MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES USED BY THE MIDDLE AGED WOMEN FOR MENOPAUSAL PROBLEMS

KRUSHNAPRIYA SAHOO¹*, GAYTRI TIWARI^2
1Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, India
²Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Home Science, Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, India
* Corresponding Author : krushnapriya.sahoo@gmail.com

Received : 31-07-2018     Accepted : 11-08-2018     Published : 15-08-2018
Volume : 10     Issue : 15       Pages : 6840 - 6844
Int J Agr Sci 10.15 (2018):6840-6844

Keywords : Menopause, management techniques, working women and non working women
Academic Editor : Verma Anjali
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Author thankful to Indian Council of Agricultural Research, New Delhi, Delhi 110001 for funding support. Author also thankful to Maharana Pratap University of Agriculture and Technology, Udaipur, 313001, India
Author Contribution : All author equally contributed

Each woman in menopause should have a typical management strategy. Yoga, meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, physical exercises are the methods used to reduce menopausal problems. Physical exercise can also help to maintain health. According to Women health organization all the women should practice yoga, relaxation techniques in order to maintain women's health. The present study was undertaken with specific objective to study the menopausal age among working and non working women. Total number of 300 women (150 working and 150 non working) between the age range of 40-50 years comprised the sample. To study the level of management techniques used for menopausal problems among women. Management techniques used by subject shows that the management measures used by more number of working women was average followed by low and high. In case of non working more than half of them reported average and remaining were low.

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