A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge Regarding Menopause Among Premenopausal Women in Selected Village of Tarn-Taran, Punjab, in a View to Develop Health Education Pamphlet
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The study results showed that out of 100 samples that majority (53 %) of sample had inadequate knowledge, (33%) had moderately adequate knowledge and only (14%) had adequate knowledge. There is significant association of knowledge and selected demographic variables such as qualification(x2=22.622), occupation (x2=22.178) and family income (x2=16.385) on the knowledge score of premenopausal women regarding menopause in selected village as the calculated value is more than tabulated value at 0.05 level of significance. The impact of age (x2=12.148), religion(x2=0.354), type of family (x2=4.532), source of information (x2=3.133) and dietary pattern (x2=0.300) on knowledge score of premenopausal women regarding menopause in selected village found to be nonsignificant as the calculated value is less than tabulated value at 0.05 level of significance. After the data collection health education pamphlet was distributed to each sample.
Keywords: health education pamphlet, knowledge, menopause, premenopausal women, village
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