Health Status of Rural and Urban Menopausal Women

This study was conducted during 2015-16 on 80 rural and 80 urban women of Dhrwad and Bagalkote districts. Menopause rating scale was used to assess age related physical and psychological decline. PGI health questionnaire was used to assess the health status of the respondents. The results revealed that 50 percent of urban women belonged to overweight category, 40 percent of rural women had ideal body weight. 37 percent of urban women had mild menopausal symptoms, while 35 percent of rural was significant difference between rural and urban women in menopausal symptoms. SES, age, education and occupation was negatively significantly related with menopausal symptoms. It was observed that 8-15 percent of rural women and 18-28 percent of urban women had high knowledge regarding care and management of menopause. SES, age, education and occupation was significantly related and associated with menopausal knowledge. In case of rural women 25-40 percent suffered from more severely affected health status, and 15-25 percent of urban women reported severely affected health status. There was negatively significant relationship observed between health status with SES, education and occupation.