Table 2.

Menopause-related characteristics of menopausal women (n = 490)

Variables		± SS
Age at menopause (years)		46.38 ± 4.12
		n	%
Type of menopause	Surgical menopause	39	8.0
	Natural (spontaneous) menopause	451	92.0
Perception of menopause	Positive	115	23.5
	Neither positive nor negative	298	60.8
	Negative	77	15.7
Attendance at menopause clinics for follow-up	Yes	187	38.2
	No	303	61.8
Frequency of follow-up at menopause clinics	No follow-up	239	48.8
	Every 6 months	79	16.1
	Once a year	73	14.9
	Irregular	99	20.2
Perceived adequacy of knowledge about menopause	Yes	224	45.7
	No	266	54.3
Receipt of information about menopause	Yes	309	63.1
	No	181	36.9
Source of information about menopause	Physician	116	37.7
	Nurse	33	10.7
	Midwife	13	4.2
	Family	60	19.5
	Friends	19	6.2
	Internet	35	11.4
	Television / newspapers	32	10.4
Frequency of sexual intercourse during menopause	Daily	18	3.7
	1–3 times per week	57	11.6
	Once every two weeks	97	19.8
	Once a month or less	183	37.3
	None	135	27.6