Knowledge of pre-menopausal woman regarding menopausal problems and its management in a selected hospital: A descriptive study

Shiny M Jose (Sr. Therese Jose)

Volume : VIII, Issue : XII, December - 2019

Knowledge of pre-menopausal woman regarding menopausal problems and its management in a selected hospital: A descriptive study

Shiny M Jose Sr. Therese Jose

Abstract :

The journey of women hood, two milestones in her life are menarche and menopause. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge of pre-menopausal women regarding menopausal problems and its management and prepare a self-instructional module on it. The research design selected was descriptive survey design. The area selected for the study was gynecology OPD and female medical and surgical ward of Holy Family Hospital, Thopdupuzha, Idukki. The study was carryout on women who belongs to age between 40-55 years and not attained the menopause and the sampling technique was purposive sampling. The tools used were demographic data and knowledge questionnaire on menopausal problems and its management. The data collected were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the study revealed that out of 60 women 6.66% had good knowledge, 76.66% women had average knowledge, and 16.6% had poor knowledge. There is a significant (P<0.05) association of knowledge with age, occupation, types of family, number of children and religion.