DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2014.v02i01.012

Pages: 64-70

This study investigated some demographic and reproductive characteristics associated with menopause among Nigerian women. The eligible population for the study numbered 324. Factors found to associate significantly with the age at menopause are religion, ethnicity, parity and age at marriage (P<0.0001). Other variables that also showed significant association were season of birth, nausea and vomiting of pregnancy (NVP), breastfeeding, contraception, educational level and number of older male siblings (P<0.05). All other variable found no association although age at menopause increased with age at first birth.