Pattern of clustering of menopausal problems: A study with a Bengali Hindu ethnic group.

J Women Aging

a Department of Anthropology , University of Calcutta, Kolkata , West Bengal , India.

Published: June 2017

We attempted to find out how menopausal problems cluster with each other. The study was conducted among a group of women belonging to a Bengali-speaking Hindu ethnic group of West Bengal, a state located in Eastern India. We recruited 1,400 participants for the study. Information on sociodemographic aspects and menopausal problems were collected from these participants with the help of a pretested questionnaire. Results of cluster analysis showed that vasomotor, vaginal, and urinary problems cluster together, separately from physical and psychosomatic problems.

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