26. Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Females Regarding Menopause
Zertash Gill1, Muhammad Shahbaz Khaliq2 and Muhammad Sarwar3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitude of females regarding menopause.
Study Design: Cross sectional study
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Bahawal Victoria Hospital Bahawalpur from March 2016 to August 2016.
Materials and Methods: Total 177 menopausal women of age 45-55 years were selected. Women with gynecological malignancy, psychological illness and thyroid disorders were excluded. Demographic profile (Name, Age, Parity, Address and Contact) was also noted. A predesigned proforma was given to all women to determine the status of knowledge and attitude of females regarding menopause.
Results: Mean age was 50.84±3.03 years. Majority of the patients 96 (54.24%) were between 51 to 55 years of age. Mean duration of disease was 4.78±2.36 years. Mean BMI was 27.65±3.70 kg/m2. Mean knowledge score was 14.89±7.65 and mean attitude score was 4.57±2.39. The results of our study have shown 20 (11.30%) of the subjects with poor knowledge, 83 (46.89%) with moderate knowledge and 74 (41.81%) with good knowledge. This study has also shown 141 (79.66%) of the women with a positive attitude and remaining 36 (20.34%) with negative attitude towards menopause.
Conclusion: Findings of this study showed that there is no association of status of knowledge (poor, average, good) and attitude (positive, negative) with age, duration of menopause, BMI and parity. Key Words: Menopause, Knowledge, Attitude, Positive
Citation of articles: Gill Z, Khaliq MS, Sarwar M. Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Females Regarding Menopause. Med Forum 2017;28(10):105-109.