International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing
2024, Vol. 6, Issue 2, Part C
A descriptive study to assess the perimenopausal symptoms among women of age group 40 to 50 years with a view to arrange multi-instructional nursing intervention in selected rural area of district Jhajjar Haryana
Sushma, Pushpa Rani, Sunita Ahlawat and Kamlesh Mali
Background: Perimenopause is a natural physiological event that occurs in women. During perimenopause, women might experience symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats, insomnia, vaginal dryness, mood disorders, and so on.
Methods:A descriptive design was used to assess perimenopausal symptoms among women of age group 40 to 50 years. The study was conducted in four villages in district Jhajjar, Haryana. Purposive sampling method was adopted to recruit samples from the population. The sample size included in this study was 150 perimenopausal women who meet the selection criteria.
Result:Both descriptive and inferential statistical method was used to analyze the collected data. The analyzed data was organized and presented in the form of tables and figures. Prevalence of perimenopausal symptoms were shown in the figure 2 Majority of the subjects in this study 67 (44.7%) were having moderate symptoms and others 65 (43.3%) were with severe symptoms. In this study there was an association between sexual dysfunction and the demographic variables like educational status, monthly family income, type of, source of information.
Conclusion:Nursing personnel’s having a major role to create awareness and design various interventions to reduce physical and psychological morbidities associated with perimenopausal symptoms.
Sushma, Pushpa Rani, Sunita Ahlawat, Kamlesh Mali. A descriptive study to assess the perimenopausal symptoms among women of age group 40 to 50 years with a view to arrange multi-instructional nursing intervention in selected rural area of district Jhajjar Haryana. Int J Obstetrics Gynaecological Nurs 2024;6(2):171-183. DOI: 10.33545/26642298.2024.v6.i2c.174