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ArticleHealth promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals2025

A Scoping Review and Environmental Scan of Health Literacy and Resources Related to Menstrual Health for Aboriginal Women in Australia.

Talila Milroy, Jacqueline Frayne, Kate Smith, Dawn Bessarab

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Article in Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors.

Talila MilroyUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4200-6318
Jacqueline FrayneUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Kate SmithUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.
Dawn BessarabUniversity of Western Australia, Perth, Australia.

Funding

RACGP FoundationWomen's Health Research, Translation and Impact Network (MRFF)
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

issues addressedMenstrual health literacy is an important aspect of improved engagement, management and social participation linked to menstrual health and wellbeing. There is stark evidence surrounding culturally appropriate menstrual health literacy for Aboriginal women in Australia.

methodsThis scoping review sought to explore current menstrual health literacy programmes and resources in Australia with further interrogation of how these relate to Aboriginal women specifically. This project used the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) scoping review methodology to systematically map and explore menstrual health literacy programmes and resources in Australia and for Aboriginal women.

conclusionsSeven research articles and nine grey literature reports from Australia met the inclusion criteria. The grey literature was insightful in relation to community based and culturally appropriate approaches to improving menstrual health literacy. SO WHAT?: Further research is required to demonstrate how culturally safe menstrual health programmes and health literacy resources that address the psychosocial and cultural needs of Aboriginal women, can be appropriately co-designed, evaluated and adapted to the diverse geographical contexts, in partnership with and for Aboriginal women.

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Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PeoplesHealth LiteracyMenstruationAustraliaCultural CompetencyFemaleHumansaboriginal healthmenstrual health literacymenstruationscoping review

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PMID40177809
PMCPMC11966351

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