title: Menopause knowledge and attitude among Iranian women.
abstract: Objective:The present study was done to assess the effects of training on knowledge and attitude level promotion of post menopause women about menopause.Methods & Material:The research communication included 100 menopausal women aged 45-60 years, who were selected in a stratified manner (according to the economic status: poor, average, and good). The tool used was an examiners-made questionnaire, which contained 3 parts: demographic characteristics, knowledge and attitude measurement.Results:Eleven percent of the studied women had a low knowledge regarding menopause and 1% was good. After training, 27% got a good knowledge and no one remained at the low level. The attitude of 59% of the studied women regarding menopause was positive and 80% got a positive attitude after training. A significant relation was found between knowledge and attitude, before and after training.Conclusion:Despite the fact that the majority of women judge menopause as a positive incident, it seems that paying attention to their training caused the bringing to their knowledge of the natural menopause and having a healthy and jolly life.
authors.affiliation: Midwifery Department, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taherpour
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychometrics, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sefidi
authors.affiliation: Dentist.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Afsharinia
authors.affiliation: Department of Periodontics and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran.
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Hamissi
keywords: knowledge; menopause; promotion