Age at menopause and the prevalence of menopausal symptoms among postmenopausal women in Kabale Municipality in South-Western Uganda
The current study showed the highest prevalence of menopausal symptoms on the African continent. The most prevalent menopausal symptom is hot flushes and the least prevalent is dyspareunia. Urgent psychological support is needed to address the highly prevalent depressive symptoms.
Authors
- Robert K. Silverman
- Achim Wöckel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-9666)
- Leo Odongo
- Sezalio Masembe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4571-6582)
- Godwin Turyasingura
- John Lule
- Paula Dhanda
Institutions
- SUNY Upstate Medical University (US)
- Kabale University (UG)
- Upstate University Hospital (US)
- Universitätsklinikum Würzburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Health Sciences
- Published
- 2025-12-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v25i4.9
- Primary Topic
- Menopause: Health Impacts and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00