Abstract

*K. Priyanga and Rekha Udgiri

ABSTRACT

Background: The World Health Organization states menopause can only beconfirmed after 12 months of amenorrhea. The age of menopause ranges between45-55years, the average being 50 years. A woman during the menopause periodexperiences certain physical and psychological changes and faces various problemssuch as urogenital, psychological, social, cardiovascular, neurological problems etc.The aim of this study is to assess the health status of postmenopausal women andtheir symptoms in order to educate and make these women aware of symptoms,reduction of discomfort and enable them to seek appropriate medical care.Objective: 1. To assess the health status of menopausal symptoms in thepostmenopausal women aged 40-60 years. 2. To find association between sociodemographicfactors, health status with menopausal symptoms. Methods: Thiscross -sectional study was conducted among the urban people of Vijayapura district.A sample of about 264 participants was planned using a simple random samplingmethodology. Data was collected using semi-structured questionnaire by interviewtechnique. Results: Majority of the post-menopausal women belong to the agegroup of 51-55 years (37%). Age group of urban population was significantlyassociated with psychological domain with p values of 0.019.In the present studyvasomotor symptom shows significance with socio-economic status. Conclusion:This study will help to know about the postmenopausal symptoms related tomenopausal hormonal changes. Also the co-morbid conditions and deterioration ofhealth status during this phase. Based on the finding of the study postmenopausalwomen were sensitized for availing health facilities for their health problemsthrough counselling.