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HEALTH ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN RURAL AREA OF TENGNOUPAL DISTRICT, MANIPUR

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Title HEALTH ISSUES EXPERIENCED BY POST-MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN RURAL AREA OF TENGNOUPAL DISTRICT, MANIPUR
 
Creator T. K. MUILUNGDAR MARING
MANJULA G. KADAPATTI
 
Subject Health issues of women
Manipur
Post-menopause stage
Rural area
 
Description The study was conducted during the year 2022-23 with an aim to study the health related issues among post-menopausal women in Pallel rural area of Tengnoupal district, Manipur. The sample comprised of a total number of 100 rural women in the age group of 55-60 years from Tengnoupal district, Manipur. A pre-structured interview schedule was used for the purpose of studying the post-menopausal health issues. The findings of the study showed that postmenopausal women respondents had felt and experienced changes in their appearance or tone of skin (100%) followed by suffered from backache or mobility problems (90%), easily forgetting things (67%), changes in health and energy (63%), decrease in physical strength (64%), lesser interest in sexual desire (57%), and difficulty in urinating (21%). The factors, avoidance of intimacy with partner, rate of discomforts/problems faced and feelings of health and energy were found to have an association at 5% level of significance on age of the women. The study showed that these requires some educational programs to enhance their quality of life, better health, wellbeing and wellness.
 
Publisher Acharya N. G. Ranga Agricultural University, Guntur
 
Date 2024-06-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/TJRA/article/view/160073
10.58537/
 
Source The Journal of Research ANGRAU; Vol. 52 No. 2 (2024): The Journal of Research ANGRAU, Vol. LII No. (2), pp.1-160, April - June, 2024; 70-77
0970-0226
10.58537/jorangrau.2024.52.2
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://epubs.icar.org.in/index.php/TJRA/article/view/160073/57255
 
Rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0