[HTML][HTML] A study of the age of menopause and menopausal symptoms among women in a rural area of Tamil Nadu, India
Aim The aim of this study is to determine the age and symptoms of menopause, and attitude
and perception of postmenopausal women toward menopause in a rural area of Tamil
Nadu. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional observational study of 500 women in
a rural area of Tamil Nadu. Women aged 40 to 55 years who had attained natural
menopause and had cessation of menses for at least 1 year were included in the study.
Women who had attained surgical menopause or menopause secondary to medical illness …
and perception of postmenopausal women toward menopause in a rural area of Tamil
Nadu. Materials and methods This is a cross-sectional observational study of 500 women in
a rural area of Tamil Nadu. Women aged 40 to 55 years who had attained natural
menopause and had cessation of menses for at least 1 year were included in the study.
Women who had attained surgical menopause or menopause secondary to medical illness …
Abstract
Aim
The aim of this study is to determine the age and symptoms of menopause, and attitude and perception of postmenopausal women toward menopause in a rural area of Tamil Nadu.
Materials and methods
This is a cross-sectional observational study of 500 women in a rural area of Tamil Nadu. Women aged 40 to 55 years who had attained natural menopause and had cessation of menses for at least 1 year were included in the study. Women who had attained surgical menopause or menopause secondary to medical illness were excluded from the study. A self-structured questionnaire was used to collect information.
Results
The mean age of attaining menopause was 45.75±3.83 years; 87% women were symptomatic with at least one symptom. Majority of women (78.2%) had psychosomatic symptoms followed by vasomotor symptoms (55.8%); 68.4% women welcomed menopause with positive attitude; 19.4% women were indifferent and 12.2% women had negative attitude toward menopause. About 24% women felt that the symptoms of menopause were distressing; 23.2% women availed some form of treatment for their symptoms.
Conclusion
Many women are affected by menopausal symptoms. Some women are affected severely by these symptoms. Lack of awareness, economic factors, sociocultural factors, myths, and inaccessibility to health services can negatively affect the attitude of women toward menopause.
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