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Revista Salud Uninorte

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Abstract

ARTETA-ACOSTA, Cindy; MARQUEZ-VEGA, Jhonmer  and  MONTERROSA-CASTRO, Álvaro. Severe bladder problems: main menopausal symptoms among zenues colombian indigenous women. Salud, Barranquilla [online]. 2012, vol.28, n.2, pp.283-297. ISSN 0120-5552.

Objective: To identify the most prevalent severe menopausal symptoms among indig-enous women in menopause stage. Methodology: Women Zenúes in the indigenous reserve of San Andres de Sotavento, Department of Córdoba, in the Colombian Caribbean, in different stages of menopause. Ages 40-59 years old were studied. Rated with "Menopause Rating Scale" (MRS). Results: 693 women were included in the study, 295 premenopausal and 398 postmeno-pausal. Average age of last menstrual period: 49.4 ± 3.0. The domain more impaired in premenopausal indigenous somatic-vegetative was (2.9 ± 1.6), influenced by muscle-joint discomfort. In postmenopausal women the most impaired domain was urogenital (5.5 + 3.0), the high prevalence of severe bladder problems. The severe occurrence was more prevalent among pre-menopausal vaginal dryness with muscle joint pains (10.8%) and postmenopausal bladder problems (60.3%). 5.4% of premenopausal and 52.0% of post-menopausal women 52.0% have a poor quality of life. Conclusions: Zenúes indigenous women have high prevalence of symptoms that are part of the urogenital domain and have the most influence to impair the quality of life. Post-menopausal women have worse quality of life and prevalence of bladder problems.

Keywords : Climacteric; post menopause; quality of life; urogenital; indians.

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