Awareness and Preparedness towards Post-Menopausal Life among Rural and Urban Women at Selected Areas of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Abstract

Menopause affects middle-aged women which may influence their quality of life. The hormonal influence of the menopausal period may cause variations in the physiological and psychological factors. 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 awareness and preparedness towards post-menopausal women in urban and rural areas of Trivandrum. The design used for the study was Descriptive comparative research. The samples collected for the study were rural and urban women under the age group of 35-45 years who have not attained menopause in Trivandrum District, Kerala. The sample size used was 600 (300 rural and 300 urban women) consecutive sampling technique was used. After the collection of data analysis was done by quantitative based on objectives and hypotheses. A t-test was used to compare the awareness and preparedness among rural and urban women. Chi-square is used to find out the association of findings with the variables. The mean awareness score of urban women was higher 15.87 (39.67) than the mean awareness score of rural couples 13.51 (33.77) with a Mean difference of 2.36. The mean preparedness score of urban women was higher at 10.84 (43.36) than the mean preparedness score of rural couples at 8.27.