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    Relationship between knowledge level and attitudes towards menopause in women attended at the National Maternal-Perinatal Institute of Lima, October 2017.
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-03-08) Esquia Flores, Julisa; Zárate Santiváñez, Nidia Patricia; Guevara Morote de Rojas, Graciela Adilberta
    Objective: To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the attitude towards climacteric among women aged 39 to 59 years attending the outpatient clinics of the National Maternal and Perinatal Institute of Lima, during October 2017. Materials and Methods: This is a quantitative study with a descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 145 women. The technique used was an interview, and the instruments included a questionnaire with 10 questions to measure the knowledge level and a test with 6 items to measure attitude. Results: It was found that 46.9% (68) had an average knowledge level about climacteric, 29% (42) had a high level, and 24.1% (35) had a low level. In terms of attitude, 51.7% (75) exhibited a favorable attitude, while 48.3% (70) exhibited an unfavorable attitude. Conclusions: There is a low positive relationship between the knowledge level and attitude towards climacteric, as most women with an average knowledge level demonstrated a favorable attitude, while those with lower knowledge exhibited an unfavorable attitude.
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    Relationship between the level of knowledge and attitude towards climacteric in women attended at the National Maternal Perinatal Institute of Lima, October 2017.
    (Universidad Privada Norbert Wiener, 2018-03-08) Zárate Santiváñez, Nidia Patricia; Esquia Flores, Julisa; Guevara Morote de Rojas, Graciela Adilberta
    Objective: To determine the relationship between the level of knowledge and the attitude towards climacteric among women aged 39 to 59 years attending the outpatient clinics of the National Maternal Perinatal Institute in Lima, during October 2017. Materials and methods: A quantitative study with a descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional method. The sample consisted of 145 women. The technique used was an interview, and the instruments were: a questionnaire consisting of 10 questions to measure the level of knowledge and a test consisting of 6 items to measure attitude. Results: It was found that 46.9% (68) had a medium level of knowledge about climacteric, 29% (42) had a high level, and 24.1% (35) had a low level. Regarding attitude, 51.7% (75) had a favorable attitude, and 48.3% (70) had an unfavorable attitude. Conclusions: There is a low positive relationship between the level of knowledge and attitude towards climacteric, because those with medium knowledge mostly exhibited a favorable attitude, and those with low knowledge showed an unfavorable attitude.