Informatics Publishing Limited

Deepa Kannur ¹, Sunanda ltagi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Science, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

Assessing health status and menopausal knowledge of women to develop educational package. Menopause Rating Scale was used to assess age related physical and psychological decline. PGI health questionnaire was used to assess the health status, self structured questionnaire menopausal knowledge on 80 rural and 80 urban women of Dharwad and Bagalkotee districts of Karnataka. The results revealed that 37% of urban women had mild menopausal symptoms, while 35% of the rural women reported severe menopausal symptoms. There was significant difference between rural and urban women in menopausal symptoms. SES, age, education and occupation was negative and significantly related with menopausal symptoms. It was observed that only 8-28% of women had high menopausal knowledge. SES, age, education and occupation was significantly related and associated with menopausal knowledge. There was significant difference between rural and urban women of both the districts in menopausal knowledge. 25-40% of rural and 15-25% of urban women reported severely affected health status. There was significant difference between rural and urban women in health status. There was negatively significant relationship observed between health status with SES, education, occupation. There was negatively significant interrelationship between knowledge regarding care and management of menopause and menopausal symptoms and health status. Concluded that proper educational intervention is necessary to improve the health status and knowledge regarding care and management of menopause among menopausal women.

Keywords

Menopause, Health Status, Knowledge.

Full Text

     

Deepa Kannur ¹, Sunanda Itagi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Community Seienee, UAS, Dharwad, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The study aim to Depression, anxiety and stress among working and non-working women menopausal women. The Depression, anxiety and stress scale was used to know the psychological well being of women. SES scale was used to know the socio-economic status of family. The study conducted among working (n=40) and non-working women (n=40) in Dharwad. The results revealed that 54.17% of working women had severe depression, while 43.75% of non-working women in mild depression, 45.83% of working women in severe level of anxiety as well as stress. The results showed that there was significant ditference between working and non-working women with respect to depression, anxiety and stress. The results also revealed that there was non-significant association observed between SES and depression, anxiety and stress. The study concluded that proper educational intervention is necessary to manage the psychological aspects of working women and also educational intervention needed for coping strategies to overcome mental health problems.

Keywords

Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Mental Health, Women.

Full Text