Open AccessTHE PERCEPTION OF MENOPAUSEIN FIVE ETHNIC GROUPS IN ISRAEL
Author(s) -
Maoz Benjamin,
Antonovsky Aaron,
Apter Alan,
Wijsenbeek Henricus,
Datan Nancy
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347709156344
Subject(s) - ethnic group , climacteric , menopause , perception , medicine , psychic , wife , clinical psychology , social psychology , demography , psychology , anthropology , alternative medicine , sociology , theology , philosophy , pathology , neuroscience
. An investigation was made into the menopausal symptoms and attitudes of 1, 148 Israeli women of five different ethnic origins. The results show that, while some of the somatic menopausal symptoms are independent of ethnic origin, psychic and psychosomatic symptoms are more closely associated with this variable. Similarly, attitudes to the climacteric vary across cultural origins, especially with regard to husband‐wife relationships. This study underlines the necessity of a multi‐factorial, biological, sociological, psychological and anthropological approach to problems of menopause.