Affiliation:
1. Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Basra, Basra, Iraq
2. Department of Medicine, Alzahraa College of Medicine, University of Basra, Basra, Iraq
Abstract
Background:
To understand the prevalence of postmenopausal symptoms, their order in
frequency, as well as the age at onset of menopause in the community is an important step to provide
the best quality of care for menopausal women.
Objective:
The study aims to investigate the prevalence of postmenopausal symptoms, menopausal
age of onset and perception of menopause among women in Basra, Southern Iraq.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study was conducted in two major hospitals in Basra Southern Iraq
(Al Mawani Teaching Hospital and Al Shifaa General Hospital), from 1/1/2019 to 1/6/2019. Five
hundred participants were interviewed by a questionnaire.
Results:
The participants` age ranged from 41-65 years. The mean age at menopause was 47.7 ± 2.1
years. The most common complaints were hot flushes (70.8%) followed by back and joint pain
(49%), night sweats (32%) and insomnia (25.6%). There was a significant association between age
at menopause with body mass index (p=0.00) and the number of menopausal symptoms (p=0.009).
While there were no significant relationships between age at menopause and education status
(p=0.38), marital status (p=0.133), employment (p=0.86), or income (p=0.12).
Conclusion:
Despite the fact that the participants were aware of menopause and its natural occurrence,
a minority of them sought medical advice or received hormone replacement therapy. Hot
flushes are the most common symptom of menopause.
Publisher
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
Subject
Obstetrics and Gynecology
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