Open AccessAssessment of menopausal symptoms among women attending various outreach clinics in South Canara District of India
Author(s) -
Nitin Joseph,
K Nagaraj,
V Saralaya,
Maria Nelliyanil,
PP Jagadish Rao
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of mid-life health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.423
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 0976-7819
pISSN - 0976-7800
DOI - 10.4103/0976-7800.133996
Subject(s) - outreach , family medicine , medicine , gynecology , traditional medicine , socioeconomics , political science , sociology , law
Menopausal symptoms experienced by women are known to affect their quality-of-life. The symptoms experienced at menopause are quite variable and their etiology is found to be multifactorial. This study was hence done to assess the pattern and severity of menopausal symptoms and to find out the factors associated with these symptoms.