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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Journal of Health and Allied Sciences NU 2022; 12(04): 407-411
DOI: 10.1055/s-0042-1742373
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Learning Needs Assessment of Postmenopausal Women in a Rural Community, Karnataka, India

Jacintha Veigas 
1   Department of Community Health Nursing, Nitte Usha Institute of Nursing Sciences, NITTE (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, India
,
Rajgopal K.
2   Department of OBG, Yenepoya Deemed to be University, Mangaluru, India
,
Christopher Sudhakar
3   Department of Mental Health Nursing, Director Quality MAHE Manipal, India
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Abstract

Introduction Every woman uniquely experiences menopause. The problems can be either well managed or prevented if a woman is well informed. Healthy women are productive and establish healthy families. It is important therefore to find out what a woman needs to learn about menopause.

Objective To determine the learning needs of the women at the postmenopausal period.

Materials and Methods The study adopted an exploratory approach using a cross-sectional design. The setting was selected conveniently. The investigator took a simple random sampling technique. Demographic proforma and learning needs assessment opinionnaire were used to collect data.

Results Most of the subjects (28.8%) were belonging to 51 to 55 years of age. The majority of the subjects (75%) attained menopause between the age of 41 and 50 years. More than third-fourth of the subjects (77.5%) were of a nuclear family. Eighty percent of the subjects were married. Around 68.8% had secondary education; 71.3% were housewives. Subjects had significant learning needs in the areas of “lifestyle modification” (mean % = 44.42) and “sexual health” (mean % = 35.75). Eighty-one percent felt that they needed to give more importance to their children than their health. Thirty-nine subjects ranked “prevention of bone loss and joint pain” as their first preference of learning, 19 ranked “mental health” as their seventh preference; and 20 subjects ranked “sexual health” as their eighth preference of education.

Conclusion There is a need to train women on lifestyle modification and the promotion of sexual health during the postmenopausal period. They do need information on the enhancement of physical and mental health.

Keywords

assessment - educational - postmenopause - learning requirement - midlife women

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18 February 2022

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