Preparedness towards Post-Menopausal Life among Rural Women in Community Setting, Kerala

Abstract

Menopause is the period where the cessation of menstruation. Lack of knowledge can lead to changes in the women's attitude to adjust to the menopausal period. A quantitative study approach has used the study to assess the preparedness towards post-menopausal women in rural areas of Trivandrum. A study was conducted to compare the awareness and preparedness towards post-menopausal life among rural and urban women. The design used for the study was descriptive comparative research. The samples collected for the study were rural women under the age group of 35-45 years who have not attained menopause in the Trivandrum District. The tool used for data collection consists of three parts: part A- demographic data, part B- structured knowledge questionnaire and part C- checklist. After the collection of data analysis was done quantitatively based on the objectives and hypotheses of the study and to compute data, a master coding sheet was prepared. T-test was used to compare the awareness and preparedness among rural and the preparedness towards post-menopausal life among rural women was average level. The awareness level of post-menopausal life among urban women was slightly higher than that of rural women. The preparedness towards post-menopausal life among urban women was slightly higher than that of rural women.