ArticleThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2023
Perimenopause and/or menopause help-seeking among women from ethnic minorities: a qualitative study of primary care practitioners' experiences.
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- The Enablers and Barriers to Accessing Women's Health and Wellbeing Services for Women Aged 40-65 Years: A Qualitative Study.Community health equity research & policy · 2026Article
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- Menopause care for diverse communities: a qualitative study of GP clinician experiences.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Accessing equitable menopause care in the contemporary NHS: a qualitative study of women's experiences.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2025Article
- Where Are the Knowledge Gaps in Menopause Across a Population? A National Cross-Sectional Survey in Wales.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Inequalities in hormone replacement therapy prescribing in UK primary care: population based cohort study.BMJ medicine · 2025Article
- Primary care clinicians' perspectives on interacting with patients with gynaecological conditions: a systematic review.BJGP open · 2024Article
- Challenges and Implications for Menopausal Health and Help-Seeking Behaviors in Midlife Women From the United States and China in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Web-Based Panel Surveys.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Recognizing ethnic and cultural variation in menopause care.Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadienArticle
- The mental health challenges, especially suicidality, experienced by women during perimenopause and menopause: A qualitative study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundEach woman's experience of the perimenopause and/or menopause is individual and unique. Research shows women from ethnic minorities often have different experiences from their White peers, and these are not being considered in conversations about the menopause. Women from ethnic minorities already face barriers to help-seeking in primary care, and clinicians have expressed challenges in cross cultural communication including the risk that women from ethnic minorities' perimenopause and/or menopause health needs are not being met.
aimTo explore primary care practitioners' experiences of perimenopause and/or menopause help-seeking among women from ethnic minorities. DESIGN AND
settingA qualitative study of 46 primary care practitioners from 35 practices across 5 regions of England, with patient and public involvement (PPI) consultations with 14 women from three ethnic minority groups.
methodPrimary care practitioners were surveyed using an exploratory approach. Online and telephone interviews were conducted and the data were analysed thematically. The findings were presented to three groups of women from ethnic minorities to inform interpretation of the data.
resultsPractitioners described a lack of awareness of perimenopause and/or menopause among many women from ethnic minorities, which they felt impacted their help-seeking and communication of symptoms. Cultural expressions of embodied experiences could offer challenges to practitioners to 'join the dots' and interpret experiences through a holistic menopause care lens. Feedback from the women from ethnic minorities provided context to practitioner findings through examples from their individual experiences.
conclusionThere is a need for increased awareness and trustworthy information resources to help women from ethnic minorities prepare for the menopause, and clinicians to recognise their experiences and offer support. This could improve women's immediate quality of life and potentially reduce future disease risk.
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