Effect of Social-platform Instructions regarding Menopause on Middle Age Women Awareness during Covid-19 Outbreak | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 58, Volume 11, Issue 2, June 2020, Pages 1019-1034 PDF (461.78 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2020.233171 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Fatma Mohamed El swerky1; Heba Ahmed Osman Mohamed2; Hoda Sayed Mohamed Sayed3; Wafaa Hamed Kamal Elshafie4; Ebtesam Abbas Hassan Elsayed5 | ||
| 1Family & Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University | ||
| 2Obstetric and Gynecological Department, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University | ||
| 3Family & Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Badr University | ||
| 4Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University | ||
| 5Community Health Nursing Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Menopause marks the end of a woman's reproductive period and the beginning of her non-reproductive period. Biological, psychological, and physiological changes describe it. The study aimed to evaluate the effect of social-platform instructions regarding menopause on middle-aged women's awareness during the Covid-19 outbreak. Research design: A Quasi-experimental design (pre-post) test was adopted in this study. Setting: This study was conducted on non-menopaused women in Port Said governorate, Egypt, using an online self-administered questionnaire via Google Form. The study sample: A purposive sample of 300 healthy and non-menopaused women aged 35–45 years was obtained from social media such as Facebook and WhatsApp groups. Tools: (1) A Non-menopaused women's demographic data; (2) Women's knowledge regarding menopause, (3) Women's attitude regarding menopause (4) Women's reported practice regarding menopause, and (5) Women's satisfaction with social social-platform instructions. Results: The study findings revealed that women had a higher score of knowledge, attitude, and practical knowledge post-social- social-platform instructions intervention compared to pre-intervention regarding menopause. There was a positive correlation between mothers' total knowledge scores and total practical knowledge scores at the 0.01 level of significance regarding menopause post-intervention. Conclusion: The study concluded that the effect of social- social-platform instructions regarding menopause on middle-aged women's knowledge, attitude, and practices during the Covid-19 outbreak was positive. Recommendations: The study recommended that an in-service continuous, educational program should be imparted to women. Further research, and emphasis needed to be given through workshops and seminars about menopause. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Awareness; Covid-19; Middle age women; Menopause; Social-platform Instructions | ||
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