A descriptive study to assess the level of attitude and coping strategies regarding menopause among postmenopausal women residing in selected rural and urban areas at Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana with viewed an informational booklet

Abstract

Menopause is a milestone in a women’s life which affect women’s health and well-being and experiences symptoms ranges from mild to severe. Positive attitude towards menopause and by adopting coping strategies, can improve women’s sufferings and alleviate menopausal symptoms. Objectives: The objectives of study was to assess the level of attitude and coping strategies among postmenopausal women towards menopause and to find out the association between demographic variables and attitude of women towards menopause. To determine the association of demographic variables with coping strategies and find out the correlation between attitude and cope strategies. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study design was adopted for the current study. The study was conducted at selected rural and urban areas at Jagadhri, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana. 100 post-menopausal women were selected using convenient sampling technique. Self-structured rating scale was used to assess the attitude and checklist for coping strategies. Data was analyzed by using SPSS. Results: The study findings show that, majority (83%) of respondents had moderately favourable attitude towards menopause whereas study found that (79%) adopting average practicing of coping strategies Conclusion: It is concluded that most of the women having moderately favourable attitude towards menopause and adopting average healthy coping strategies. Hence, there is need to enhance the awareness of women towards menopause and provide education regarding how to cope with stressful symptoms of menopause.