© Kamla-Raj 2005                                                                    Anthropologist, 7(2): 111-113 (2005)

Age at Menopause in Two Caste Group (Brahmins and Rajputs) From

KEYWORDS Climacteric. Menstruation Ceases. Dogra

ABSTRACT The present study was conducted to find the mean age at menopause in two different caste group i.e. Brahmins and Rajputs and to study the rituals, taboos, social restrictions, health problems, nutrition observed during the menopausal period. The sample for the research comprised of 50 Brahmin women and 50 Rajput women in the age group of 40-52 years from different rural areas of Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir State). Purposive sampling technique was used to select the sample. The tools used for study were recall method and interview schedule. The results reveals that the mean age of the Brahmin women were 47.90 +/- 0.051 and the Rajput women is 48.02 +/- 0.0689. Majority of the women were belonging to both the caste group faced weakness during menopause and they can do all the household work. There is no restrictions in eating, going for temples and performing her rituals. It was also found that after menopause there is no changes in the behavior of the women of both the caste group. The result showed that the ‘t’ value is significant therefore there is difference in the mean age of menopause between the two-caste groups.

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