ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Sukanya Chaikittisilpa

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Symptoms and Problems of Menopausal Womenn in Klong Toey Slum

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand, Vol. 80, No. 4, April 1997, Page 257-261.

รายละเอียด / Details:

This study was conducted to assess the symptoms and problems of postmenopausal Thai women in Klong Toey slum. the interview was randomly performed according to the home number by well-trained social workers and a standadized questionnaire was used. One hundred and nine-teen postmenopausal women were eligible for the study. The women were of low socioeconomic and educational background. Their mean age was 58.9+-6.9 years. The mean time since menopause was 7 years. the prevalence of the climacteric symptoms was as follows : vasomotor symptoms 72.3 percent, urological symptoms 80.7 percent genital symptoms 87.4 percent and psychological symptoms 98.3 percent. However, the prevalence of severe vasomotor, urological, genital and psychological symptoms which these women recognized as problems was 29.4 percent. 19.3 percent, 15.1 percent and 75.6 percent respectively. In conclusion the prevalence of climacteric symptoms of postmenopausal women in Klong Tley slum were high but the symptoms which these women recognized as problems were low. These women probably perceived these symptoms as a natural change of life.

Keywords: menopausal women, menopause, mental health problem, psychological symptoms, prevalence, epidermic

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 1997

Address: Department of Obstertrics and gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Chulalongkorn University

Code: 00000000102

ISSN/ISBN: 0125-2208

Country of publication: Thailand

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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