Design and validation of a questionnaire to measure knowledge and attitudes towards menstruation in young people: escala Metcon (Botello-Hermosa 2018)

Abstract

Objective: Design and validate a specific instrument to assess myths, stereotypes, taboos, and knowledge about menstruation. Design: Instrumental study in which a questionnaire was designed and validated. Location: Faculty of Nursing, Physiotherapy and Podiatry of the University of Seville. Participants: 182 students. Interventions: Osterlind index, Cronbach’s alpha, KMO test (Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin), Bartlett’s sphericity test and Varimax method with Kaiser normalization. Main measurements: Myths, stereotypes, taboo and knowledge about menstruation. Results: Three factorial analyzes were performed, obtaining a general convergence value that explains 67.978% of the total variance and global reliability of .72422 items with 22 items and a construct validity that demonstrates the existence of 4 dimensions with.653 in the KMO test and 777.53 in the Barlett sphericity index (p .50). Conclusions: A useful and valid tool has been obtained to evaluate the myths, taboo stereotypes and knowledge about menstruation that allows an adequate management of it in primary care consultations and / or in the school environment.

Keywords

• menstruación
• experiencias menstruación
• tabú
• creencias populares
• salud de las mujeres
• educación