title: Attitudes to menopause and hormone replacement therapy among Asian and Caucasian women general practitioners.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To look for any differences in attitudes to menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) between Asian and Caucasian women standardised for educational background, socio-economic status and access to medical information.
  
  
  METHODS
  Self administered postal questionnaire sent to 144 women doctors (general practitioners) in defined geographical areas.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The overall response rate was 61%. Both Asian and Caucasian women responded in a similar manner for most aspects. A high proportion of these women doctors (over 75%) would seek HRT at the climacteric. More Asian respondents reported a fear of breast cancer (P=0.001), and that a woman feels less of a woman after the menopause (P=0.02). More Caucasian respondents felt positively about the potential for HRT to enhance enjoyment of life (P=0.01).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The lack of major differences between the ethnic groups in our sample suggests that variations reported elsewhere may be due to lack of knowledge and/or differences in socio-economic status.
authors.affiliation: Forest Healthcare NHS Trust, Hurst Road Health Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Hurst Road, Walthamstowe, London E17 3BL, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Forbes
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kirkman
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D004739:England; D005006:Ethnicity; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D020249:Hormone Replacement Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D010822:Physicians, Women; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D044465:White People