A comparative study on postmenopausal symptoms in rural and urban women

Shilpa, K; Ugargol, Amit R

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“…Multiple studies have shown that urban women experience more symptoms than rural women. [ 23 24 25 ] However, this study shows that even though there was a significantly higher median psychosomatic score and combined total score as per the symptoms experienced by the urban and rural participants; there was no significant difference in the scores given for genito-urinary and musculo-skeletal symptoms.…”

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Prevalence of menopausal symptoms among women in Vadodara, Central Gujarat: The urban-rural divide

Shringarpure

Kharawala

Panchal

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Aim: The aim of this article is to estimate prevalence of menopausal symptoms among women in the menopausal age group and study the urban-rural differences. Methods and Design: Analytical cross-sectional study conducted in rural and urban field practice areas of a tertiary care center affiliated to Medical College, where 290 women (145 each from urban and rural areas) were interviewed to measure prevalence of menopausal symptoms. Forty-one symptoms were divided into ‘Psycho-somatic’ (17 symptoms), ‘genito-urinary (9 symptoms)’ and musculo-skeletal (5 symptoms) domains. The prevalence of each of these symptoms is reported as proportion and the differences in the median scores in the two groups were tested using Mann-Whitney U test. Results: From among 145 women each, in urban and rural settings, most common psychosomatic symptoms were physical exhaustion-fatigue (73.1%), difficulty climbing stairs (59.3%), sleep problems (45.2%), body ache (43.4%), and hot flushes (41.4%). Among the urban participants, most common was physical exhaustion (42.1%), difficulty climbing stairs (62.1%), anger (46.9%), sleep problems (45.5%), and irritability (42.1%), while among the rural participants they were physical exhaustion (66.2%), difficulty climbing stairs (56.6%), insomnia (54.5%), and body ache (46.2%). Most common genito-urinary symptoms overall and in rural areas were urinary urgency (35.9% and 38.6%), increased frequency of urine (31.7% and 37.2%) and incontinence (30% and 35.2% respectively). Among the urban women, common symptoms were urinary urgency (33.1%) followed by itching of private parts (30.3%) and increased frequency of urination (26.2%). Among musculo-skeletal symptoms, joint pain (74.1%, 74.5%, 73.8%) was the most common symptom followed by joint and muscular discomfort (71.7%, 73.8%, 69.7%) among the overall, urban and rural participants. There was a significant difference in the median psychosomatic score as per the symptoms experienced by the urban and rural participants (U = 36, Z statistic = 2.31, and P = 0.02). However, there was no significant difference in the scores for genito-urinary and musculo-skeletal symptoms; thereby, median scores under both these domains were almost similar in both urban and rural groups Conclusion: There was significant difference in the median psychosomatic score as per the symptoms experienced by the urban and rural participants however; there was no significant difference in genito-urinary and musculo-skeletal symptom scores.

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Prevalence of menopausal symptoms among women in Vadodara, Central Gujarat: The urban-rural divide

Shringarpure

Kharawala

Panchal

et al. 2022

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Correlation of Menopausal Symptoms with Serum Estradiol: A Study in Urban Indian Postmenopausal Women

Malik

Pokeria

Singh

2021

J Obstet Gynecol India

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Menopausal Symptoms: A Comparative Study among Rural and Urban Women of Eastern India

Beura¹,

Patnaik²,

sahu³

2022

Natl J Community Med

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Introduction: In India, socio-economic status, lifestyle, environment, facilities, utilization of resources, education, etc. are the major indicators for the classification in rural and urban population. Material and Methods: This study conducted among 210 rural and urban women in the age group of 40-60 years. Data were collected by using predesigned and pretested schedule and the Greene Climacteric Scale (GCS) was used. Results: The mean age of the participants was 49.20 ± 5.37 years. There were significant differences on the age of menarche, marriage, first pregnancy, first child delivery between the rural and urban women (P<0.05). Significant differences found about the knowledge regarding menopausal symptoms, age of attaining menopause, hormonal therapy, and discussion of menopausal symptoms among them. The most common symptom was loss of interest in sex reported by 72.4% of rural women and in urban muscle and joint pains (73.3%) reported by maximum participants. The menopausal symptoms like pressure or tightness in head and loss of interest in sex found significantly higher between the rural and urban women (P<0.05). Conclusion: Efforts are needed to educate and make the women aware of menopausal symptoms mainly in rural and counselling of all women is needed.

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A comparative study on postmenopausal symptoms in rural and urban women

Cited by 3 publications

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Prevalence of menopausal symptoms among women in Vadodara, Central Gujarat: The urban-rural divide

Prevalence of menopausal symptoms among women in Vadodara, Central Gujarat: The urban-rural divide

Correlation of Menopausal Symptoms with Serum Estradiol: A Study in Urban Indian Postmenopausal Women

Menopausal Symptoms: A Comparative Study among Rural and Urban Women of Eastern India

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