Menopause-Related Problems of Women in Kwara State, Nigeria
| dc.contributor.author | Oniye, A.O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Adegboyega, L.O. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odebode, A.A. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Alwajud-Adewusi, M.B. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-12-03T12:48:43Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-12-03T12:48:43Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2014-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Menopause is a profound change in the lives of women as it takes them to the next stage of their non-reproductive life. The main objective of this study is to investigate the menopause-related problems of menopausal women in Kwara State, Nigeria. The researchers thus investigated whether or not there was a significant difference in the menopause-related problems of menopausal women in Kwara State on the bases of age and highest educational attainment. Descriptive survey research procedure was adopted for the study. The Multistage sampling technique was used to draw a sample of 466 respondents. The instrument for data collection was the Menopause-related Problems Questionnaire (MPQ). Research questions was raised while research hypotheses formulated were tested. The data collected were analysed through the use of frequency counts, percentages, t-test and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that there was a significant difference in the menopause-related problems experienced by menopausal women in Kwara State on the bases of age and highest educational attainment. It was therefore recommended among others that in order to bring about meaningful family wellbeing, married people and other stakeholders should be sensitized by marital counselors on the nature of menopause and its related problems through accurate education. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Authors | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1117-2398 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1312 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Faculty of Education, Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | volume 14;Number 1 | |
| dc.subject | Menopause-related problems, | en_US |
| dc.subject | women | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.title | Menopause-Related Problems of Women in Kwara State, Nigeria | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |