors: a web-based cross-sectional study amongst medical students

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20204387 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 7 (10) ◽

pp. 4125

Author(s):

Ranu Rawat ◽

Parmal Singh

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

School Students ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Government School ◽

Web Based ◽

Clinical Empathy ◽

Poor Students ◽

The Mean

Background: Empathy is a critical construct in the context of the doctor patient relationship. Very few studies in India have previously assessed clinical empathy explicitly in medical students. The present study aimed to estimate and compare the empathy scores of the medical students with various independent factors and to determine the correlation between empathy scores and age of participants.Methods: A web based cross-sectional study was undertaken using a partly self-designed and partly pre-designed Jefferson scale of physician empathy (JSPE) questionnaire for data collection.Results: The mean empathy score of the students was found to be 98.79±12.02. Gender, type of schooling and personal rating of the student were found to have a statistically significant association on comparison. A low degree of statistically insignificant negative correlation (r=-0.1) between age and empathy scores was found.Conclusions: The mean empathy scores recorded in our study are lower as compared to those obtained by Western studies. Aptitude assessment at the time of Bachelor of medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) entry could improve the selection of students to those who possess more attributes necessary in a doctor. Orientation in empathy is also required for MBBS students as it is documented that clinical empathy level is amenable to change by empathy education. Males, government school students and very good and average to poor students need special attention to improve their empathy levels. Longitudinal empathy training could minimize the negativity of age on empathy levels in student.

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Conhecimento de escolares sobre aleitamento materno

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963.2019.241927 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 13 ◽

Author(s):

Roseanne De Sousa Nobre ◽

Maurilo De Sousa Franco ◽

Gyzelda De Barros Sousa ◽

Míria Kayny Da Silva Leão ◽

Hiugo Santos Do Vale ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

School Health ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

School Nursing ◽

Knowledge Level ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nursing Knowledge ◽

Sociodemographic Data ◽

Quantitative Descriptive

Objetivo: avaliar o nível de conhecimento de escolares sobre o aleitamento materno. Método: trata-se de estudo quantitativo, descritivo e transversal em escolas públicas com 752 crianças. Aplicou-se um formulário semiestruturado, em seguida, os dados foram processados e analisados utilizando-se o Excel® 2000 e o software SPSS®, versão 20.0, for Windows. Consideraram-se, para todas as análises estatísticas inferenciais, como estatisticamente significantes àquelas com p < 0,05. Resultados: investigaram-se 307 crianças e informa-se que 59,6% dos participantes eram meninas, 78% residiam na zona urbana e 48,2% das famílias recebiam menos de um salário mínimo. Revela-se que a grande maioria das crianças (57,7%) apresentou conhecimento regular sobre o aleitamento materno e 36,2%, insuficiente e não houve associação estatisticamente significante entre o conhecimento e os dados sociodemográficos. Conclusão: avaliou-se o conhecimento de escolares sobre aleitamento materno e conclui-se que as crianças têm um conhecimento insatisfatório no que se refere ao tempo de duração, à introdução de outros líquidos, quanto às vantagens do aleitamento e introdução de outro leite, bem como ao uso de mamadeiras e chupetas. Descritores: Aleitamento Materno; Saúde da Criança; Serviços de Saúde Escolar; Serviços de Enfermagem Escolar; Conhecimento; Cuidados de Enfermagem.AbstractObjective: to evaluate the knowledge level of schoolchildren about breastfeeding. Method: this is a quantitative, descriptive and cross-sectional study in public schools with 752 children. A semi-structured form was applied, and then the data was processed and analyzed using Excel® 2000 and SPSS® software version 20.0 for Windows. For all inferential statistical analyzes, we considered them as statistically significant to those with p <0.05. Results: 307 children were investigated and it is reported that 59.6% of the participants were girls, 78% lived in the urban area and 48.2% of the families received less than one minimum wage. It is revealed that the vast majority of children (57.7%) had regular knowledge about breastfeeding and 36.2%, insufficient and there was no statistically significant association between knowledge and sociodemographic data. Conclusion: the knowledge of schoolchildren about breastfeeding was evaluated and it was concluded that the children have a poor knowledge regarding the duration, the introduction of other liquids, the advantages of breastfeeding and the introduction of other milk, as well as how to use bottles and pacifiers. Descriptors: Breast Feeding; Child Health; School Health Services; School Nursing; Knowledge; Nursing Care.ResumenObjetivo: evaluar el nivel de conocimiento de los escolares sobre la lactancia materna. Método: este es un estudio cuantitativo, descriptivo y transversal en escuelas públicas con 752 niños. Se aplicó un formulario semiestructurado, luego los datos se procesaron y analizaron con el Excel® 2000 y el software SPSS®, versión 20.0 para Windows. Para todos los análisis estadísticos inferenciales, los consideramos estadísticamente significativos para aquellos con p <0.05. Resultados: se investigaron 307 niños y se informa que el 59.6% de los participantes eran niñas, el 78% vivía en el área urbana y el 48.2% de las familias recibían menos de un salario mínimo. Se revela que la gran mayoría de los niños (57.7%) tenían conocimiento regular sobre la lactancia materna y 36.2%, insuficiente y no hubo asociación estadísticamente significativa entre el conocimiento y los datos sociodemográficos. Conclusión: se evaluó el conocimiento de los escolares sobre la lactancia materna y se concluyó que los niños tienen poco conocimiento sobre la duración, la introducción de otros líquidos, las ventajas de la lactancia materna y la introducción de otra leche, así como el uso de biberones y chupetes. Descriptores: Lactancia Materna; Salud del Niño; Servicios de Salud Escolar; Servicios de Enfermería Escolar; Conocimiento; Atención de Enfermería.

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Attitude towards menstruation by female in-school adolescents: A comparative cross-sectional study in southwest Nigeria

10.21203/rs.3.rs-32272/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Olufemi Oludare Aluko ◽

Jireh Ngozi Udechukwu ◽

Oluwaseun Anthonia Loto ◽

Ayoola Oluwaniyi Orisawayi ◽

Grace Ojodomo Ojogba ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Schools ◽

Private Schools ◽

Negative Attitude ◽

Sampling Technique ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Attitude Scale ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Menstrual Symptoms

Abstract Background: Menarche and menstruation are natural procedures in a girl’s transition to womanhood. Lack of awareness thereof, before menarche and stigmatizing menstrual hygiene management (MHM) experiences predominate in low resource economies and influences attitude. The study aims to determine and compare the attitude of adolescents attending public and private schools on menstruation and MHM in the study area.Methods: The cross-sectional study recruited 357 respondents, comprising of 177 and 180 female adolescents from public and private schools through a three-stage sampling technique. The study administered a validated, semi-structured questionnaire that was facilitated self-administered. Descriptive and inferential statistics presented results, while binary logistic regression identified predictors of attitude at Pά0.05.Results: Except for religion, other socio-demographic characteristics (age, class, ethnicity, whom adolescents’ lives with, highest education and wealth) were significantly different between public and private schools. However, respondents in public schools were older (15.4±1.75 years) when compared with those attending private schools (14.3±1.18 years). On attitude, negative feelings and openness scales were significantly different between respondents attending public and private schools, while those of positive feelings, menstrual symptoms, acceptance of menarche and living with menstruation were respectively similar at Pα0.05. Overall attitude scale indicated a higher negative rating (87.4) when compared with a positive score (12.6%). With a positive attitude as a reference, ethnicity was the only negative attitude predictor (Pα0.05).Conclusions: Adolescents attending public and private schools have negative attitudes toward menstruation and MHM. Therefore, awareness and puberty education through ethnic constructs, on menstruation and MHM before menarche is indispensable to improve their attitude.

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