Abstract
Menstruation is a natural process, and pain, an unpleasant symptom, negatively affects quality of life. The aim of this study is to determine women's cultural perception of pain during menstruation, traditional and complementary medicinal practices used to cope with the pain, and pain beliefs.
This study has a cross-sectional design. The sample of the study consisted of 892 women For data collection a questionnaire created by the researchers after literature review and the Pain Beliefs Questionnaire were used. 71.9% of the participants used traditional methods to reduce menstrual pain. Factors that affected the pain beliefs score were education level, health insurance status, longest region of residence, frequency of pain during menstruation, using painkillers, using traditional methods and factors causing pain (p
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Akdeniz Kadin Calismalari ve Toplumsal Cinsiyet Dergisi
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