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Physiological and Psychological Changes among Menopausal Women with a View to Develop Educational Pamphlet to Impact on the Lifestyle Strategies

Author(s) Prof. Dr. Vidyashri R, Prof. Suma L, Mrs Kalajyothi M
Country India
Abstract OBJECTIVES: 1.To assess the knowledge regarding physiological and psychological changes among menopausal women in selected rural communities.2. To find an association between knowledge regarding physiological and psychological among menopausal women with selected socio demographic variables.3. To develop and distribute an educational pamphlet regarding post-menopausal changes to impact on life style coping strategies. METHODOLOGY: The design used for the study was non-experimental descriptive study design. Samples included were 100 menopausal women of age group 45-55years, residing in rural area, Tumkur, Karnataka, India and non-probability convenient sampling technique was used. Permission was obtained from the concerned authorities to conduct study and informed consent was obtained from menopausal women. Data collection tool was developed from the researcher, which included by using self-administered questionnaire with two sections. Section 1- An interview schedule includes 9 items of demographic variables (Age, Religion, Education, Marital Status, Occupation, Family Monthly Income, Type of Family and Source of Information). Section II: Structured self-administered questionnaire to assess the knowledge of the menopausal women regarding physiological and psychological changes among menopausal women in selected rural communities. Major findings of the study including sample characteristics shows that highest percentage (36%) of the subjects were in the age group of 52-55 years, majority (64%) of samples belong to Hindu religion, majority (35%) of the subjects had primary education, majority (32%) of the subjects worked in private companies or did other jobs , many of (35%) of the subjects were having monthly family income less than Rs.10,000, majority (73%) of the subjects were married, majority (52%) of the subjects were from nuclear families, majority(41%) of the subjects got information from health workers. Results: Distribution of the subjects shows that majority of menopausal women 43% had moderate knowledge, 37% of them had inadequate knowledge and 20% had adequate knowledge. The mean percentage of knowledge is 56% and standard deviation is 2.455.
Keywords Key words: physiological and psychological changes, menopausal women, educational pamphlet, lifestyle strategies,
Field Medical / Pharmacy
Published In Volume 16, Issue 4, October-December 2025
Published On 2025-12-06
DOI https://doi.org/10.71097/IJSAT.v16.i4.9825
Short DOI https://doi.org/hbf83v
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