Volume : 08, Issue : 06, June – 2021
Title:
26.ASSESSMENT OF SYMPTOMS AND QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG POST- MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN RURAL AND URBAN ANANTAPURAMU
Authors :
Dr. V Sreedhar, Dr. P. Ramakrishna Reddy, Dr. L Reddenna*, G. Nagendra Prasad, B. Nishkala, P.N. Mounika, Shaguftha
Abstract :
Introduction: Menopause is a biological event characterized by complexity of factors. On an average one third of the women’s life consists of the post menopause years, and health care programmes for women do not address concerns beyond reproductive ages. This study aims to assess the symptoms and quality of life among post-menopausal women in urban vs rural Ananthapuramu.
Method: This is a community based cross-sectional study in Ananthapuramu rural and urban using a multi stage stratified random sampling strategy. Structured interview schedule was used for data collection and analysis was done using different statistics.
Results& discussion: A total of 400 participants were included in the study. The present study findings show that the maximum quality of life score among post-menopausal woman was 22000. The quality-of-life score among postmenopausal women in urban area was 10995 the total score for rural area is 11,000 which is slightly higher than the urban area which indicates that the quality of life of postmenopausal women of rural area were found to be distressing than that of urban area.
Conclusion: The severity of symptoms was found more in urban women. The QOL in rural population where the symptoms experienced were less severe was average and better than the QOL in urban women having severe menopause symptoms and there is a need to address the menopause problem of post menopause women and establish health care centres for them.
Key words: Menopause, Menopause symptoms; Post-menopausal woman; Quality of life; reproductive ages; Rural; Urban
Cite This Article:
Please cite this article in press L. Reddenna et al., Assessment Of Symptoms And Quality Of Life Among Post-Menopausal Women In Rural And Urban Anantapuramu.., Indo Am. J. P. Sci, 2021; 08(06).
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