[Knowledge, Experience and Behavior at Climacteric and Menopause Stages Among Family Medicine Female Users at IMSS.] Revista médica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social [Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc] Journal article | | Title | [Knowledge, Experience and Behavior at Climacteric and Menopause Stages Among Family Medicine Female Users at IMSS.] | | Author(s) | Velasco-Murillo V, Fernández-Gárate IH, Ojeda-Mijares RI, Padilla-Vallejo I, de la Cruz-Mejía L | | Institution | Coordinación de Salud Reproductiva, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico. viteliov@att.net.mx. | | Source | Rev Med Inst Mex Seguro Soc 2007 Nov-Dec; 45(6):549-56. | | Abstract | Objective: to identify knowledge, experiences and behaviors of climacteric and menopause women users of family medicine services of Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS).
Methods: a descriptive study that included a 37 questions survey about climacteric and menopause was conducted in a national representative sample of 4162 women aged 45 to 59 years between September 2004 and January 2005. The analysis was made by using descriptive statistics and chi(2).
Results: 82.9 % of women knew about menopause or its significance; 82.1 % identified hot flushes as a climacteric symptom; 46.1 % knew about pharmacologic treatment and 25.6 % knew about postmenopausal complications such as osteoporosis. Only 26.6 % mentioned preventive measures as physical exercise or consumption of food with high calcium content. Their main information sources were media communication. Mean age at menopause was 46.8 years old; 57.7 % had symptoms at interview and 18.4 % were taking pharmacologic treatment, mainly (53.3 %) hormones. 11.1 % of treated women had had side effects. 10.7 % had received pharmacologic treatment and 39.4 % had withdrawn from medication either for medical indications or for side effects (23 %).
Conclusions: knowledge about climacteric was scarce and obtained from non-medical sources; use of pharmacological treatment and preventive behavior was low. We recommended reinforcing the information and education about treatment and favorable life styles by health personal. | | Language | spa | | Pub Type(s) | English Abstract
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| | PubMed ID | 18593537 |
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