ArticleSexual and reproductive health matters2023
Seeking and encountering online information for menstrual health: a qualitative study among adolescent schoolgirls in Gianyar Regency and Denpasar City, Bali, Indonesia.
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- Defined by blood: lived experiences of menstrual health through the lifecourse among women in Zimbabwe - a qualitative study.BMJ open · 2026Article
- How well do women understand their menstrual cycles? Insights from 383,085 UK based women.Reproductive health · 2026Article
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Abstract
PLAIN LANGUAGE SUMMARY: Good quality information helps adolescents with their menstrual health. It supports them in realising their human rights. Many adolescents find information on menstrual health online through websites, social media, or health apps. Online information is increasingly important. But we know little about how adolescents access and use it for menstrual health. We conducted a qualitative study in junior high schools in two districts of Bali, Indonesia. 24 school girls aged 13-15 took part. We wanted to understand how they accessed online information and what they learnt from this about menstruation. We carried out five group discussions in each of four junior high schools. We also did five in-depth interviews, a solicited diary activity and participant observation. Our study confirmed that online sources were important for menstrual health information. Participants shared that they looked for menstrual health information through search engines. They also came across it via social media, especially the video platform TikTok. Many participants saw online information as positive. They felt it offered personalised, private, entertaining and convenient information. But there were also risks. Excessive information caused them to worry and misinformation reinforced menstrual myths. Our findings highlight the need for menstrual health programming and policy to take into account the role of online information. It would also commit to understanding the lived experiences of adolescents. Critical health and digital literacy could be part of puberty and health education. This would be very helpful in countries like Indonesia with growing digital engagement. PERNYATAAN BAHASA SEDERHANA: Informasi berkualitas memberikan remaja akses terhadap kesehatan menstruasi sekaligus mendukung kesadaran mereka akan hak asasi manusia. Mayoritas remaja mengakses informasi kesehatan menstruasi secara daring melalui situs web, media sosial, atau aplikasi kesehatan. Meskipun informasi daring semakin relevan, pemahaman kita tentang bagaimana remaja mengakses dan menggunakan informasi daring untuk kesehatan menstruasi sangat jauh dari kata cukup. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan kajian kualitatif pada 24 remaja putri berusia 13-15 tahun di sekolah menengah pertama di dua kabupaten di Bali, Indonesia (Kabupaten Gianyar dan Kota Denpasar). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memahami bagaimana remaja mengakses informasi daring dan apa yang mereka pahami dari informasi tersebut terkait menstruasi. Sebanyak lima kegiatan diskusi kelompok dilakukan di setiap empat sekolah menengah pertama. Selanjutnya, dilakukan lima wawancara mendalam, aktivitas buku harian singkat, dan observasi partisipan. Hasil dari penelitian ini menegaskan bahwa sumber daring berperan penting untuk informasi kesehatan menstruasi. Partisipan menyatakan bahwa mereka secara aktif mencari informasi kesehatan menstruasi melalui mesin pencari (Google) dan/atau menemukannya secara tidak sengaja melalui media sosial, khususnya platform video pendek TikTok. Sebagian besar partisipan berpendapat bahwa informasi daring membawa dampak positif. Selain itu, mereka menyatakan bahwa platform daring menawarkan informasi yang bersifat pribadi, rahasia, menghibur, dan praktis. Namun, terdapat risiko dari informasi daring tersebut. Terkadang terdapat informasi yang berlebihan yang membuat mereka cemas atau informasi yang salah yang memperkuat mitos tentang menstruasi. Dari penelitian ini dapat disimpulkan bahwa pentingnya program dan kebijakan kesehatan menstruasi untuk lebih memperhitungkan peran informasi daring dan berkomitmen untuk memahami pengalaman hidup remaja. Program atau kebijakan lebih lanjut dapat mengintegrasikan literasi kritis tentang kesehatan dan digital ke dalam pendidikan kesehatan dan pubertas, khususnya di negara-negara yang mengalami perkembangan digital yang pesat, seperti Indonesia.
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