Objective: To determine knowledge levels, and attitudes and perceptions towards, menopause among highly educated Asian women in their midlife.ududStudy design: A cross-sectional survey.ududSetting: Five teaching institutions in Hyderabad, Pakistan.ududPopulation: In total, 200 out of 225 (89% response rate) teachers, lecturers and professors, aged 40–59 years, were surveyed in 2013 using a self-administered questionnaire.ududResults: The mean age of responders was 48 years. Premenopausal and perimenopausal women attributed for 58%, whereas 42% were postmenopausal. All women had a masters degree; 15% had a PhD degree. Forty-six percent of responders thought they had sufficient knowledge about the menopause and 87% had positive perceptions about it, with 76% feeling life was easier and calmer as a result of it. Reported negative perceptions included 30% of women experiencing feelings of grumpiness, irritability, altered work capability and loss of femininity. Health professionals were an information resource. of 60% of cases, only 5% of participants knew about hormone replacement therapy and none knew about available alternative therapies.ududConclusion: Despite the fact that the majority of women felt well informed and exhibited a positive attitude towards menopause, a strong urge for more knowledge was expressed. Public health care systems should mobilize resources and take measures to improve women’s awareness and knowledge about menopause-related changes through a variety of educational tools and media, including the Internet. A recommendation would be for physicians to provide more information about menopausal symptoms and also therapies to alleviate these symptoms, regardless of the patient’s socioeconomic background.
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机译:目的:确定受过高等教育的亚洲妇女中年的知识水平以及对更年期的态度和看法。 ud ud研究设计:横断面调查。 ud ud背景:巴基斯坦海得拉巴的五个教学机构。 ud人口:2013年,通过自我调查问卷对225位年龄在40-59岁的教师,讲师和教授中的200位进行了调查。 ud ud结果:受访者的平均年龄为48年。绝经前和绝经前妇女占58%,而绝经后妇女占42%。所有妇女都有硕士学位。 15%拥有博士学位。 46%的受访者认为他们对绝经有足够的了解,而87%的人对绝经有积极的看法,有76%的受访者认为生活更轻松,更平静。报告的负面看法包括30%的妇女有脾气暴躁,烦躁,工作能力改变和女性气质的感觉。卫生专业人员是一种信息资源。在60%的病例中,只有5%的参与者了解激素替代疗法,而对可利用的替代疗法一无所知。 ud ud结论:尽管事实上,大多数女性对更年期表现出了充分的了解并表现出积极的态度,表示希望获得更多知识。公共卫生保健系统应调动资源并采取措施,通过包括互联网在内的各种教育工具和媒体,提高妇女对与绝经有关的变化的认识和知识。无论患者的社会经济背景如何,建议医生均应提供有关更年期症状的更多信息以及减轻这些症状的疗法。
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