Menopause is a natural stage
Prevalence and experience of menopause symptoms among university faculty members in Rakmhsu and India
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| ID | 15792002 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Victoria Funmilayo Hanson (0000-0002-4676-3455, Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, autor correspondente), Sneha Pitre (Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, autor correspondente), Vijaya Kumardhas (0000-0003-3803-6909, Ras al-Khaimah Medical and Health Sciences University, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2022 |
| Páginas | 3187-3197 |
| Data de publicação | 2022-04-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | International Journal of Health Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 2550-696X • E-ISSN: 2550-6978 |
| Editora | Universidad Tecnica de Manabi (PUBLISHER • EC) |
| DOI | 10.53730/ijhs.v6ns3.6326 |
| OpenAlex | W4224293840 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Referências citadas | 19 |
Menopause is a natural phenomenon occurring as women approach middle age, the transitional period in a woman's life when her ovaries start producing less of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone marking the end of her reproductive years. Due to a growing aging population and longer life expectancies, globally women will spend a significant portion of their lives in post-menopause. Women’s experiences, views, and responses to menopause that influences women’s daily life and well-being, may vary between different societies and cultures. Aim: To assess the prevalence and experience of menopause symptoms of university faculty members in RAKMHSU and INDIA. Cross sectional survey was carried out among thirty nine-university faculty by using purposive sampling technique. Menopause specific quality of life questionnaire was used for collecting the data and was analysed by using SPSS version 25. A total of 39 women participated in the study, the majority of women (76.9%) reached menopause after 45 years of age. Muscular and joint pain was experienced by majority (74.4%) of participants, followed by weight gain (71.8%) and insomnia (66.7%), the least reported symptom were ‘being dissatisfied with personal life’ and “Feeling depressed, down and blue” both at 10.3
Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Feeling · Gynecology · Menopause · Nonprobability sampling · Population · Quality of life (healthcare · Surgical Menopause · Demography · Estrogen and related hormone effects · Medicine · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments · Nursing · Phytoestrogen effects and research · Psychology · Social Psychology · Gerontology · Internal Medicine
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| Altamente citado | Não |