Prevalence of menopausal symptoms and its association with various factors among women in post menopausal age group: a cross-sectional study
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| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-208031
ABSTRACT
Background:
Menopause is an important time in women's life and it is a natural event in the process of aging. The onset of menopause heralds a time of diminished estrogen exposure, which may have both acute and chronic effect on health and quality of life.Methods:
It was a cross sectional study, conducted for a period of 3months i.e. June to August 2018 among post menopausal women in 8 selected villages with a sample size of 247.Results:
The common post- menopausal symptoms were joint and muscular discomfort, bladder problems, symptoms of dryness of vagina, physical and mental exhaustion. Factors like education, occupation, socio-economic status, marital status, parity, mode of delivery, age at menopause and BMI was related to one or more menopausal symptoms.Conclusions:
Proper and timely intervention among post menopausal women will help to reduce the symptoms and lead a better quality of life.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Risk factors
Year:
2020
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Article
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