Changing Korean Menopausal Women's Awareness on Hormone Therapy: 7-years after Women's Health Initiative Study.
10.6118/jksm.2012.18.2.94
- Author:
Youn Jee CHUNG
1
;
Mee Ran KIM
;
Hye Won JEONG
;
Byung Koo YOON
;
Byung Suk LEE
;
Byung Moon KANG
;
Hoon CHOI
;
Hyoung Moo PARK
;
Jung Gu KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. mrkim@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Awareness;
Menopause;
Republic of Korea
- MeSH:
Bone Density;
Breast Neoplasms;
Female;
Hormone Replacement Therapy;
Humans;
Korea;
Lectures;
Mass Media;
Mass Screening;
Menopause;
Publications;
Republic of Korea;
Women's Health
- From:The Journal of Korean Society of Menopause
2012;18(2):94-99
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this survey was to compare Korean menopausal women's perceptions of hormone replacement therapy before and after publication of the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. METHODS: This study was conducted through a survey of 713 postmenopausal women, who attended lectures on health to commemorate Korean Menopause Awareness Month, during 2009 in Seoul and the provinces (Incheon, Daejeon, Daegu, Gwangju and Busan). RESULTS: Respondents' knowledge concerning the cause of menopause have been increased to 86.7% in 2009, compared to 56.6% in 2002. Women who required hormone therapy increased to 57.6% in 2009, compared to 56.6% in 2002. As a source of information about hormone therapy, media was about 34.0% in 2009, different from the previous study that doctor's advice was 60.7%. Among the women who stopped hormone therapy, the most common reason was fear of cancer (31.8%), which increased compared to 9.3% in 2002. Women who received regular screening for breast cancer increased to 82.3% in 2009, compared to 35.0% in 2002. Women who checked bone mineral density (BMD) increased to 71.8% in 2009, compared to 40.2% in 2002. CONCLUSION: Menopausal women in Korea have increased their awareness of menopause. They responded that hormone therapy was helpful to manage menopausal symptoms, even after WHI study. They obtained menopause-related information through various sources, and the role of mass media has been greatly increased. But they were concerned about the increased risk for cancer, especially breast cancer.
