1Assistant Professor, Meera Medical Institute of Nursing and Hospital, Abohar
2B. Sc. Interns, Meera Medical Institute of Nursing and Hospital, Abohar
*Address for correspondence Mr. Arshdeep Singh, Assistant Professor, Meera Medical Institute of Nursing and Hospital, Abohar. Mob: 9988568943, Email: arshdeep.jammu@gmail.com
Online published on 12 March, 2020.
Menopause is usually a time when an increase in calcium is needed. Menopause is a natural process in women where the menstrual cycle ends and ceases the ability for women to become pregnant. Normal levels of oestrogen help the bones to absorb calcium to impart strength to the body. As women reach menopause the cycle production of oestrogen is less than usual. Ultimately the absorption of calcium into the bone is less causing bone density to fall. As time passes by, the bone density can fall to alarming levels and impart brittleness and fragility to bones.
The present study aimed to assess the level of knowledge among women regarding importance of calcium rich diet during menopause in a selected community at Sabuana village Fazilka”.
A quantitative & survey design was used to select 100 women as study sample. Purposive sampling technique was used to select sample from the population. Prior to the data collection procedure formal permission was obtained from Sarpanch of village Sabuana, Fazilka. The structured knowledge questionnaire regarding importance of calctum rich diet in menopause was used to collect data.
The study findings revealed that Majority (71.00%) of women had average knowledge, (18.00%) had good knowledge, (11.00%) below average and only (0.0%) had very good knowledge regarding importance of calcium rich diet during menopause. This study shows that there is no association of knowledge regarding importance of calcium rich diet during menopause among women with Age, marital status, food habit. There is association of knowledge regarding importance of calcium rich diet during menopause among women with Qualification, religion, family income, source of information.
This study shows that majority of subjects had average knowledge regarding importance of calcium rich diet during menopause. Appropriate interventions needs to be required to enhance awareness among people about importance of calcium rich diet during menopause.
Knowledge, Menopause, Calcium rich diet
