TITLE:
Experience of Menopause for Women in the Niamey Region, Republic of Niger
AUTHORS:
Rahamatou Madeleine Garba, Daddy Gaoh Nassira, Salamatou Guédé, Hamidou Soumana Diaouga, Nafiou Idi, Maina Oumara, Madi Nayama
KEYWORDS:
Menopausal Experience, Climacteric Syndrome, HTM, Niamey
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.12 No.11,
November
9,
2022
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Menopause is poorly documented in Africa. For most of the women living there, the experience of this period
does not seem to be very problematic. For women living in rural areas, other concerns are more prominent. Methods: The study was prospective,
quantitative and qualitative about 500 cases collected over a period of
6 months. The study involved postmenopausal
women in the Niamey region of public services, in certain residential areas, or
accompanying people in health structures. Parameters taken into account were
sociocultural, antecedents, experience, knowledge, and management of
menopause. The data was entered and analyzed using Microsoft Office Word 2010
and Microsoft Office Excel 2010 software. Results: The average age was
56.4 years with extremes of 40 and 80 years; 57% were still living with their husbands and 39% widows; 60.2%
housewives; 53% uneducated, 17% have higher education; 60.2% had had at least 6
children and 39.6% had used contraception. The comorbidities observed were
arterial hypertension (24.4%) and diabetes (7%). As for the
representation that women made of menopause, for all of them, this stage is the
beginning of old age. The most frequent signs were asthenia (86.2%) and mood
disorders (70.6%). Almost all of the patients (99.8%) had not used hormonal
treatment for the menopause and among them 27% the management of the menopause
was with traditional means. Conclusion: Menopausal disorders are
certainly a reality in our socio-cultural context. They are not a primary
concern either through ignorance or resignation of the women concerned.