ArticleFrontiers in reproductive health2022
COVID-19 made it harder to access period products: The effects of a pandemic on period poverty.
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- Period poverty, housing and food insecurity, and mental health among college students in Hawai'i.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Article
- Menstrual Equity: A Survey Study with ZIP-Code Level Analysis.Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine : JABFM · 2026Article
- Period Poverty and Barriers to Menstrual Health Equity in U.S. Menstruating College Students: A Scoping Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Menstrual-related symptoms as red flags for school absenteeism among Norwegian adolescents (MINA): A cross-sectional study.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2025Article
- A pharmacist's role in increasing access to menstrual products: an education and advocacy approach.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2024Article
- Menstruation in the USA.Current epidemiology reports · 2023Article
- Period Poverty: A Neglected Public Health Issue.Korean journal of family medicine · 2023Article
- A bleeding shame: Period poverty, stigma and menstrual equity in a regional Australian university setting.Women's health (London, England)Article
- "For men, by men": Menstrual victimization and the weaponization of period products in carceral settings.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Measuring menstrual hygiene in high-income countries: A scoping review.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Background: Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, a few studies started to highlight the extent of period poverty in the U.S., especially among low-income women and girls. Preliminary data documenting the effects of the pandemic, subsequent economic downturn, and closure of schools and businesses on menstrual hygiene management are now emerging. Objective: This study explores the relationship between the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and period poverty among a nationally representative sample of U.S. adults. Methods: Cross-sectional, secondary analyses of a 2021 nationwide, self-administered, online panel survey used weighted logistic regressions to assess the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic making it more difficult to access products and missing work due to a lack of products. Responses from 1,037 menstruating individuals age 18-49 were included. Results: Overall, 30% of the sample indicated the COVID-19 pandemic made it more difficult to access period products, 29% struggled to purchase period products in the past year, and 18% missed work due to a lack of period products. Those who identified as Hispanic (aOR 2.06 95% CI 1.29-3.29) and had children under 18 (aOR 15.3 95% CI 1.03-2.26) were more likely to indicate that the pandemic made it harder to access period products. Subsequently, those who indicated that the pandemic made it more difficult to access period supplies were more likely to report missing work due to a lack of period products in the past 12 months (aOR 4.32 95% CI 4.69-6.94). Discussion: The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated period poverty, especially among those in the U.S. who struggle with accessibility and affordability of products. Future pandemic response planning should consider period products as a basic need for vulnerable households. In addition, policies that increase the affordability and accessibility of period products for all should help reduce menstruation-related absenteeism from work.
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