Menopause Related Health Problems and Quality of Life of Menopausal Women from Urban Slums of Western Maharashtra: An Observational Study

Abstract

Introduction: During menopause, women may experience vasomotor, psychosocial, physical, as well as sexual dysfunction. Studies on menopausal issues and health demand priority in the Indian scenario due to the growing population of menopausal women as a result of their increased life expectancy.
 Materials& Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using a predesigned, structured questionnaire based on socio-demographic variables and menopausal symptoms as per the MEN-QOL questionnaire and administered by the investigator. Postmenopausal women coming to UHTC were selected purposively until the sample size was reached and interviewed. Data collected were coded and entered in an Excel sheet. Values were expressed in the form of frequency and percentages.
 Results: The mean age at menopause was 48.8 years. Most frequent menopausal symptoms were aching in muscle and joints (72.9%), feeling tired (65%), poor memory (61.4%), lower backache (49%), and difficulty in sleeping (54.3%). The vasomotor and sexual domains complained when compared to physical and psychological domains.
 Conclusion: The age at onset of menopause in an urban area of southwestern Maharashtra is 48.8 years which is four years more than the mean menopause age for Indian women. The most frequent menopausal symptoms were aching in muscle and joints, feeling tired and poor memory.

Community-based appraisal of menopause-specific health problems and quality of life among women of rural Western Maharashtra

“…A study done by Anandkumar et al . [ 17 ] among urban women reported 45 years as the mean age of the participants. A study done by Dąbrowska-Galas et al .…”

“…[ 6 ] reported similar findings while Anandkumar et al . [ 17 ] and Karma et al . [ 21 ] reported poor memory; Ganapathy et al .…”

To Assess the Utility of BASNEF Model on the Quality of Life among Perimenopausal Women in the Rural Community Setting

“…Considering all the above aspect, the investigator concluded that menopausal women need educational teaching program on perimenopausal care and to study the program's effectiveness on the level of depression and quality of life symptom, which occurs in 80% of the cases. [3][4][5][6]…”