Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study

Background: Menopause signifies the beginning of a non-reproductive phase from the reproductive period. Menopausal experiences and symptoms vary across the cultures and countries. It is very imperative to understand how menopause both enriches and challenges women’s lives. Objectives: This st...

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Main Authors:	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida, Mohamad Ishak, Nurul Najmi, Abdul Hadi, Azwanis, Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim, Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English English
Published:	2019
Subjects:	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RT Nursing
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/1/APPCRC%202019%20e-book.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/2/poster%20najmi%202.pdf

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spelling	iium-739792020-01-28T01:51:59Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/ Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Mohamad Ishak, Nurul Najmi Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RT Nursing Background: Menopause signifies the beginning of a non-reproductive phase from the reproductive period. Menopausal experiences and symptoms vary across the cultures and countries. It is very imperative to understand how menopause both enriches and challenges women’s lives. Objectives: This study explored the experience of menopause among women residing in Kuantan, Pahang Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Malaysia. Twenty participants were recruited via social media by using purposive sampling. In-depth interview was undertaken from May 2018 to August 2018, and the data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. Results: Twenty postmenopausal women ranging from 49 to 61 years old participated in the interview. Three themes emerged from the findings which are perception of menopause, self-changes symptoms and help-seeking behavior. Most of them defined menopause as a normal transition process of a women. In dealing with these experiences, the non-pharmacological options were most likely favoured. Conclusion: The majority of women in this study thought that menopause is a natural process which was characterised by positive and negative experiences. They also lacked of knowledge on menopause and its treatment. Understanding these features and their implications to women’s life may aid health care professional in concerting efforts to help their patients’ in dealing with menopause. 2019-06-27 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/1/APPCRC%202019%20e-book.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/2/poster%20najmi%202.pdf Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida and Mohamad Ishak, Nurul Najmi and Abdul Hadi, Azwanis and Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim and Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai (2019) Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study. In: 7 Asia Pacific Primary Care Research Conference, 27-29 June 2019, Penang, malaysia. (Unpublished)
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spellingShingle	RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine RA644.3 Public Health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine - Chronic and Noninfectious Diseases and Public Health RT Nursing Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Mohamad Ishak, Nurul Najmi Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study
description	Background: Menopause signifies the beginning of a non-reproductive phase from the reproductive period. Menopausal experiences and symptoms vary across the cultures and countries. It is very imperative to understand how menopause both enriches and challenges women’s lives. Objectives: This study explored the experience of menopause among women residing in Kuantan, Pahang Methods: A qualitative study was conducted among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Malaysia. Twenty participants were recruited via social media by using purposive sampling. In-depth interview was undertaken from May 2018 to August 2018, and the data were analyzed by using thematic analysis. Results: Twenty postmenopausal women ranging from 49 to 61 years old participated in the interview. Three themes emerged from the findings which are perception of menopause, self-changes symptoms and help-seeking behavior. Most of them defined menopause as a normal transition process of a women. In dealing with these experiences, the non-pharmacological options were most likely favoured. Conclusion: The majority of women in this study thought that menopause is a natural process which was characterised by positive and negative experiences. They also lacked of knowledge on menopause and its treatment. Understanding these features and their implications to women’s life may aid health care professional in concerting efforts to help their patients’ in dealing with menopause.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Mohamad Ishak, Nurul Najmi Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
author_facet	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida Mohamad Ishak, Nurul Najmi Abdul Hadi, Azwanis Abd Aziz, Karimah Hanim Mohd Arifin, Siti Roshaidai
author_sort	Jamani, Nurjasmine Aida
title	Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study
title_short	Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study
title_full	Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study
title_fullStr	Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study
title_full_unstemmed	Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study
title_sort	menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in kuantan, pahang - a qualitative study
publishDate	2019
url	http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/1/APPCRC%202019%20e-book.pdf http://irep.iium.edu.my/73979/2/poster%20najmi%202.pdf
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Menopausal experience among postmenopausal women in Kuantan, Pahang - A qualitative study

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