Menopause and the influence of culture: another gap for Indigenous Australian women?
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
There is great variation in experience of menopause in women around the world. The purpose of this study was to review current understanding of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (Indigenous) women’s experiences of menopause. The literature pertaining to the perception, significance and experience of menopause from a number of cultural groups around the world has been included to provide context for why Indigenous women’s experience might be important for their health and differ from that reported in other studies of Australian women and menopause.
Authors and Affiliations
Emma K Jones, Janelle R Jurgenson, Judith M Katzenellenbogen, Sandra C Thompson
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