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Literacy for good health: pre-menopause women in Cross River State, Nigeria
- Source :
- International quarterly of community health education. 30(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- This article examines the influence of literacy on the health of menopausetting (or pre-menopause) women in urban Calabar Metropolis of Cross River State, Nigeria. Two null hypotheses were formulated with a 45-item questionnaire from a representative sample size of 500 urban women between ages 35 and above, using purposive, stratified, and simple random sampling procedures. The research design is survey inferential, while data analysis was by one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). Fisher's multiple comparison (LSD) and Independent t-test techniques were carried out. The analysis revealed that literacy level significantly influences the health of menopausetting women and that menopausetting women who are highly literate live healthier lives than their counterparts who are averagely and lowly literate. Some recommendations were made which will enhance longevity and ultimate well-being of menopausetting women.
- Subjects :
- Research design
Gerontology
Adult
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Health (social science)
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Health Status
Nigeria
Literacy
Education
State (polity)
Adaptation, Psychological
medicine
Cross river
Humans
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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Simple random sample
medicine.disease
Menopause
Premenopause
Educational Status
Female
Analysis of variance
Psychology
Null hypothesis
Demography
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 0272684X
- Volume :
- 30
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- International quarterly of community health education
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....2c24122577afe8eb1cb2653e04ac9840