Objective: To know the relationship of physical activity, diet and menarche age with age of menopause at Posyandu elderly working area Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin. Methods:The research used quantitative analytic with cross sectional approach. The population is women aged 45-59 years in Posyandu elderly working area Puskesmas Pekauman. Samples were post-menopausal women aged 45-59 at Posyandu elderly working area Pekauman Community Health Center April 2017 amounted to 47 people, taken by accidental sampling technique. Data were analyzed using Chi-Square test with 95% confidence level. Results: 51% of respondents of normal menopausal age, 61.70% of respondents of normal menarche age, 78.70% of respondents not eating well, 53.20% of respondents of moderate physical activity. There was a relationship between menarche age and age of menopause (p = 0.012 <α 0.05). There was a relationship between physical activity and age of menopause (p = 0.029 <α 0.05). There was no association between diet and age of menopause (p = 0,524> α 0.05). Conclusion: Age of menarche and physical activity associated with age of menopause. Women are expected to prepare themselves ahead of menopause by doing enough physical activity.
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