Sociodemographic Data and the Relationship with the Climacteric Symptomatology - Paraiba, Northeast of Brazil

Kévia Katiúcia Santos Bezerra,Luiz Carlos De Abreu,Kennia Sibelly Marques De Abrantes,Rosimery Cruz De Oliveira Dantas,Renan Alves Silva,Anne Milane Formiga Bezerra,Helen Melo Oliveira,Marina Mendes Luiz,Eliane De Sousa Leite,Maria Do Carmo Andrade Duarte De Farias,Danielly Hallany Bessa Cavalcante,Platiny Benício Calou

doi:10.3823/1740

Abstract

Introduction: The climacteric is a natural phenomenon of the female physiology, experienced as a silent period or followed by symptoms. Objectives: Identifying sociodemographic data and their influence on climacteric change; determining the prevalence of climacteric symptoms. Method: A cross-sectional study conducted in the city of Cajazeiras, Paraiba, between January 2013 and March 2014, interviewing 390 climacteric women, through structured script. The factors associated with climacteric symptoms were identified by linear regression analysis (95%). Results: The average age of the surveyed was 49.17 years old. The intensity of climacteric symptoms was associated to: the menopausal age ( p = 0.048, CI: 0.001 to 0.149) and education ( p = 0.003, CI: -0.254 to -0.051); being the most prevalent: 84.4% nervousness, arthralgia 78.2% and 76.4% sadness. Conclusion: Due to insufficient socioeconomic status and the high prevalence of menopausal symptoms, we see the need for qualified and humanized care through a comprehensive and individualized care in order to improve the women’s quality of life.

Highlights

The climacteric is a natural phenomenon of the female physiology, experienced as a silent period or followed by symptoms
It is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a biological and non-pathological stage, which comprises the transition from the reproductive stage to the non-reproductive, menopause is considered a hallmark of this phase, which is the last menstrual cycle, only confirmed after 12 months of its occurrence, happening, usually around the age of 50 [1,2]
This research denies the hypothesis that women with lower financial condition have higher intensity of climacteric symptoms

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Introduction

The climacteric is a natural phenomenon of the female physiology, experienced as a silent period or followed by symptoms. Menopause is a natural and inevitable phenomenon of female physiology, sometimes experienced as a silent period; other may be accompanied by symptoms that affect the lives of women. It is defined by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a biological and non-pathological stage, which comprises the transition from the reproductive stage to the non-reproductive, menopause is considered a hallmark of this phase, which is the last menstrual cycle, only confirmed after 12 months of its occurrence, happening, usually around the age of 50 [1,2].

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