Knowledge and Readiness for Menopause: Insights from Premenopausal Women in Rejomulyo Muang Dalam Samarinda City, Indonesia

Abstract

Menopause is an event that is quite important and must be faced in a woman's life span. Some women feel afraid, while other women wait for the arrival of menopause because it can give them a new chance in life physically, emotionally, sexually, and spiritually.   Knowledge about menopause is very necessary for women because many women are afraid of reaching menopause. With increasing knowledge of premenopausal women about menopause, it is hoped that premenopausal women's attitudes about menopause will improve. The research aimed to determine the relationship between knowledge and readiness for menopause in premenopausal mothers in the Rejomulyo area, RT 32 Muang Dalam, Samarinda City.  The research used a quantitative analytical research design which was carried out from January 2024 to March 2024 at Rejomulyo RT 32 Muang Dalam, Samarinda City, East Kalimantan Province.  Sampling was taken using a total sampling technique, namely a sampling technique that uses all members of the population as samples, namely 31 respondents.  The research results showed that: (1) based on the level of knowledge of women about menopause, 23 people (74.19%) were classified as poor and 8 people (25.81%) had a good level of knowledge; (2) based on readiness to face menopause, the results of the study showed that 16 people (51.61%) were classified as ready, and 15 people (48.39%) were classified as not ready, and (3)  the results of statistical tests using chi-square obtained a p value=0.023 (p<0.05) which shows that there is a significant relationship between the level of knowledge and the readiness of premenopausal women to face menopause.