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AGE OF NATURAL MENOPAUSE AND RELATIONSHIP WITH SOCIAL ECONOMIC FACTORS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN AT DA NANG HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
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Background: Menopause is the absence of menstruation and the inability to reproduce naturally. The activities and habits of individuals and regions of residence affect the age of menopause as well as the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Objectives: To identify the mean age at natural menopause (ANM) and the association of socioeconomic status with ANM. Materials and method: A cross-sectional study on 341 postmenopausal women, seen at the Obstetrics Department, Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children from December 2022 to August 2022. Research was done by questionnaire for each researching object, general examination, gynecological examination to identify the average age of natural menopause and the relationship between social economic factors and age of menopause. Results: The mean ANM (SD) 49.86 ± 3.37 years. Women who worked in agriculture were more likely to have a sooner age at menopause than women in other occupations. Women with economic status from near-poor and poor households had the lowest mean age of natural menopause. Women with a high school education or higher had a late onset of menopause. Conclusion: There is a between occupations, social economic and education with age of menopause.
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Age of menopause, relationship, Da Nang Hospital for Women and Children
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