A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG MENOPAUSAL WOMEN RESIDING IN POONCHERI VILLAGE, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Amutha.P; Ginu George; Manjula. T.R

Volume : VI, Issue : VIII, August - 2017

A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF DEPRESSION AMONG MENOPAUSAL WOMEN RESIDING IN POONCHERI VILLAGE, KANCHIPURAM DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Amutha. P, Ginu George, Manjula. T. R

Abstract :

A descriptive study to assess the level of depression among menopausal women among residing in Pooncheri village, Kanchipuram district, Tamil Nadu. The objectives were to assess the level of depression among menopausal women and to find out the association between the level of depression with the selected demographic variables of menopausal women. A non–experimental, descriptive design was used. Non–probability, convenient sampling technique were used with the sample of 50 menopausal women and personal information data was collected and Beck Depression Inventory used to assess the level of depression. Data was analyzed by inferential statistics and presented through tables and figures. Findings revealed that 43 (82%) of the menopausal women were normal, 6 (12%) of the participants have mild mood disturbance and only 1(2%) participant experienced moderate depression. It also revealed that variables like age, religion, educational status, occupation, age at menopause, history of any health problem, leisure time activity were found to be non– significant.