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

Autor: Saswatika Beura, Lipilekha Patnaik, Manisha Sahu
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: National Journal of Community Medicine. 12:374-379
ISSN: 2229-6816
0976-3325
DOI: 10.5455/njcm.20211120070507
Popis: 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
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