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Abstract
Background: Menopause means the permanent termination of menstruation in women
due to reduced ovarian hormones secretion and occurring in the range of age between 45
and 55 years, it characterized by biological, psychological and physiological changes.
Aim: It aimed to evaluate the effect of health education program about women adaptation
methods for menopausal symptoms. Design: Quasi-experimental research design was
used. Sample: Purposive sample used in this study. Sample size: 119 menopaused
women in all setting. Setting: Study conducted at all Maternal and child health centers in
EI-Minia City (4 MCH were first, second, east and west MCH). Two tools: I” An
interview questionnaire composed of three parts (demographic characteristics, medical
history & knowledge of women about menopausal symptoms), 2nd tool: An observation
check list to observe practices ·~f women’s adaptation methods to decrease menopausal
symptoms. Results: the mean age of me no paused women was 47.32 ± 8.002 years. 85%
of them had good total knowledge at the post education program. Also, 85% of
menopaused women had satisfactory level of practice about adaptation methods for
menopausal symptoms. 85% of them had highly statistically significant improvement in
women’s practice to reduce menopausal symptoms post implementation of health
educational program than pre -program. Conclusion There was a marked improvement
in women’s total knowledge about women adaptation methods for menopausal
symptoms after apply health education program than preprogram. Additionally, there
was statistically significant improvement in women’s total practice after applying
health education program, than pre-program. Recommendations: Continuous health
education program about women adaptation methods for menopausal symptoms in
obstetrics and gynecological outpatient clinic in another places to generalize the results.
Key words: Menopausal symptoms, Women, Adaptation methods and Health education program.