Knowledge and Attitude of Females Regarding Menopause

Abstract

Objectives: To assess the knowledge and attitudes of females aged 45-55 regarding menopause.

Methodology: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from 1st January 2021 to 31st December 2021. Women presenting to the gynecology department with post-menopausal symptoms, including hot flushes, insomnia, weight gain, mastodynia, and headache, menopause duration greater than 1 year, age between 45-55 years and parity ranging from 1-5 were included. Women were interviewed using a questionnaire aimed at comprehensively assessing participants' comprehension and feelings towards menopause.

Results: The average age was 50.84 years. Knowledge assessment revealed that 11.30% had poor knowledge, 46.89% had moderate knowledge, and 41.81% had good knowledge. Regarding attitudes, 79.66% held a positive attitude, while 20.34% had a negative attitude toward menopause. Knowledge of the women regarding menopause among women was statistically significant according to education (p-0.001).

Conclusion: This study revealed that the majority of women possessed average to good knowledge and exhibited a positive attitude towards menopause. However significant correlation was observed between women's knowledge of menopause and their educational level.