Assessment of Quality of Life and It’s Socio-Demographic Correlates in Post Menopausal Women

Abstract

Introduction: Menopause can include psychological, physical, and vasomotor symptoms, as well as sexual dysfunction. However, current health care models fail to realise that these symptoms have a significant impact on a woman's personal and social functioning, and hence her quality of life. As a result, the goal of this study is to determine the quality of life of postmenopausal women as well as the socio-demographic characteristics that influence quality of life.

Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in an urban slum area, with 105 females aged 45 to 65 years old being questioned using the MENQOL questionnaire. The study participants were interviewed for sociodemographic variables like age, duration of menopause, education, occupation, employment status, family income, marital status, number of children.

Results: The average age of the participants in this study was54.13 ± 4.05 (45-62) years. Twenty percent of the 105 postmenopausal women in the research were illiterate, while 26.7 percent had completed secondary school education. The total MEN-QOL scores varied from 62 to 148, with a mean of  101.3 ± 23.44. 

Conclusion: Menopause affects a woman's physical health as well as her psychological well-being, as evidenced by the current study, which found that MEN-QOL scores were higher after menopause, indicating a lower quality of life.The bad quality of life was exacerbated by age, poorer education, lower socioeconomic level, unemployment, and a lack of spouse support.