Pattern of clustering of menopausal problems: A study with a Bengali Hindu ethnic group |
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| Authors: | Doyel Dasgupta Baidyanath Pal Subha Ray |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiadasgupta.anthro@gmail.com;3. Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, West Bengal, India;4. Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
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| Abstract: | AbstractWe attempted to find out how menopausal problems cluster with each other. The study was conducted among a group of women belonging to a Bengali-speaking Hindu ethnic group of West Bengal, a state located in Eastern India. We recruited 1,400 participants for the study. Information on sociodemographic aspects and menopausal problems were collected from these participants with the help of a pretested questionnaire. Results of cluster analysis showed that vasomotor, vaginal, and urinary problems cluster together, separately from physical and psychosomatic problems. |
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| Keywords: | Bengali-speaking Hindu cluster analysis Eastern India menopausal problems |
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