Abstract
The present cross-sectional study is an attempt to evaluate menopausal symptoms with changing hormone milieus among women of different menopausal transitional stages. Out of all the symptoms, sexual dysfunction was the most commonly occurring symptom. Results of the correspondence analysis exhibited a significant association of symptoms like ‘feeling unhappy’, ‘feeling dizzy’, ‘parts of body feeling numb’ and ‘muscle & joint pain’ with late postmenopausal stage. Therefore, the assessment of menopausal health of women in rural settings of developing countries like India is of considerable significance for promoting their post reproductive health as well as for enhancing their quality of life.
Acknowledgement
Authors are supported by DST PURSE grant and UGC CAS-II awarded to Department of Anthropology, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Authors are grateful to all the subjects who voluntarily participated in the study.
Conflict of interest
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
Funding statement
This research received no specific grant from any funding agency, commercial entity, or not-for-profit organization.
Ethical approval
Ethical approval was taken from institutional ethical committee of Panjab University, Chandigarh (PUIEC/2019/156/A-1/01/03).