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Menstruation During Deployment: Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression.

PB2010103132

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Trego, L. L.
Page Count	80
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to develop and test the Military Womens Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression scale (MWATMS), a military-unique measure of attitudes about menstrual suppression in a deployed environment. A theory-based instrument development process was followed to create an instrument that would reflect military-unique aspects of the environment on attitudes toward suppression of menstruation. Three steps were followed to create and test the MWATMS: (1) Construct Definition and Content Domain; (2) Generating and Judging Measurement Items; and (3) Designing and Conducting Studies to Develop and Refine the Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a 9-item version of the MWATMS with three components that accounted for 83% of the variance in the data: stress effects, benefits to self, and environmental barriers. The results establish reliability and validity and warrant further testing for validation of this instrument. A measurement of womens attitudes toward menstrual suppression in a deployed environment will provide the knowledge base that military womens health practitioners need to guide women to optimal menstrual health during deployment. This will contribute to appropriate pre-deployment care and improved readiness for female soldiers.
Keywords	Menstruation Military personnel Suppression Deployment Oral contraceptives Nursing Military Womens Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression MWATMS(Military Womens Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression)
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Washington Univ., Seattle.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 01 Apr 06-32 May 08.
NTIS Issue Number	201012
Contract Number	HU0001-06-1-TS01 N06-001

Menstruation During Deployment: Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression.

Menstruation During Deployment: Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression.
PB2010103132

Publication Date	2009
Personal Author	Trego, L. L.
Page Count	80
Abstract	The purpose of this study was to develop and test the Military Womens Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression scale (MWATMS), a military-unique measure of attitudes about menstrual suppression in a deployed environment. A theory-based instrument development process was followed to create an instrument that would reflect military-unique aspects of the environment on attitudes toward suppression of menstruation. Three steps were followed to create and test the MWATMS: (1) Construct Definition and Content Domain; (2) Generating and Judging Measurement Items; and (3) Designing and Conducting Studies to Develop and Refine the Scale. Confirmatory factor analysis yielded a 9-item version of the MWATMS with three components that accounted for 83% of the variance in the data: stress effects, benefits to self, and environmental barriers. The results establish reliability and validity and warrant further testing for validation of this instrument. A measurement of womens attitudes toward menstrual suppression in a deployed environment will provide the knowledge base that military womens health practitioners need to guide women to optimal menstrual health during deployment. This will contribute to appropriate pre-deployment care and improved readiness for female soldiers.
Keywords	Menstruation Military personnel Suppression Deployment Oral contraceptives Nursing Military Womens Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression MWATMS(Military Womens Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression)
Source Agency	TriService Nursing Research Program/Uniform Services Univ. of the Health Sciences
Corporate Authors	Washington Univ., Seattle.; TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Supplemental Notes	Sponsored by TriService Nursing Research Program, Bethesda, MD.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept., 01 Apr 06-32 May 08.
NTIS Issue Number	201012
Contract Number	HU0001-06-1-TS01 N06-001