First author and year: Hofnie-//Hoëbes, 2009 Study design: Mixed methods - Quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (open ended interviews) Objective: To determine where and what information is available regarding menopause and from where it is obtained | Setting: Namibia, urban and rural locations Participants: N = 1079 How recruited: Multi-stage cluster sampling from community When: March-April 2008 Inclusion criteria: Pre-menopausal, peri-menopausal and menopausal women | Tools and data collection: Questionnaire and open-ended interviews with a guide Analysis: SPSS software. Pearson chi-square test. Descriptive documentation of focus group discussion | Significant others = 55% Health care workers = 12% Other = 14% Books = 13% TV = 3% Church = 2% Internet = 1% | Validity and reliability of tools not clear |
First author and year: Ibraheem, 2015 Study design: Mixed methods - Quantitative (questionnaire) and qualitative (focus groups) Objective: To determine menopausal experiences and perceptions of women | Setting: Nigeria Participants: N = 240. Aged 46 - 69 years (mean 56.9) How recruited: Multi-stage random sampling from list of local government areas When: April 2008 Inclusion criteria: Age, amenorrhoea for 12 months & above, member of community & voluntary verbal consent | Tools and data collection: Piloted guide for focus group discussions with results informing semi-structured questionnaires. Cronbach’s Alpha for instrument 0.745 Analysis: Chi-square and descriptive for quantitative data. Content analysis for focus groups. | Mother, sister, aunt or friend = 58.8%
Electronic & print media = 8.9%
Health care provider = 4.9%
Religious leaders = 3.0% | No exclusion criteria |
First author and year: Ikeme, 2011 Study design: Quantitative - Questionnaire Objective: To determine knowledge and perceptions of menopause and climacteric symptoms | Setting: Nigeria Participants: N = 432. Aged 45 - 60 How recruited: Random selection When: Not stated Inclusion criteria: Not described | Tools and data collection: Self-administered structured questionnaire Analysis: SPSS software. Descriptive statistics with cross tabulations. | No comment = 44.4% Gynaecology clinic = 22.2% Self prayers = 13.9% Medical clinic in hospital = 11.1% Native doctor = 2.8% Clinic and priest and self prayer = 2.8% Medical clinic and priest = 2.8% | Menopausal status not indicated Data collection tools not subjected to validity and reliability test Data collection period not indicated Total population not described Cross-tabs indicated in methods, but not seen in data analysis |
First author and year: Maharaj, 2007 Study design: Quantitative - Questionnaire Objective: To assess whether women in an under-resourced country have adequate knowledge of the menopause/HRT to engage in patient-provider discussions and utilised in full informed consent for HRT | Setting: South Africa, Durban Participants: N = 150 (complete data and included = 139). Aged 18 - 40 years (mean 31) How recruited: Not stated When: Not stated Inclusion criteria: Past and present users of HRT aged ≥ 40 years. | Tools and data collection: Questionnaire Analysis: ANOVA chi-square | Family = 52.5% Friends = 44.6% Media = 41.7% GPs = 14.4% Clinic: 11.5% Hospital = 9.4% | Sample not proportional Design not indicated Aim too broad Tools not subjected to reliability test Initial inclusion of teenagers was inadequate |