A Comparison of Menopausal Women’s Attitudes and Religious Orientations toward the Menopause

Background: The study aims to compare menopausal women’s attitudes and religious orientations toward menopause. Materials and Methods: The population of this descriptive study consists of women in the menopausal period. The sample consists of 73 women determined using the G*Power program. To collect...

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Main Authors: Emine Kinik, Handan Ozcan
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Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-01-01
Series:Journal of Mid-Life Health
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Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmh.jmh_26_24
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description Background: The study aims to compare menopausal women’s attitudes and religious orientations toward menopause. Materials and Methods: The population of this descriptive study consists of women in the menopausal period. The sample consists of 73 women determined using the G*Power program. To collect the data, a descriptive information form, the Religious Attitude Scale (RAS), and the Attitude for Menopause Scale were used. The statistical significance level was considered 0.05 in all analyses. Results: According to the results, the mean age of menopause was 48.18 ± 43.05, the mean score of attitudes for menopause was 63.98, the mean score of RAS was 60.93, and accordingly women’s attitudes and religious orientations toward menopause were at a high level. 82.2% of the women received information about the menopause period, 52.8% perceived menopause as a normal period, and 46.6% experienced mixed feelings. 23.3% prayed to alleviate menopausal symptoms. In this study, no significant difference was determined between women’s attitudes toward menopause and their religious orientations. Conclusion: Women’s attitudes toward menopause and their religious orientation were found to be high in this study. Women’s awareness of the period is high, and they prefer religious orientations to cope with symptoms.
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spelling doaj-art-1f7efd8a7dd44203bb60d252477a9cf82025-08-20T02:57:55ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Mid-Life Health0976-78000976-78192025-01-01161384410.4103/jmh.jmh_26_24A Comparison of Menopausal Women’s Attitudes and Religious Orientations toward the MenopauseEmine KinikHandan OzcanBackground: The study aims to compare menopausal women’s attitudes and religious orientations toward menopause. Materials and Methods: The population of this descriptive study consists of women in the menopausal period. The sample consists of 73 women determined using the G*Power program. To collect the data, a descriptive information form, the Religious Attitude Scale (RAS), and the Attitude for Menopause Scale were used. The statistical significance level was considered 0.05 in all analyses. Results: According to the results, the mean age of menopause was 48.18 ± 43.05, the mean score of attitudes for menopause was 63.98, the mean score of RAS was 60.93, and accordingly women’s attitudes and religious orientations toward menopause were at a high level. 82.2% of the women received information about the menopause period, 52.8% perceived menopause as a normal period, and 46.6% experienced mixed feelings. 23.3% prayed to alleviate menopausal symptoms. In this study, no significant difference was determined between women’s attitudes toward menopause and their religious orientations. Conclusion: Women’s attitudes toward menopause and their religious orientation were found to be high in this study. Women’s awareness of the period is high, and they prefer religious orientations to cope with symptoms.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jmh.jmh_26_24attitude toward menopausemenopausereligious orientation
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