CAUSES OF MENOPAUSE AMONG WOMEN OF 45-50 YEARS INNIGERIA: A CASE STUDY OF GOMBE METROPOLIS, GOMBE STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
ThestudyexaminedthecausesofmenopauseamongwomenwithinthisagerangeinGombeMetropolis,N
igeria.Thestudyspecificallyaimstoidentifytheunderlyingcausesofmenopause,examineitsimpactonw
omen'shealthandwell-being,andproposepracticalrecommendationsformanagingpre-
menopausalconditions.Thestudyintegratedthebiologicalagingtheory,endocrinetheory,psychosoci
alstresstheoryandsocio-
culturaltheory.Aquantitativeresearchdesignwasemployed,withdatacollectedthroughstructuredque
stionnairesdistributedtoasampleof100womenaged45-
50years.ThedatawereanalyzedusingdescriptivestatisticalmethodsviaSPSS.Thefindingsrevealthath
ormonalchangesandgeneticpredispositionaretheprimaryfactorsinfluencingmenopauseonset.Addit
ionally,chronicillnessessuchasdiabetesandhypertensionwerereportedascontributingfactors.While
lifestylefactorssuchasdietandexercisewereacknowledged,responsesshoweduncertaintyregardingt
heirimpact.Socioeconomicandenvironmentalfactorswereperceivedashavingalesserinfluenceonme
nopauseonset.Furthermore,stresswasidentifiedasamajoracceleratorofmenopause.Regardingtheef
fectsofmenopause,thestudyfoundthatrespondentsreportedincreasedanxietyanddepression,aswella
sdisruptivephysicalsymptoms,includinghotflashesandfatigue.However,responsesregardingtheimp
actonworkplaceproductivityandpersonalrelationshipsvaried.Thestudyalsofoundastrongawarenes
sofmenopause-
relatedhealthrisks,suchasosteoporosisandcardiovasculardisease.Basedonthefindings,thestudyrec
ommendsextensivepublichealtheducationonmenopause,improvedhealthcareservicesformenopaus
alwomen,workplacepoliciestosupportaffectedemployees,andfurtherresearchintotraditionalandmo
dernmanagementstrategies.Addressingtheseissuesthroughstructuredinterventionsandpolicyinitiat
ivescanenhancethewell-beingofmenopausalwomeninGombeMetropolis.
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