Menstrual poverty

perception of the role of residency and its impact on the health of those who menstruate

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Keywords:

Transcultural Nursing, Internship and Residency, Women's Health, Social Construction of Gender, Menstruation

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the perception of nursing residents in women's health and obstetric nurses who underwent training in the residency modality regarding the role of residency in minimizing the repercussions of menstrual poverty on the health of those who menstruate.

Method: Cross-sectional, descriptive, and exploratory study with a qualitative approach, following the recommendations of the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research (COREQ). The research was conducted with fifteen nurses through content analysis proposed by Bardin.

Results: The results were divided into six categories, guided by Leininger's Transcultural Care Theory, observing definitions, main complaints, behaviors, impacts, strategies, and the contribution of residency to the care of people who menstruate.

Conclusion: The health residency makes a significant contribution to the professional development of postgraduates; however, there is a lack of academic discussion on menstrual poverty and menstrual dignity, leading to strongly biologistic professional behaviors.

Author Biographies

Maria Eduarda Amorim Isidro Lins, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Nurse. Specialist in Women's Health, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Karyanna Alves de Alencar Rocha, Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Nurse. Master's degree in Nursing. Ribeirão Preto School of Nursing, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.

Ellen Cristina Barbosa dos Santos, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Nurse. PhD in Nursing. Professor at the Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Luana Cabral Peixoto, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

Nurse. Specialist in Women's Health, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, PE, Brazil.

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Lins, M. E. A. I., Rocha, K. A. de A., dos Santos, E. C. B., & Peixoto, L. C. (2026). Menstrual poverty: perception of the role of residency and its impact on the health of those who menstruate. Cogitare Enfermagem, 31. Retrieved from https://revistas.ufpr.br/cogitare/article/view/100069

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