‎Nasim Sadeghi Joula, Pourandokht Afshari, Hadis Moradi Farsani, Mohammad Hossein Haghighizadeh

Abstract

Introduction and Purpose of the study: Hot flush is one of the most common ‎complications in menopause period. Many factors are involved in this problem. The ‎objective of this study was to evaluate the frequency and factors associated with hot ‎flush in postmenopausal women in Ahwaz in 2018. ‎Methodology: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the ‎frequency and factors associated with hot flush in postmenopausal women. The data ‎were collected using a demographic characteristics form and a hot flush recording ‎checklist, adapted from the Cooperman index‎‏.‏ Results: In this study, 196 women with a mean menopausal age of 48.79 were ‎included. 144 (73.5%) had hot flush, of which 35 (17.9%) had mild hot flush, 69 ‎‎(35.2%) had moderate hot flush, and 40 (20.4%) had severe hot flush. The results of ‎the study showed the effect of factors such as BMI and marital status on hot flush.‎ Conclusion: In this study, the prevalence of hot flush among postmenopausal women ‎was reported 73.5%. It was associated with BMI and marital status‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎.