Knowledge and Awareness on Gynaecological Issues Among Female Housekeepers - A Survey

With the typical age at menopause being between the ages of 50 to 55 years, women in the geriatric age group are well into their postmenopausal phase of life. The most common gynaecological problems encountered in elderly women are vulvovaginal inflammation, genital prolapse, postmenopausal bleeding, and alterations in bladder function. To create awareness on gynaecological issues among housekeepers above 50 years. This was a survey based study and was conducted in an online forum "Google forms". This survey was taken by around 50 female housekeepers. The questionnaire was framed to evaluate the ideas and knowledge of dental students about halitosis. The information collected through the survey was analysed using SPSS and presented as descriptive statistics.The results were obtained and statistically analysed through SPSS software, chi square test was done to check the association and a p value of 0.05 was said to be statistically significant. The survey was conducted in the month of May, 2020.54 housekeepers from private dental colleges were examined for the survey out of which, 32 participants confessed that they've experienced abdominal, joint and hip pain after their 50's. According to the survey, it is noted that the majority of the housekeepers have experienced almost all of the gynaecological issues like post menopausal bleeding, vulvar disorder symptoms, difficulty in waking, etc. Hence awareness regarding self care and proper maintenance of their own self was given in this survey like dietary changes, regular exercises, maintaining a healthy weight, surrounding themselves with right people and less stress to make them understand that' Menopause is not an illness, it's just a natural part of life