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Research Paper | Nursing | India | Volume 13 Issue 3, March 2024 | Rating: 4.8 / 10
A Comparative Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Post-Menopausal Symptoms and Coping Strategies Adopted by Employed and Unemployed Post-Menopausal Women Residing in Selected Areas of the City
Pramodini Balkrishna Butle
Abstract: Around 25.1% of the Indian populations belong to the middle age group, out of which 12.89% belong to the menopausal group. Menopause can also occur for various reasons including removal of the uterus, radiations, chemotherapy, gland disorder and poor health. The first sign of menopause is irregular periods. Objectives: To assess the knowledge regarding Post-Menopausal symptoms and coping strategies adopted by employed and unemployed Post-Menopausal women residing in selected areas of city, To assess the knowledge regarding Post-Menopausal symptoms and coping strategies adopted by employed Post-Menopausal women residing in selected areas of city, To assess the knowledge regarding Post-Menopausal symptoms and coping strategies adopted by unemployed Post-Menopausal women residing in selected areas of city, To compare the knowledge score regarding Post-Menopausal symptoms and coping strategies adopted by employed and unemployed Post-Menopausal women residing in selected areas of city and To find out the association between the knowledge and coping strategies score with their demographic variable. Materials and Methods: 100 post-menopausal women participated in this study. Quantitative research design was used. Non-Probability Convenient sampling technique was used to select the sample. The data were collected from selected area, using socio demographic data sheet and self-administered Questionnaire and coping scale. Results: 100 women participated in this study with that 2% of employed and 6% of unemployed postmenopausal women had good level of knowledge score, 40% of employed and 54% of unemployed postmenopausal women had average level of knowledge score, 52% of employed and 40% of unemployed postmenopausal women had good and 6% of employed postmenopausal women had excellent level of knowledge score. Whereas, in 4% of employed and 18% of unemployed postmenopausal women had average level of coping strategies, 90% of employed and 80% of unemployed postmenopausal women had good level of coping and 6% of employed and 2% of unemployed postmenopausal women had very good level of coping. Conclusion: The postmenopausal employed and unemployed women don?t have 100% knowledge regarding menopause. Coping strategies level is observed in an average range. During comparison it is found that employed postmenopausal women having good knowledge score and better coping strategies level than unemployed women.
Keywords: assess, post-menopausal, coping strategies, employed, unemployed, women
Edition: Volume 13 Issue 3, March 2024,
Pages: 1501 - 1504