Effectiveness of Education and Information Technology on Menopausal Syndrome among Rural and Urban Premenopausal Women

Abstract

Background: Menopause is defined as the point in time when menstrual cycles permanently cease dueto the natural depletion of ovarian oocytes from aging. The diagnosis is typically made retrospectively afterthe woman has missed menses for 12 consecutive months. Pre-menopause is a biological stage in a woman’slife when she is no longer fertile and is marked by the cessation of menstruation. The study aimed to assessthe effectiveness of education and information technology on menopausal syndrome among rural and urbanpremenopausal women.Methods: Pre experimental research design was used with 50 rural premenopausal women and 50 urbanpremenopausal women samples who matched the inclusion criteria were selected by simple random samplingtechnique. Demographic variables were collected by self structured questionnaires. The results of the studyare in rural, 31(62%) women had adequate knowledge in pre test and 40(80%) in post test, 15(30%) womenhad moderate knowledge in pre test and 10(20%) in post test, 4(8%) women had adequate knowledge in pretest. In urban 42(8%) women had adequate knowledge in pre test and 39(78%) in post test, 7(14%) womenhad moderate knowledge in pre test and 11(22%) in post test, 1(2%) women had adequate knowledge in pretest on menopausal syndrome among rural and urban premenopausal women.Conclusion: The study concludes that majority of the women had a negative outlook towards premenopausalsyndrome and their management. After providing information regarding premenopausal syndrome andmanagement women had a positive outlook.