Authors : TEJESHWARI TEMBHARE AND SHUBHADA V. JAMBHULKAR
Page Nos : 287-291
Description :
Women demand good nutrition to maintain healthy life. Menopause is an unavoidable change that every women will experience, assuming she reaches middle age and beyond. The present study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of women during menopause from rural & urban areas. Survey of rural women was done in Darabada, Gondia district and of urban women was done in west Nagpur city. An interview cum questionnaire schedule was used to elicit general Information, anthropometric measurements, dietary intake, and menopausal symptoms. Comparisons of nutrient intake were made with Recommended Dietary Allowances of ICMR. The result of the study showed that urban women were observed superior in anthropometric measurements as compared to the rural women. Result on nutrient intake of women showed deficiency in almost all nutrients. Energy and protein deficiency was found to be higher in rural women as compared to urban women similarly iron intake of the women showed maximum deficit (62.38 %) among rural women and (44.04 %) among urban women. The excess of folic acid and vitamin c was found in both the groups. The symptoms of menopause were found in both the groups with maximum hot flashes and night sweat was observed in urban women.
Key words: Menopause, Adult Women, Nutritional Status.
