Factors influence the severity of premenopause syndrome
Background: Premenopause syndrome triggers more severe physical and psychological problems and the emergence of various diseases. The limited research on the factors causing the severity of Premenopause syndrome has resulted in a lack of efforts to address the causative factors. Purpose: This study aims to explore factors that influence the severity of premenopause syndrome.Method: This is an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional design. Eighty-eight women aged 40-45 years were included in this study. The knowledge, attitude, age of menarche, use of hormonal contraceptives, and symptoms of premenopause syndrome observed in this study—data analysis using chi-square and multiple logistic regression.Results: Factors that influence the severity of premenopause syndrome are knowledge, attitude, age of menarche, and use of hormonal contraceptives (p<0.001). Knowledge is the most dominant factor (Exp(B) = 25.983; p<0.05)Conclusion: These results underscore the importance of increasing the knowledge of premenopause women to reduce the severity.
Authors
- Reni Aprinawaty Sirait (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1942-3846)
- Megawati Sinambela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-1435-4358)
- Dewi Susanti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5597-4676)
- Hariati Hariati
Institutions
- Politeknik Kesehatan Kemenkes Semarang (ID)
- Institut Kesehatan Medistra Lubuk Pakam (ID)
Publication Details
- Journal
- MEDISAINS
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.30595/medisains.v22i2.23123
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.36