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- Title
Health issues of menopausal women in North India.
- Authors
Mahajan, Narinder; Aggarwal, Meenu; Bagga, Amrita
- Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the health status, age of menopause, and its symptomatology amongst Himachali middle-aged women. Materials and Methods: A community based cross-sectional study was done from Jul 07 to Jan 08. A structured questionnaire was given to 100 menopausal women from general community of Himachal Pradesh in Shimla. Results: Mean age of menopause was 44.54 years. Main symptoms associated with menopause were reported as fatigue (62%), hot flashes (56%), Cold sweats (52%), and backaches (51%). Other ailments associated with menopause were arthritis (25%), hypertension (23%), and diabetes (6%). Conclusion: Mean age of menopause was 44.54 years. Chief comorbid conditions were arthritis and hypertension.
- Subjects
HIMACHAL Pradesh (India); NORTH India; MENOPAUSE -- Risk factors; SYMPTOMS; FATIGUE (Physiology); ARTHRITIS; DIABETES
- Publication
Journal of Mid-life Health, 2012, Vol 3, Issue 2, p84
- ISSN
0976-7800
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0976-7800.104467