Perceptions and attitudes towards reproductive ageing among rural women in the Marrakech region (Morocco)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4682301 |
|---|---|
| Authors | R Lotfi (0000-0001-5868-8467), Mohamed Loukid (0000-0003-2995-2155, Cadi Ayyad University), Mohamed Kamal Hilali (Cadi Ayyad University) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 64-71 |
| Publication date | 2015-04-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cahiers du Centre de recherches anthropologiques (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1297-7810 • E-ISSN: 1777-5469 |
| Publisher | OpenEdition (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s13219-014-0107-4 |
| OpenAlex | W1508198224 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of climacteric symptoms and provide an assessment of perceptions and attitudes towards the menopause among rural women. The sample consisted of 643 women attending health care centres and living in rural areas around Marrakech. The women were interviewed using a structured questionnaire addressing the women’s socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics and their perceptions and attitudes towards the menopause and climacteric symptoms. Our results show that about 62.7% of the post-menopausal women felt that the menopause was a bad experience and perceived it as the start of aging and illness, as against 34.5% who considered the menopause as a natural stage in life or as making their lives easier. Their perceptions differed according to age. Among the menopausal symptoms reported, hot flushes and fatigue accounted for 96.5% and 94.9% respectively. Next in frequency were night sweats and joint pains, reported respectively by 88.9% and 87.3% of the women. The association between symptoms reported and perceptions of the menopause was statistically significant. Perceptions of the menopause were affected by many factors, making evaluation difficult
Climacteric · Cross-sectional study · Menopause · Perception · Rural area · Demography · Estrogen and related hormone effects · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments · Phytoestrogen effects and research · Psychology · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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