Fifteenth International Conference on Sport & Society

Abstract

Management of menstrual cycle among early adult female students considered a crucial challenge to cope during the student life in the universities. Participation in university sports hold numerous benefits regarding empowerment of female students. Therefore, we aimed to examine the effect of sports participation on menstrual cycle management skills among the undergraduate female’s university students. For this, data was collected using cross-sectional research design from two hundred participants from them half were varsity athletes (Mean Age = 20.64 years, SD= 1.567) and half were non-athletes (Mean Age = 20.78 years, SD= 1.488). Menstrual cycle management skills and practices were measured using menstrual cycle needs scale that consisted of six components and thirty-six items. Independent T-Test analysis yielded that mean score of six components of menstrual cycle management including material and home environment needs, transport and university/sports environment needs, material reliability concern, change ad disposal insecurity, and rescue needs, were significantly higher among athletes compared with non-athletes. These findings showed that menstrual cycle management skills and practices were significantly better in female varsity athletes than those of their non-athletes’ counterparts. Findings suggest that athletic participation in the universities hold benefits with respect to menstrual cycle management skills and practices for young aged undergraduate females university students.