A STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEM AMONG MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP HEALTH EDUCATION IN SELECTED URBAN COMMUNITY IN PUNJAB

Author Name: Mrs. Sonia Nanda

Volume: 01 &  Issue:

Country: INDIA

DOI NO.: NA, DOI Link: http://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2020-25662434/

Affiliation:

1. Associate Professor, (Mental Health Nursing).
   Sri Guru RamDass Nursing institute, Pandher, Amritsar, Punjab. 
   E-Mail: avikumawat007@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Menopause, also known as "the change” or “change of life,” is a normal part of a woman’s life. It is a point in time—the last menstrual cycle, the last period. Menopause is the phase of a woman's life when she stops ovulating and stops her monthly menstrual bleeding. Menopauseis associated with significant hormonal changes – in particular, the rapid cessation of oestrogen production by the ovaries and rapid decline in oestrogen available to the woman's body. Menopause is an adaptation process during which women go through a new biological state. This process is accompanied by many biological and psychosocial changes. Health status of menopausal women in percentage Healthy (74%), Unhealthy (26%), The major source of information on psychological problem in menopause women in percentage Newspaper (40%), Television (40%), Internet (15%), Radio (5%).The menopausal women knowledge had average knowledge (39%), good knowledge (34%), below average knowledge had (16%) and only 11 % had excellent knowledge of psychological problems in menopausal women.

Key words: Psychological problem, Menopausal Women, Health Education