ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS REGARDING POSTMENOPAUSAL SYNDROME AMONG FEMALES IN QUETTA, PAKISTAN.
Author(s)
Haq N1, Khanda G2, Nasim A1, Khan S1, Ahmed N1
1University of Balochistan, Quetta, Pakistan, 2University Road, Quetta, Pakistan
OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to evaluated knowledge and awareness regarding postmenopausal syndrome (PMS) among the females in Quetta, Pakistan. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the females aged 30 years and above from January to September 2016. Knowledge regarding postmenopausal syndrome was assessed by a self-administrated structured questionnaire contain different questions related to PMS. Descriptive analysis was used to demonstrate the characteristics of the study population. Inferential statistics (Kruskal Wallis tests, p < 0.05) were used to assess the significance among study variables. RESULTS: A total of 550 distributed questionnaires, 447 were returned (with response rate of 81%). Mean age of the respondents was 38.06 ±6.194 years. Mean of the total knowledge score was 12.77±3.910. Fifty-three percent had adequate knowledge regarding postmenopausal syndrome and 47.0% had poor knowledge regarding postmenopausal syndrome.73.5% of the respondents were aware about the age of menopause. None of the demographic characteristics has statistical significant association with the mean knowledge scores of the study participants. CONCLUSIONS: The study respondents had poor level of knowledge about postmenopausal syndrome Healthcare professionals should give information to females about post-menopausal syndrome so that, the knowledge could be improved.
Conference/Value in Health Info
2017-05, ISPOR 2017, Boston, MA, USA
Value in Health, Vol. 20, No. 5 (May 2017)
Code
PIH54
Topic
Organizational Practices
Topic Subcategory
Academic & Educational
Disease
Reproductive and Sexual Health