PMID: 18719786Aug 23, 2008Paper

The opinion of women on menopause and treatment of its symptoms

Revista da Associação Médica Brasileira
Ana Lúcia ValadaresLúcia Costa-Paiva

Abstract

To evaluate the perception of a group of women from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil, with respect to menopause and its treatment. A secondary analysis was performed on data from a population-based, cross sectional study carried out with 378 Brazilian born women between 40 and 65 years of age, with 11 years or more of formal education. Some women added spontaneous comments to the end of the questionnaire on sexuality handed out by research assistants and self-responded anonymously. There were those who provided comments at the end of the questionnaire and those who did not. The groups were compared with respect to sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics using Pearson's chi-square test. Comments were transcribed in their entirety to a computerized file for thematic content analysis, and units of meaning were identified and classified. Approximately one-third of the women (114/378) provided comments. Significantly more women with lower income levels provided comments as compared to those with higher income levels. The principal identified categories of analysis were: a) uncertainty and/or confusion, mainly with regard to anguish, stress and doubts about menopause; b) symptoms that lead to negative feelings, such as ...Continue Reading

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