Menstrual pain relief purchases reveal stark income-related healthcare disparities
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Menstrual pain relief purchases reveal stark income-related healthcare disparities
More than a quarter of women buying menstrual products also purchase pain relief at the same time-and those in lower-income areas are significantly less likely to do so-according to a new study published this week in the open-access journal PLOS Digital Health by Dr. Victoria Sivill of the University of Bristol, UK, and colleagues, which used supermarket loyalty card data to map menstrual pain disparities across England.
Supermarket receipts show trends in menstrual pain relief
More than a quarter of women buying menstrual products also purchase pain relief at the same time—and those in lower-income areas are significantly less likely to do so—according to a new study published this week in PLOS Digital Health by Dr. Victoria Sivill of the University of Bristol, UK, and colleagues. The work used supermarket loyalty card data to map menstrual pain disparities across England.
For many women, menstruation is accompanied by unpleasant symptoms such as mood swings, bloating, headaches, and abdominal cramps. To make that time of the month a little more bearable, many turn to painkillers. In fact, more than a quarter of women who buy menstrual products also take a box of painkillers to the checkout at the same time. Remarkably enough […] More science? Read the latest articles on Scientias.nl.
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