HUBUNGAN KECEMASAN TERHADAP KELUHAN MENOPAUSE PADA WANITA USIA 45-50 TAHUN DI KECAMATAN TANAH SEREAL KOTA BOGOR

Abstract

The health problem of women towards elderly is menopause syndrome starting from 40 to 45 years old and it needs attention. It is estimated that one-third of a woman's life span will be in age with a hypoestrogen condition. Women will experience various kinds of disorders both physically and psychologically which negatively impact both in the short and long term.  Factors that can influence complaints during menopause are physiological factors due to decreased ovarian activity, socio-cultural and psychological factors that underlie women's personality.   This study used a cross sectional approach which aims to learn more about the relationship between anxiety levels with menopausal women's complaints. The research was carried out in the working area of the Tanah Sareal Community Health Center, Central Bogor District, starting from Oktober until November 2020 with a questioner via E-form conducted to 107 respondents. Results: The age of the respondents was dominated by 50-55 years with an elementary and high school education background. In general, respondents are married and some have normal nutritional status and tend to be obese, most of them do not smoke. Bivariate analysis showed that there was  a significant relationship between anxiety and menopause complaints. Multivariate analysis confounder test with regression, the variable anxiety was the most closely related to menopausal complaints with p = 0.023 and an OR value of 5.7. It is recommended that Tanah Sereal Puskesmas carry out health promotion to change women's views about menopause as a physiological thing and pay more attention to psychological aspects in providing health services. The results of this study can be taken into consideration in developing a nursing intervention model in the form of more comprehensive health promotion in preventing and overcoming menopausal complaints by involving family members.