Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
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Sunanda Itagi

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• Research Article
  Influence of Demographic Characteristics on Menopausal Problems among Rural and Urban Middle Aged Women
  Author(s): Deepa Kannur* and Sunanda ItagiDeepa Kannur* and Sunanda Itagi
  
  This study aims to explore the influence of demographic characteristics on menopausal problems among rural and urban middle aged women. The subjects were 160 rural and urban middle-aged women were studied during 2015-16. The women who attained menopause and belonging to 40-55 years age range were selected from 8 villages of 4 talukas of Dharwad and Bagalkote Districts. The self-structured interview schedule was used to elicit the information regarding general information, history of menopause, effects of menopause, care and management of menopause. It consists of 29 questions, categorized as low, medium and high. The menopausal problems were measured by using Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) developed by Barlin (1992) with 11 items. The responses on each item was scored as 0-4 as none to very severe. SES (Socio Economic Status) scale developed by Agarwal et al. (2005) was used to assess t.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9600.1000692

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