Razi Journal of Medical Sciences

Background: To promote health and well-being in each period of a woman's life, lead to a better life for her and brings many benefits to the society. Among these periods is the menopauses which is a sensitive time for a woman. This study aimed to assess the public health and related factors, as the first step in planning and delivery of appropriate strategies to solve their possible problem.

Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted on 600 menopause women in 2013. Sampling was cluster type. They were randomly selected from 40 blocks from each four region of ahvaz city. The study data collected according to the researcher made questionnaire containing demographic characteristics and GHQ 28 questionnaire Inferential and descriptive statistics were used in SPSS 19 to analyze the data.

Results: Maximum and minimum disorder rate was 54.2% and 8.2% in social functioning and depression, respectively, Significant association was noted between age, general health items )physical health, social functioning, anxiety, depression) and total score. Education showed significant inverse association with all items and the total score. Significant association was noted among other demographic characteristics. Conclusion: Significant percentage of women of menopausal age face general health disorders which are sometimes associated with certain features of them as an individual. The phenomenon of menopause can be a factor in establishing, maintaining or aggravatingit