Volume : 4, Issue : 7, July - 2015

Assessment the knowledge of Menopausal symptoms among middle age women in Basra city

Sundssbaqerdawood

Abstract :

<p>Menopause is natural and expected part of a women‘s development; it is a normal events that marks the end of fertility and child &ndash;bearing years. so it is vital to inform the women about risk factors and preventive strategies to avoid term disorders in this stage. A descriptive analytic study was conducted to identify women‘s knowledge and health practices regarding menopausal stage in Basra city. A purposive sample of (50) women data were collected by using a questionnaire format. During 5th November /2014 to 25th / March /2015). Descriptive statistical procedures (frequencies percentage and mean score) were used to analyze the data . The result of study showed that the highest percentage (40-45 ) years and low level of socioeconomic status and majority of them were Employed with. Institute level education Most of them were multipara (30%) ,and of them (54%) no have abortion . Most of them (40. %) Suffering of obese by using BMI calculi. Most of them had satisfied knowledge regarding to (Feeling exhaust &amp; fatigue) with high score ( 1.9 ),which is common symptoms‘ during this stage in this period of stud</p>