Knowledge of women about menopause in Qazvin

GH Hassanzadeh; S Yekkezare; S Vaziri; B Soroorirad; L Darki

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

The Official Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

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Knowledge of women about menopause in Qazvin

Author(s):

GH Hassanzadeh,

S Yekkezare^,*,

S Vaziri,

B Soroorirad,

L Darki

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 7, issue 4; 21-25

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:GH HassanzadehS YekkezareS VaziriB SorooriradL DarkiKnowledge of women about menopause in Qazvin.J Inflamm Dis.7(4):e154978.

Abstract

Background: Knowledge about signs and complications of menopause can reduce womens problems in this period of their life Objective: This study was conducted to determine the knowledge score of women about menopause in Qazvin . Methods: A questionnair about signs and complications of menopause was filled in by 977 women in Qazvin. The data were analysed with chi - square . test . Findings: The average age of participants was 31.2 , and mean knowledge score of 581 non - student participants was 38.95 16.67. Mean knowledge score were 48.43 16.72 , and 32.48 18.65 among 199 medical sciences students and 197 non - medical sciences students respectively .There was not significant difference between students and non - students knowledge score , while significant difference was found between education and knowledge score . ( p = 0.0 ) Conclusion: This study showed that the knowledge of women about signs and complications of menopause is less than what was expected . It is suggested that women specially students receive special educational program .

Keywords

Knowledge

Women

Menopause

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