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The objective of this research was to assess anxiety and depressive symptoms among menopausal women in Asir region, Saudi Arabia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The cross-sectional survey was carried out in February to June 2024, using a random sampling procedure, study participants were selected. All menopausal women including &amp;lt;50 and \u226560\u202fyears old, were included, and symptoms of depression and anxiety were collected using Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) respectively.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Of the 396 menopausal women, the majority 170 (42.9%) were &amp;lt;50\u202fyears old and 92 (23.2%) were between 50 and 54\u202fyears old. Two hundred eighty-one were married (71%) and 273 (68.9%) were literate. Most of them, 229 (57.8%) got married at &amp;lt;18\u202fyears and 196 (49.5%) have a parity of 3\u20135 and 189 (47.7%) women attained menopause at &amp;lt;50\u202fyears old. In terms of menopausal symptoms, 268 (67.7%) women experienced hot flushes; 252 (63.6%) had night sweats and were more irritable 256 (64.6%) followed by 244 (61.6%) had decreased sexual desire. In general, 258 (65.2%) and 206 (52.02%) menopausal women reported having depression and anxiety symptoms, respectively. Married (OR\u202f=\u202f0.317; 95% CI\u202f=\u202f0.182\u20130.551, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.000) and literate (OR\u202f=\u202f0.518; 95% CI\u202f=\u202f0.309\u20130.868, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.013) are less likely to be in depression compared to widowed\/separated individuals. Literates (OR\u202f=\u202f0.271; 95% CI\u202f=\u202f0.165\u20130.443, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u202f=\u202f0.000), are less likely to have anxiety compared to illiterates.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study found that a significant percentage of menopausal women had depression and anxiety symptoms. These results emphasize the significance of screening and assessing women experiencing anxiety and depression symptoms throughout the menopausal transition. To alleviate menopausal symptoms, it is also suggested to conduct activities to educate menopausal women, such as a health awareness program in shopping centers and other public places, etc.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2024.1467731","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,16]],"date-time":"2024-12-16T06:19:34Z","timestamp":1734329974000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":10,"title":["A study on anxiety and depression symptoms among menopausal women: a web based cross sectional survey"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Geetha","family":"Kandasamy","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Dalia","family":"Almaghaslah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mona","family":"Almanasef","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"141","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2011.06.055","article-title":"Anxiety during the menopausal transition: a systematic review","volume":"139","author":"Bryant","year":"2012","journal-title":"J Affect Disorders"},{"key":"ref2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"582","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jad.2019.11.032","article-title":"Associations of body dissatisfaction with anxiety and depression in the pregnancy and postpartum periods: a longitudinal study","volume":"263","author":"Chan","year":"2020","journal-title":"J Afect Disord"},{"key":"ref3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"219","DOI":"10.1503\/jpn.150205","article-title":"Why is depression more prevalent in women?","volume":"40","author":"Albert","year":"2015","journal-title":"J Psychiatry Neurosci"},{"key":"ref4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"316","DOI":"10.3109\/13697137.2014.944495","article-title":"Bone mineral density in midlife women: the study of Women's health in Qatar","volume":"18","author":"Gerber","year":"2015","journal-title":"Climacteric"},{"key":"ref5","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"126","DOI":"10.4103\/0976-7800.141190","article-title":"A measurement-specific quality-of-life satisfaction during premenopause, perimenopause and postmenopause in Arabian Qatari women","volume":"5","author":"Bener","year":"2014","journal-title":"J Midlife Health."},{"key":"ref6","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"355","DOI":"10.1097\/gme.0b013e31822ba026","article-title":"Physical, psychological, and menopause-related symptoms and minor psychiatric disorders in a community-based sample of Brazilian premenopausal, perimenopausal, and postmenopausal women","volume":"19","author":"Oppermann","year":"2012","journal-title":"Menopause"},{"key":"ref7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"488","DOI":"10.1097\/gme.0b013e3182730599","article-title":"Does risk for anxiety increase during the menopausal transition? 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