MPNS-W: Menstrual Practice Needs Scale for Workplace Well-being in Kenya and Nepal

Allison P. Salinger's dataset contains validation data for the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale for the Workplace (MPNS-W) from a study of 892 working women in Kathmandu, Nepal and Nairobi, Kenya. The data was used for exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses to validate the four-factor scale and assess its association with well-being outcomes. The dataset was last updated on 2026-04 22 and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Validate psychometric scales for menstrual health in workplace settings based on the described factor analyses.
• Assess relationships between menstrual material access and psychological well-being based on the logistic regression results.
• Examine measurement invariance of a health scale across different cultural contexts based on the tests performed in Kenya and Nepal.
• Identify workplace intervention priorities by comparing sub-scale scores for material satisfaction, disposal, transport, and reliability.

Strengths

• Dataset is based on a sample of 892 working women, providing a substantive basis for analysis.
• The validated MPNS-W scale demonstrated good model fit, measurement invariance across two countries, and internal consistency.
• Study results show significant associations between scale scores and concrete outcomes like work absenteeism and confidence.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 30.6 KB, indicating limited raw data or a documentation-only file.

Provenance

Source

Allison P. Salinger via figshare.

Collection Method

Survey data collected from working women in urban Kenya and Nepal, analyzed using factor analysis and logistic regression.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 05:46:21; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Urban settings in Kathmandu, Nepal and Nairobi, Kenya.