Exploring a sample of university students’ perceptions of menstruation
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Date
2016
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National Inquiry Services Centre (NISC)
Abstract
This study aimed to explore how a sample of young South African women constructed their perceptions of menstruation. The sample comprised 16 racially/ethnically diverse female university students (blacks = 4, whites = 2, coloured = 8; Christians = 11; Muslims = 5; aged 18 to 23 years). They participated in one of three focus group discussions on their constructions of menstruation. Findings from the discourse analysis indicated that the women perceive social control experiences of their menstruation—even in the context of medical understandings.
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Keywords
Menstruation, Social construction, Discourse analysis, Social control, Exploratory study, Qualitative research
Citation
Ismail, K. et al. (2016). Exploring a sample of university students’ perceptions of menstruation. Journal of Psychology in Africa, 26(4): 394-396.