Abstract
Introduction: Menopause is an important phase of the life of women. During this period of cessation of estrogen, many women experience various unpleasant symptoms, the severity of which may vary. It is important to understand health-seeking behavior of women towards these symptoms. The aim of this study was to assess the health-seeking behavior among menopausal women.
 Methods: Community-based descriptive cross-sectional study was done among 296 women aged 40-60 years residing in wards no 2 and 3 of Tokha Municipality of Kathmandu. A convenient sampling technique was adopted to collect the data. Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. The collected data was analyzed using descriptive and inferential statics.
 Results: It was found that most of the participants (62%) visited the pharmacy for their problems and about 40% received counseling for their problems. Regarding the severity of the menopausal symptoms, only 20% of the respondents had experienced severe somatic symptoms and 16% experienced psychological symptoms. There was an association of some socio-demographic variables (age, religion, ethnicity, educational status, marital status, and income) with health-seeking behavior of the respondents. Similarly, health-seeking behavior was found to be associated with some of the health problems (irritation, heart discomfort, joint problems, tiredness, and cardiac problems).
 Conclusions: The menopausal problem had been neglected by significant respondents even though various menopausal symptoms were prominent among them. There is a need to raise awareness among the community people on menopausal problems and seek appropriate health care services.
Highlights
Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem that affects about two-thirds of adults sometimes in their life
Disc desiccation changes, decreased disc height, lateral recess stenosis, foraminal stenosis was common in L5S1
Asymmetric disc bulge, disc protrusion, annular tear, central spinal canal stenosis were common in L4-L5
Summary
Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem that affects about two-thirds of adults sometimes in their life. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) with excellent tissue contrast is a better modality for assessing it. We aimed to assess the common findings overall, gender-wise and age-wise in lumbosacral degenerative changes in Nepal police personnel. Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem that affects about two-thirds of adult sometimes in their life.[1] Nepal cannot be removed from such a global problem. There are many causes among them, degenerative changes in the lumbosacral spine is. Most Common MRI finding in Lumbosacral Degenerative changes in Nepal Police.
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