KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF WOMEN AGE 50 VEARS AND ABOVE TOWARDS MENOPAUSE IN OFFA LOCAL GOVERNMENT,KWARA STATE.

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and attitude of women of ages 50 years and above towards menopause in Offa Local Government,Kwara State.Six research questions were formulated for the study and were specifically based on variables of the study.Many related literature were reviewed which was based on what others have said and found out about the topic studied.The population for the study were women of ages 45 years and above in Offa Local Government Area,Kwara State.A convenient sampling method was used to select 100 respondents. The min research tool used for the study was research questionnaire to seek opinion from the respondents.The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistical tool such as frequencies,Percentages and table.It concluded that,majority of the menopausal women in Offa Local Government have knowledge of menopause and have positive attitude to it as a normal aging process for women.Base on the findings, recommendations were made,women in their late 40s should form a forum where they will discuss issue pertaining to womanhood to enlightened them or dispel detrimental knowledge and to emphasize that menopause is normal physiological process.