Itagi, SunandaKannur, Deepa2021-09-262021-09-262016-06https://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810176283The present study was conducted during 2015-16 on 80 rural and 80 urban women of Dhrwad and Bagalkote districts. Menopause rating scale was used to assess age related physical and psychological decline. PGI health questionnaire was used to assess the health status of the respondents. Self structured questionnaire was used to elicit information regarding care and management of menopause. The results revealed that 50 per cent of urban women belonged to overweight category and 40 per cent of rural women had ideal body weight. 37 per cent of urban women had mild menopausal symptoms, while 35 per cent of rural was significant difference between rural and urban women in menopausal symptoms. SES, age, education and occupation was negatively significantly related with menopausal symptoms. It was observed that 8-15 per cent of rural women and 18-28 per cent of urban women had high knowledge regarding care and management of menopause. There was significant difference between rural and urban women of both the districts in menopausal knowledge. SES, age, education and occupation was significantly related and associated with menopausal knowledge. In case of rural women 25-40 per cent of suffered from more severely affected health status, while 15-25 per cent of urban women reported severely affected health status. There was significant difference between rural and urban women in health status. There was negatively significant relationship observed between health status withSES, education, occupation. There was negatively significant interrelationship between knowledge regarding care and management of menopause and menopausal symptoms and health status.EnglishThesis