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Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women
(1) Background: Attitudes toward menopause are believed to play a potential role in the experience of menopause, including its perceived severity. However, the studies available on the perspectives of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on menopause in Cambodia are very limited. Thi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226442/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060677 |
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description | (1) Background: Attitudes toward menopause are believed to play a potential role in the experience of menopause, including its perceived severity. However, the studies available on the perspectives of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on menopause in Cambodia are very limited. This study aimed to evaluate the attitudes toward menopause of Cambodian women living with HIV. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 189 women using a questionnaire titled Attitude toward Menopause Scale and socio-demographics. (3) Results: The study analysis showed that the participants had slightly negative attitudes toward menopause with the mean attitude score of 86.81 ± 10.79 (Range 35–140). Postmenopausal women displayed more positive attitudes than premenopausal women. Older age, higher education, and a non-drinking habit were independently associated with a positive attitude toward menopause. (4) Conclusions: The results suggest the need for a multidisciplinary team of health care experts that would address the special needs of this population marked by the menopausal transition. |
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spelling | pubmed-82264422021-06-26 Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women Thapa, Roshna Yang, Youngran Healthcare (Basel) Article (1) Background: Attitudes toward menopause are believed to play a potential role in the experience of menopause, including its perceived severity. However, the studies available on the perspectives of women living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on menopause in Cambodia are very limited. This study aimed to evaluate the attitudes toward menopause of Cambodian women living with HIV. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 189 women using a questionnaire titled Attitude toward Menopause Scale and socio-demographics. (3) Results: The study analysis showed that the participants had slightly negative attitudes toward menopause with the mean attitude score of 86.81 ± 10.79 (Range 35–140). Postmenopausal women displayed more positive attitudes than premenopausal women. Older age, higher education, and a non-drinking habit were independently associated with a positive attitude toward menopause. (4) Conclusions: The results suggest the need for a multidisciplinary team of health care experts that would address the special needs of this population marked by the menopausal transition. MDPI 2021-06-04 /pmc/articles/PMC8226442/ /pubmed/34200010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060677 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Thapa, Roshna Yang, Youngran Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women |
title | Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women |
title_full | Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women |
title_fullStr | Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women |
title_full_unstemmed | Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women |
title_short | Attitudes toward Menopause in HIV-Infected Cambodian Women |
title_sort | attitudes toward menopause in hiv-infected cambodian women |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8226442/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34200010 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare9060677 |
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