Women's perception and experience of menopause: a community-based study in Alexandria, Egypt
| Autor: | I, Loutfy, F, Abdel Aziz, N I, Dabbous, M H A, Hassan |
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| Rok vydání: | 2007 |
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Employment
Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Marital Status Estrogen Replacement Therapy Age Factors Headache Focus Groups Middle Aged Urination Disorders Self Care Cross-Sectional Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Income Educational Status Humans Regression Analysis Egypt Female Women Menopause Factor Analysis Statistical Attitude to Health Fatigue Qualitative Research |
| Zdroj: | Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit. 12 |
| ISSN: | 1020-3397 |
| Popis: | To determine symptoms, perceptions and practices after natural menopause by women aged 50-59 years, we conducted a cross-sectional study of 450 women from Alexandria. The most frequently recalled symptoms were tiredness (96.0%), headache (95.1%), hot flushes (90.7%), skin wrinkles (90.7%) and decreased sexual desire (89.1%). About 91% of women had never heard about hormone replacement therapy; 42.7% would expose their body to the sun; 12.4% were moderately active the year before menopause. Multiple regression analysis indicated that women's knowledge about menopause was related to marital status, education and employment status; practices were related to pattern of menopause, age of menopause and income. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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