Ying Zhang, Eric P F Chow, Budiadi Sudarto, David Wang, Mark Stoove, Nicholas Medland, Darryl O'Donnell, Phillip Keen, Jason J Ong, Tiffany R Phillips
HIV self-testing knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Asian-born gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia: a qualitative study
Frontiers in public health
background objective menopause associated many clinical manifestations vasomotor symptoms urogenital problems additional psychological disturbances anxiety mood changes sleep alterations prolonged lack hormones also increases risk longterm consequences hormone replacement treatment hrt menopause consists administration estrogen alone associated progesterone relieve uncomfortable disturbances prevent onset pathologic conditions aim study examine prevalence hrt use sample menopausal women experience menopause hrt study also investigates knowledge general practitioners gps gynecologists hrt prescription materials methods conducted crosssectional population survey 126 women 5059 years industrial city north italy vercelli novara eastern piedmont also presented questionnaire topic 54 medical doctors gps gynecologists area results prevalence hrt use sample 119 total good percentage users affirmed satisfied hrt additionally minority women reported ideally use replacement hormones advised using hrt doctors use fear side effects found positive association patient education health care attitude hrt usage significant number women knew hrt media informed health professional despite interviewed doctors considered knowledge hrt good would recommend hrt 56 would prescribe conclusions results highlight need information hrt among patients health professionals along need effective communication evaluation suggestion treatment