THE QUALITY OF THE WOMEN’S LIFE FROM 45 TO 60 YEARS OLD IN CAN THO CITY IN 2020
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Background: Women from 45 to 60 years are perimenopausal and menopause period. During this period, the endocrine activity disturbances in the body cause many changes in women such as psychological changes, vasomotor disorders, urogenital pathology. The Women's Health Questionaire is a suite of quality of life (QOL) measuring tools for women aged 45-65 years old and has been used widely. Objectives: (1) To assess QOL of aged 45-60 women at Can Tho city in 2020. (2) To define some associated factors to QOL of aged 45-60 women in Can Tho city. Materials and methods:A cross-sectional study was conducted on 384 aged 45-60 women who have permanent residence in Can Tho city from May to September 2020. Results: The good QOL of aged 45-60 women accounted for 65.4%. Multivariate analysis identified 4 factors that were associated to QOL of aged 45-60 women. They were geography, overweight- obesity, chronic illness and approaching to menopausal health care information with p <0.05. Conclusion: The QOL of aged 45-60 women is not high. Accounting for 1/3 women at this group were poor QOL. Communication interventions of QOL should be strengthened for aged 45-60 women.
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quality of life, aged 45-60 women
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