title: Attitude toward menopause and aging: a study on postmenopausal women of West Bengal.
abstract: We examined the attitude of postmenopausal women toward menopause and aging with respect to sociodemographic variables and postmenopausal years. Four hundred and eighty postmenopausal women representing Bengali-speaking Hindu ethnic group of West Bengal, India were interviewed about their attitude toward menopause and aging. Information on sociodemographic and reproductive characteristics and menopausal symptoms were also collected. The participants were categorized into four groups based on postmenopausal years (Group 1: ≤2; Group 2: >2 to ≤5; Group 3: >5 to ≤8; and Group 4: >8). The attitude did not differ significantly among different groups, but it differed significantly when compared for residential status and per capita monthly household expenditure (pooled groups), for residential and educational status (Groups 3 and 4), and per capita monthly household expenditure (Group 3). Hierarchical linear regression (stepwise) shows per capita monthly expenditure, age at menopause, years after menopause, and menopausal symptoms (irritability and inability to hold urine) significantly predict attitude.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, India. doel.dasgupta83@gmail.com
authors.forename: Doyel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dasgupta
authors.forename: Subha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ray
mesh_terms: D000222:Adaptation, Physiological; D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D001294:Attitude to Health; D001828:Body Image; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D016014:Linear Models; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000502:physiology / Q000523:psychology; D011788:Quality of Life; D012649:Self Concept; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors