A COMPARATIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING PERIMENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS AMONG WORKING AND HOMEMAKER WOMEN IN KERALA, WITH A VIEW TO DEVELOP INFORMATION BOOKLET
Arsha Jackson, Christeena Varghese, Minnu John, Mruthul R. and P.V. Greeshma*
ABSTRACT
The research project undertaken was “A comparative study to assess the knowledge regarding perimenopausal symptoms among working and homemaker women in Kerala, with a view to develop information booklet”. The objectives of the study were to assess the knowledge regarding perimenopause among working and homemaker women, and to find out association between knowledge score with selected demographic variables such as age, marital status, family type, and education. Non experimental survey design was adopted for this study. The study was conducted among 60 sample, 30 each from working and homemaker women. Samples were selected by purposive sampling technique. The tool used for the data collection consisted of demographic proforma and structured knowledge questionnaire. The analysis of the data was based on the objectives of the study using descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings of the present study revealed that among working women there is association between knowledge and demographic variable marital status, there is no association among homemaker women. Based on the findings the investigator has drawn implications which were of vital concerns in the field of nursing practice, nursing administration, nursing pattern, nursing education for future development.
Keywords: Assess, structured questionnaire, perimenopausal symptoms.
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