Menopause is a natural stage
Prevalence and experience of menopause symptoms among university faculty members in Rakmhsu and India
Keywords:
menopause transition, severity, aging, faculty, MENQOOLAbstract
Menopause is a natural phenomenon occurring as women approach middle age, the transitional period in a woman's life when her ovaries start producing less of the sex hormones estrogen and progesterone marking the end of her reproductive years. Due to a growing aging population and longer life expectancies, globally women will spend a significant portion of their lives in post-menopause. Women’s experiences, views, and responses to menopause that influences women’s daily life and well-being, may vary between different societies and cultures. Aim: To assess the prevalence and experience of menopause symptoms of university faculty members in RAKMHSU and INDIA. Cross sectional survey was carried out among thirty nine-university faculty by using purposive sampling technique. Menopause specific quality of life questionnaire was used for collecting the data and was analysed by using SPSS version 25. A total of 39 women participated in the study, the majority of women (76.9%) reached menopause after 45 years of age. Muscular and joint pain was experienced by majority (74.4%) of participants, followed by weight gain (71.8%) and insomnia (66.7%), the least reported symptom were ‘being dissatisfied with personal life’ and “Feeling depressed, down and blue” both at 10.3%.
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