Pendidikan Kesehatan pada Wanita Premenopause dalam Menghadapi Perubahan Fisik Saat Menopause Di Upt Puskesmas Uluan Kecamatan Uluan

Abstract

Every woman will experience menopause, when approaching menopause there will be changes in the body caused by an imbalance between the hormones estrogen and progesterone so that women will experience psychosocial, physical and sexual experiences. Premenopause aims to increase the knowledge and attitudes of premenopausal women towards the body changes that occur. This counseling can help women understand and be confident in facing menopause. In the current era of globalization, health has become a very valuable thing. Especially regarding reproductive health which is currently a world concern. WHO states, in Asia by 2045 the number of older women will increase from 107 million to 373 million. 18% in China and 10% of women in Japan and 40% of women feel hot flashes when facing menopause. Perimenopause is the transition phase towards menopause that women experience. Perimenopause usually begins at age 30–40 years, but can also appear earlier. Many factors influence a woman's health in facing premenopause. One of them is the knowledge factor. The worst thing about premenopause is the fear of the unknown. The lack of information obtained can lead to low knowledge of premenopausal women which also has an impact on the attitudes they will take and can affect their health status.