Attitudes of 45-55-year-old women in Istanbul, Türkiye, toward menopause and the symptoms of menopause: A cross-sectional study.

This study aimed to examine women's attitudes toward menopause and the symptoms of menopause. The data were collected between May-June 2022 using the introductory information form, Attitudes Related to Menopause Scale (min:0, max:80), and Menopausal Symptoms Rating Scale (min:0, max:44). The total average score of Menopausal Symptoms Rating Scale was 22.2±9.9; the average of urogenital complaints was 5.1±3.2; somatic complaints was 3.55±2.14; and psychological complaints was 13.5±6.1. The average scale score of Attitudes Related to Menopause Scale was 43.6±16.1. There was a negative, weak, and significant relation between Attitudes Related to Menopause Scale and somatic, psychological, and urogenital complaints. There was a significant difference between the average score of attitudes related to menopause and women's total score on assessing the menopausal symptoms scale, women's age, education level, income status, employment status, number of pregnancies and births, and chronic disease status. We concluded that women experience all menopausal symptoms at near moderate levels and have positive attitudes toward menopause.