TY - JOUR AU - Bin Waqar, Muaaz AU - Noreen, Sana AU - Rizwan, Bahisht AU - Khan, Areeba AU - Bashir, Iqra AU - Tanveer, Rimsha AU - Akram, Tehreem AU - Tariq, Mubara AU - Khalid, Irsa AU - Asif, Mahnoor PY - 2023/02/28 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Regarding Menopause Among Elderly Women Attending Tertiary Health Care Centers in Lahore, Pakistan: Menopause Among Elderly Women JF - Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences JA - PJHS VL - 4 IS - 02 SE - Original Article DO - 10.54393/pjhs.v4i02.151 UR - https://thejas.com.pk/index.php/pjhs/article/view/151 SP - 12-17 AB - <p>Menopause is a stage in life in which female periods are stopped, as it is a normal part of ending of your fertile, reproductive years. <strong>Objective:</strong> To assess the knowledge, attitude and practices regarding menopause among elderly women of Lahore.<strong> Methods</strong>: A cross sectional study was conducted in the Tertiary Health Care Centers in Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected by non-probability convenient sampling technique. Inclusion criteria includes all females age between 45 to 60 and above. Whereas the exclusion criteria include non-cooperative individuals, women on any drug therapy. After taking informed written consent, data were collected by using self-structured questionnaire. <strong>Results: </strong>According to the study, 70% women had prior knowledge of menopause. 60% believe menopause is life-altering. Additionally, 67% believe menopause causes weight gain, 67% believe that food changes assist manage menopause. In addition, 65% practice the lifestyle changes help managing menopause. 44% had mild hot flashes and sweating episodes, 23% had severe symptoms, 45% of women had mild sleep issues. 36% were suffering from mild depression, and 30% had no symptoms.  In 29% women had osteoporosis, 46% women have joint pain 25% of women made dietary modification for menopause. <strong>Conclusions: </strong> The majority of women were aware of menopause and its symptoms because they were educated, but they did not live a healthy lifestyle that included dietary practices and physical activities such as yoga and exercise. Providing menopause management could be a strategy to encourage successful menopausal transition in middle-aged women</p> ER -