Abstract
Menstrual hygiene is a complex issue that requires coordinated efforts at various levels, especially for adolescent girls. However, the lack of basic facilities like sanitary products, water supply, and a safe environment for changing pads limits their options for safe menstrual hygiene. To understand more about menstrual distress and self-efficacy among schoolgoing girls, we analyzed 6,681 publications from the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection and 4,974 records from 2008 to 2022. The study used CiteSpace 6.1.R6 software for a thorough analysis, including Document Co-citation Analysis (DCA) to identify important studies and research clusters, as well as keyword co-occurrence analysis to reveal emerging trends in the literature. Furthermore, temporal analysis was conducted to examine publication trends over time, showing a notable rise in research output, especially in the past five years. The research on menstrual distress and selfefficacy is primarily focused in countries like the United States, England, China, Australia, and Canada, and institutions like the University of California, University of London, Harvard University, Pennsylvania Commonwealth System of Higher Education, and the University of North Carolina. Keywords like distress, life event, psychopathology, memory, and salivary cortisol indicate emerging trends in this field. The Document Co-citation Analysis (DCA) revealed that the studies on young women in middle-income countries are the predominant cluster in the domain of menstrual distress and self-efficacy. This bibliometric analysis helps identify potential contributors for future research on menstrual distress and hygiene among adolescent girls.
Keywords: Adolescent Girls, Bibliometric Analysis, Menstrual Distress, Self-Efficacy.