Study details | Population & setting | Methods | Results: Information sources consulted | Limitations |
First author and year: Anolue, 2012 Study design: Quantitative - Questionnaire Objective: To document women’s experience of menopause in rural communities and compare this with urban centres | Setting: Nigeria Participants: N = 349. Mean age 58 years How recruited: Random selection from 13 autonomous rural communities When: August 2009 Inclusion criteria: Menopausal women with at least 12 months amenorrhoea. All participants from a certain ethnic group | Tools and data collection: Questionnaire Analysis: SPSS software. Chi-square test | Peers = 51.3% Parents = 28.9% Others = 12.0% Church group = 7.7% | Total population from where the sample was drawn not indicated Tools not validated
Design not indicated
No exclusion criteria Missing data (p.32) not accounted for |
First author and year: Bello, 2016 Study design: Quantitative - Questionnaire Objective: To determine level of awareness and perceptions about menopause and sex in peri-menopausal women | Setting: Nigeria, Family Medicine Department in Ibadan hospital Participants: N = 352. Aged ≥ 40 years (mean 46.3). How recruited: Not described When: Not stated Inclusion criteria: Peri-menopausal women. Menopausal and post-menopausal women (12 months or more amenorrhoea) excluded | Tools and data collection: Structured questionnaire Analysis: SPSS software. Chi-square test | Friends & Peers = 45.7% Health care providers = 17.0% Aunts & older sisters = 15.1% Doctors = 13.6% TV/Radio = 12.2% Books & other print media = 12.2% Others = 1.4% | Data collection tools not subjected to validity and reliability test
Data collection period not indicated Selection method not indicated
Total population not described |
First author and year: Dienye, 2013 Study design: Quantitative - Questionnaire Objective: To determine frequency & severity of menopausal symptoms and health seeking behavior of women with menopausal symptoms | Setting: Nigeria, Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital Participants: N = 385. Aged 35-95 years (mean 58.4) How recruited: Consecutive recruitment at clinic until pre-specified sample size reached When: July-September 2010 Inclusion criteria: Postmenopausal women with at least 12 months amenorrhoea | Tools and data collection: Questionnaire results recorded in Microsoft Office Excel Analysis: Epi Info software | Patent drug dealers = 51.4% Health workers = 44.7% Nothing = 26.5% Religious leaders = 20.3% Traditional healers = 3.8% | Validity of tools not measured
Missing data was not accounted for
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First author and year: Eshetu, 2015 Study design: Quantitative - Questionnaire Objective: To assess level of knowledge and attitude of women aged 30 - 49 yrs | Setting: Ethiopia, Addis Ababa Participants: N = 599 (586 correctly completed). Aged 30 - 49 years (mean 37) How recruited: Multi-stage random sampling from community until pre-specified sample size reached When: April-May 2015 Inclusion criteria: Age, permanent residency, consent | Tools and data collection: Questionnaire Analysis: SPSS software. Logistic regression. | Friend = 37.7% Relatives = 31.7% Medical care providers = 20.8% Books, Magazines, Journals = 14.8% Mass media (Radio, TV) = 14.7% Educational sessions = 7.0% Community Elder = 1.4% | Validity of tools not indicated |