Modified Atm Scale On Climacteric Symptoms

Abstract

Working women encounter chemical stamp variations. Particularly, emotions and temperament are severely influenced. When woman approaches menopause, which is an emergency time. Both the mentality and professional preferences of the urban working class are crucial for a sound turn of events or the beginning of catastrophic side consequences. The present study entitled “Efficacy Of Awareness Program On behavioral outcome Regarding Climacteric Symptoms Of Menopause Among Working Women Of Indore City ”

Material and Method:A quantitative descriptive approach with pre-experimental one group pre test post test research design was adopted for present study. A sample of 389 working women from urban community was chosen as accessible population using following sample size calculation formula for uncountable population out of which 380 convinced for participation. The calculated reliability using Spearman Brown formula for knowledge and attitude was calculated as 0.711 and 0.720 respectively at P<0.05 level. Probabiliy sampling with cluster technique was used for 380 samples

Tools were divided into sections 2 parts, Part 1 consisted of socio demographic variable to collect the baseline and clinical data. Part 2 consisted of modified ATM scale with 12 statements both positive and negative administered to monitor the level of attitude. Respondents were further informed and after written consent they were allowed to take the participation

Result: Descriptive and inferential statistics applied and out of 380, 44% participants come under 30-40 years of age. 47.1 was the mean age, 53% Christian, 1% muslim, 70% comes from joint family, 18% unmarried, 57% works for more than 12 hrs., 61% had 4 to 6 family members, post graduated women were 58%. 55% women had menses had more than 5 days. 48% did not do any exercise while 61% had abnormal menstrual bleeding. After intervention attitude improved. The paired t value was 30.85 and found to be highly significant (p-value-0.000) at p≤0.05. Chi square calculated revealed that there is significant association seen between religion, age, family type, members, work duration, salary, economical status, diet, work area, information source among working women with attitude score.