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. 2020 Jul-Sep;11(3):149-155.
doi: 10.4103/jmh.JMH_111_19. Epub 2020 Sep 29.

Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India

Amrita Kumari  1 , Ansuman Panigrahi  2 , Adrija Roy  3 , Jyochnamayi Panda  4
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Impaired Quality of Life and Its Determinants among Postmenopausal Women of Slum Communities in Bhubaneswar, India

Amrita Kumari et al. J Midlife Health. 2020 Jul-Sep.

Abstract

Background: The severity of menopausal symptoms negatively impacts a woman's quality of life (QoL).

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the prevalence of menopause-related impaired QoL and determine its associated factors among postmenopausal women living in slum areas of Bhubaneswar, India.

Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted among 198 postmenopausal women aged 45-65 years during the year 2016-2017. The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS) was used to assess the prevalence and severity of menopausal symptoms.

Results: Joint and muscular discomfort was the most prevalent moderate-to-severe symptom (90.4%), followed by hot flushes (72.8%), irritability (67.2%), and physical and mental exhaustion (64.2%). More than two-third (133, 67.2%) of women had impaired QoL (severe total MRS score ≥17). Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that impaired QoL was associated younger age (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 4.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 2.12-9.98), tobacco consumption (AOR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.05-3.82), not being satisfied in relation with husband (AOR: 3.33, 95% CI: 1.84-6.06), not having autonomy in health-care decision-making in the family (AOR: 2.30, 95% CI: 1.12-4.73), history of reproductive tract infection (AOR: 4.57, 95% CI: 1.71-12.19), and earlier onset of menopause (AOR: 3.26, 95% CI: 1.18-8.96).

Conclusion: The point prevalence of menopause-related impaired QOL in postmenopausal women living in slums of Bhubaneswar was high. Incorporating these determinants in the existing strategies can be useful to improve the QoL of these women.

Keywords: Postmenopausal women; quality of life; reproductive tract infection; slum; tobacco consumption.

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