An epidemiological cross sectional study to estimate the prevalence of the postmenopausal symptoms and assess the health seeking behaviour amongst the post-menopausal women aged 46-60 years in the rural area of District Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh
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Post-menopausal women, Postmenopausal Symptom, Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL)Abstract
Background: Menopause brings about various vasomotor, psychosocial and physical symptoms. Aim and Objectives: To estimate the prevalence of the postmenopausal symptoms and to determine health seeking behaviour for the postmenopausal symptoms. Methodology: It was done from March 2025 to June 2025 in rural area of District Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. The study participants who belonged to 46-60 years of age group and fulfilled inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique. The postmenopausal symptoms were assessed by Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL). Result: Total of 318 study participants were interviewed, 34.9% were found to have vasomotor symptoms, 26.7% experienced psychosocial symptoms and 53.1% had physical symptoms. Health seeking behavior was found in 38.7% of the study participants. On studying the association for vasomotor symptoms, statistical association was seen with the age group, marital status, education, and menopause duration, while for the psychosocial symptoms, the association was seen only with the age group and for the physical symptoms the association was found with age group, education, co-morbidities, menopause duration and the health seeking behavior. Conclusion: Post-menopausal symptoms are not an unusual problem in the postmenopausal women, and further studies are needed in regards to post-menopausal symptoms amongst the postmenopausal symptoms.
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