Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Wanita Menopause tentang Terapi Estrogen Alami di Desa Logede Pejagoan Kebumen

Isnaeni, Rakhmatika and Rachma, Nurullya (2015) Gambaran Tingkat Pengetahuan Wanita Menopause tentang Terapi Estrogen Alami di Desa Logede Pejagoan Kebumen. Knowledge of Menopausal Woman about Natural Estrogen Therapy at Desa Logede Pejagoan Kebumen .

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Abstract

Woman entering menopause phase will suffer from several physical and psychological discomforts because of estrogen level reduction. These discomforts can be overcome by consumption of food containing phytoestrogen (natural estrogen), such as nuts, cereals, vegetables, and fruit. The aim of this study was to find out knowledge level of menopausal woman about natural estrogen therapy at Desa Logede Pejagoan Kebumen. The design of this study was quantitative descriptive with survey approach, as many as 131 woman (mothers) were observed using Stratified Random Sampling method. Data were collected using questionnaire referring to knowledge about natural estrogen therapy. The results of the study showed that there were 17.6% of the respondents had good knowledge about natural estrogen therapy. Meanwhile, there were 59.8% and 22.0% of them possessed fair and less knowledge. It is strongly recommended that, health officers and workers are also obliged to give support and provide community corners, one of which is the implementation of posyandu lansia (neighborhood health corner for elderly), to share information to each other in order to improve their knowledge about menopause. Keyword : Knowledge, Menopausal Woman, Natural Estrogen Therapy

Item Type:Article
Subjects:R Medicine > RT Nursing
Divisions:Faculty of Medicine > Department of Nursing
Faculty of Medicine > Department of Nursing
ID Code:52605
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Deposited On:22 Mar 2017 09:57
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