TY - JOUR
T1 - Menopause in Morocco
T2 - Symptomatology and medical management
AU - Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf
AU - Schulein, Michelle
AU - Hajji, Najia
AU - Azelmat, Mustapha
N1 - Funding Information:
This project was carried out with support from a grant from the National Science Foundation Behavioral Science Branch (SBR-9600721). We are grateful to the Ministry of Health of Morocco for facilitating the project and providing information regarding the sample. We also wish to thank (in alphabetical order) Mohamed Al-Jem, Mahmoud Archach, Fatema Artiba, Zouhour Erroumati, Mina Oualla, and Habiba Zhar for their help with the field research and the coding. We also thank Hatim Belyamani for his work on the transcription of textual responses.
PY - 2002/2/26
Y1 - 2002/2/26
N2 - Objectives: To assess the frequency of menopausal symptoms and patterns of recourse to medical care in Rabat, Morocco. Methods: Face to face interviews with a representative sample of 300 women aged 45-55 years; information was collected on socio-demographic variables, reproductive history, use of health care, symptom checklist, and medical management of menopause. Results: The most frequent complaints are fatigue and hot flashes, each reported by 61% of women, headaches (57%), joint pain (54%), anxiety (44%) and irritability (42%). Hot flashes, but not cardiovascular symptoms, are statistically associated with menopausal status. Only 5% of women in the sample take hormones, and 4% calcium; 13% continue to take contraceptives. The frequency of some symptoms and the use of health care for menopause are influenced by socio-economic factors. Conclusions: Reports of hot flashes and joint pains are relatively high, but the frequency of use of medical services for menopause is low.
AB - Objectives: To assess the frequency of menopausal symptoms and patterns of recourse to medical care in Rabat, Morocco. Methods: Face to face interviews with a representative sample of 300 women aged 45-55 years; information was collected on socio-demographic variables, reproductive history, use of health care, symptom checklist, and medical management of menopause. Results: The most frequent complaints are fatigue and hot flashes, each reported by 61% of women, headaches (57%), joint pain (54%), anxiety (44%) and irritability (42%). Hot flashes, but not cardiovascular symptoms, are statistically associated with menopausal status. Only 5% of women in the sample take hormones, and 4% calcium; 13% continue to take contraceptives. The frequency of some symptoms and the use of health care for menopause are influenced by socio-economic factors. Conclusions: Reports of hot flashes and joint pains are relatively high, but the frequency of use of medical services for menopause is low.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0378-5122(01)00289-4
DO - 10.1016/S0378-5122(01)00289-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 11836039
AN - SCOPUS:0037176781
SN - 0378-5122
VL - 41
SP - 87
EP - 95
JO - Maturitas
JF - Maturitas
IS - 2
ER -