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Project No. 166 (B-2000/1)Knowledge, Attitude <strong>and</strong> Practice <strong>of</strong> Hormonal Therapy Among UAE Women inAl AinStudent Authors: Amna Ahmed Mohd. Shaiban Al Muhairi, Afaf Abdullatif Mohd Al-Hashemi, Naja Hassan Mahmoud BalasFaculty Supervisors: Pr<strong>of</strong>. N. Norman, Dr. A. BenerAbstract:Objective To describe knowledge, attitude <strong>and</strong> practice <strong>of</strong> HRT in Al-Ain among localwomen in Al-Ain, UAE.Methods A cross sectional descriptive study. The study based on face to-faceinterviewer administered questionnaire. The study based on convenient two Primary<strong>Health</strong> Care Clinics "Maqam <strong>and</strong> Jahili". Local United Arab Emirates (UAE) women aged20 to 65 years had been selected during the period <strong>of</strong> 8-15 November 2000.Results Of the 150 UAB women approached, 125 women agreed to participate <strong>and</strong>respond to the study (83%). The mean age <strong>and</strong> st<strong>and</strong>ard deviation (SD) <strong>of</strong> thesubjects was 43 <strong>and</strong> 10.58 respectively. The majority is between 40-65 years old <strong>and</strong>most <strong>of</strong> them are housewives, illiterate <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong> medium socio-economic status. Themost frequent symptoms were psychological at 81.7% <strong>and</strong> the least reportedsymptom was the cardiovascular symptoms (CVS) at 23.2%. Knowledge regardingHRT is higher among younger, educated <strong>and</strong> wealthier women than old, non-educatedpoor women (P

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