Amna Khanum
Pakistan
Research Article
Quality of Life after Menopause in Pakistani Women
Author(s): Khadija waheed, Amna Khanum, Sara Ejaz, Ambreen Butt and Fawad Ahmad RandhawaKhadija waheed, Amna Khanum, Sara Ejaz, Ambreen Butt and Fawad Ahmad Randhawa
Background: With the increase in life expectancy of women all over the world, women are expected to spend almost 1/3rd of their life in menopause phase, usually starting in 4th to 5th decade of life.
Objective: This study was planned to look for quality of life of women during menopause in Pakistan.
Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Gynaecology and Obstetrics department of Lady Atchison Hospital, Lahore over a period of 3 months from June, 2015 to August, 2015. Menopause-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire (MENQOL) was distributed among 120 patients with the age range of 51-80 years presenting in Outdoor department of the institution. All the demographic details and MenQol results were analyzed. Also Odd’s ratio (OR) was calculated for these symptoms according to age groups .. View More»
