Vijayan Smitha Moonjelly, Digal Malini, Misra Sadrita, Pan Riya, Gajbhiye Rushali, Manna Rikta
Department of OBG (Nursing), College of Nursing, AIIMS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.
J Midlife Health. 2025 Apr-Jun;16(2):157-165. doi: 10.4103/jmh.jmh_32_25. Epub 2025 Jun 23.
A menopausal transition is a stressful event in a woman's life affecting health and quality of life. Spousal awareness of menopausal changes can help them support their wives in coping with the menopausal transition. No studies have explored men's awareness of menopause in India. Therefore, this study aimed to find the men's awareness of menopause and its associated factors. The study also explored men's awareness of the management of symptoms and partner support.
This cross-sectional study of husbands of menopausal women aged 45-60 years in eastern India evaluated their awareness of menopause by a structured questionnaire. A semistructured interview schedule assessed the men's awareness of menopause, management of symptoms, and partner support.
Four hundred and twenty consenting men fulfilling inclusion criteria were recruited for the study. The mean age of the husband was 50.7 ± 3.9 years. The mean age of the wife was 56.6 ± 4.4 years. Most men reported symptoms of joint pain (69.3%), low energy level (68.8%), decreased physical strength (63.3%), tiredness (61%), and low backache (51%) in their wives. The overall knowledge of menopause among husbands was inadequate (91.42%). Men reported that their wives avoiding sexual intimacy (85.7%), irritability (58.6%), and mood swings (43.1%) affected their marital relationship. The husband's knowledge was associated with education ( = 0.014), the wife's education ( < 0.001), occupation ( < 0.001), family income ( < 0.001), and socioeconomic status ( < 0.001).
Indian husbands lacked information on menopause. Men need information on menopause to support their menopausal spouses.
更年期过渡是女性生活中的一个压力事件，会影响健康和生活质量。配偶对更年期变化的认知有助于他们支持妻子应对更年期过渡。在印度，尚无研究探讨男性对更年期的认知。因此，本研究旨在了解男性对更年期及其相关因素的认知。该研究还探讨了男性对症状管理和伴侣支持的认知。
本横断面研究对印度东部年龄在45至60岁的更年期女性的丈夫进行，通过结构化问卷评估他们对更年期的认知。一份半结构化访谈提纲评估了男性对更年期、症状管理和伴侣支持的认知。
420名符合纳入标准并同意参与研究的男性被招募。丈夫的平均年龄为50.7±3.9岁。妻子的平均年龄为56.6±4.4岁。大多数男性报告其妻子有关节疼痛（69.3%）、精力不足（68.8%）、体力下降（63.3%）、疲劳（61%）和背痛（51%）等症状。丈夫们对更年期的总体认知不足（91.42%）。男性报告称，妻子避免性亲密（85.7%）、易怒（58.6%）和情绪波动（43.1%）影响了他们的婚姻关系。丈夫的认知与教育程度（=0.014）、妻子的教育程度（<0.001）、职业（<0.001）、家庭收入（<0.001）和社会经济地位（<0.001）相关。
印度丈夫缺乏关于更年期的信息。男性需要有关更年期的信息来支持处于更年期的配偶。
