Title: Discuss post-menopausal women physical, mental health and the mutual relationship
ABSTRACT
Objectives Learn Xi'an perimenopausal perimenopausal women the level of awareness and health needs, provide the basis for the development of health measures.
Methods Cluster random sampling method used to select areas and the suburbs of Xi'an 1,600 women aged 35 to 59 for the survey, the health needs of perimenopausal women survey.
Results Health needs of top 5 are: regular comprehensive examination (54.56%), perimenopausal consultation (50.88%), prevention of osteoporosis (42.56%), prevention of Alzheimer's disease (39.19%), protection of joint function (38.25%). Only 16.56% of the women in the clearances menopause health knowledge, knowledge came from the media (38.60%), colleagues, friends (35.92%), medical institutions (26.48%). Perimenopausal women, hormone therapy (HT) was 4.13%, urban women, hormone therapy (HT) was significantly higher than suburban women (χ2 = 15.36, P <0.01).
Conclusion Perimenopausal women on the urgent health needs, health, lack of knowledge, should be in-depth health education, promotion of universal knowledge of hormone therapy.
