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Menopausal Symptoms among Postmenopausal Women of a Selected Municipality: A Cross-sectional Survey

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creativeworkseries.issnJNMA Print ISSN: 0028-2715; Online ISSN: 1815-672X
dc.contributor.authorSharma, Sitasma
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Laxmi
dc.contributor.authorKarmacharya, Isha
dc.contributor.authorKaphle, Maheshor
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-13T04:49:30Z
dc.date.available2026-02-13T04:49:30Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.descriptionSitasma Sharma Nepal Health Research Council, Ramshah Path, Kathmandu, Nepal Laxmi Adhikari Department of Public Health, Central Institute of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal Isha Karmacharya Department of Public Health, Central Institute of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2840-4181 Maheshor Kaphle Department of Public Health, Central Institute of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8121-6206
dc.description.abstractAbstract: Introduction: Postmenopausal women experience various menopause-specific somatic, psychological, and urogenital symptoms which tend to affect their overall well-being. However, there is a scant focus on menopausal health problems of postmenopausal women in Nepal. The aim of the study was to find out the prevalence of menopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women of a Municipality. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted in selected wards of Tokha Municipality of Kathmandu district among postmenopausal women aged 45-60 years from September to October 2019. Ethical approval was taken from the Ethical Review Board, Nepal Health Research Council (reference number 694). Random sampling was used as the sampling technique. Face-to-face interview was used for data collection while a semi-structured interview schedule including the Nepali version of Menopause Rating Scale was used as a tool for measuring menopausal symptoms. EpiData version 3.1 was used for data entry while data analysis was performed using Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 20. Results: Amongst the postmenopausal women, all 203 (100%) had menopausal symptoms with majority reporting milder symptoms as found in 143 (70.4%). The mean Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) score was obtained as 13.21±5.1. The most prevalent moderate and mild symptoms were vaginal dryness 94 (46.3%), and depressive mood 71 (35%) respectively while physical and mental exhaustion 175 (86.2%) was the most common in all forms. Over half 102 (50.2%) of the respondents were unaware of menopausal symptoms and almost three-fifth 121 (59.6%) reported menopause related symptoms affected their daily work activities. Conclusions: The majority of postmenopausal women in this study had milder menopausal symptoms, which parallels findings from other national studies.
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.31729/jnma.7052
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/4733
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNepal Medical Association
dc.subjectmenopause
dc.subjectmiddle aged
dc.subjectNepal
dc.subjectpostmenopausal.
dc.titleMenopausal Symptoms among Postmenopausal Women of a Selected Municipality: A Cross-sectional Survey
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