@article{ref1,
title="Period poverty and mental health implications among college-aged women in the United States",
journal="BMC women's health",
year="2021",
author="Cardoso, Lauren F. and Hamidaddin, Alzahra and Scolese, Anna M. and Gupta, Jhumka",
volume="21",
number="1",
pages="e14-e14",
abstract="BACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to examine the frequency of &quot;period poverty,&quot; or not being able to afford sanitary products, among university students,  and associations with poor mental health. <br><br>METHODS: An online survey was conducted  with a nationally-drawn sample (N = 471) of college-attending women to assess the  association between period poverty and depression. Period poverty was measured via  two questions designed for this study; depression was measured with the standard  PHQ-9. Multivariable logistic regression was utilized for analysis. <br><br>RESULTS: Among  our sample, 14.2% of women had experienced period poverty ever in the past-year; an  additional 10% experienced it every month. Compared to those who had never  experienced period poverty, adjusted analysis revealed that women with monthly  past-year period poverty were the most likely to report moderate/severe depression  (AOR = 2.34, 95% CI 1.09-4.99), followed by those who had experienced it ever in the  past year (AOR = 1.83, 95% CI, 0.99-3.38). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Many young women cannot  afford menstrual health products to meet their monthly needs, and this may impact  their mental well-being. Improved access to affordable menstrual products is needed  to support these young women.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1472-6874",
doi="10.1186/s12905-020-01149-5",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-01149-5"
}