Knowledge associated with menopause among rural women of Hisar district

Menopause is one of the most challenging events in the women’s lived experience in the aging process. The poor QOL among high proportionate of menopausal phase of women would place a significant burden on public health care in developing countries like India. The purpose of this study was to better understand the challenges rural women face due to menopause in terms of menopausal knowledge. The study was conducted on 200 rural women in the age group 45-55 years who had cessation of menstruation residing in rural areas of Hisar district. Self-developed interview schedule was used to delineate socio-personal, current health status and menopausal history of women of rural women. Dependent variable, menopausal related knowledge of women was measured by Evaluation Performa to assess knowledge on menopause by Tresa (2018). Frequency, percentages, mean, standard deviation, ‘Z’ test, ANOVA and chi-square tests were used to analyze the data as per objectives. Results revealed that half of the respondents had poor menopausal knowledge of rural women. Majority respondents had fair health status. The results clearly reflected that respondents education, occupation, age at menopause, type of menopause, current health status, caste, husband education and occupation had significant impact on menopausal related knowledge.