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Table 2 Response of study participants for HRT attitude questions

From: Exploring hormone replacement therapy dynamics among menopausal women in Kuala Lumpur – a community based survey

No.

Questions

No. of participants (%)

Agree

Disagree

Don’t know

1

HRT is a good solution, if you have symptoms

280 (69.3)

26 (6.4)

98 (24.3)

2

HRT is appropriate for some women

333 (82.4)

16 (4)

55 (13.6)

3

HRT is to be avoided

106 (26.2)

171 (42.3)

127 (31.4)

4

HRT is good for preventing age-related health problems

271 (67.1)

32 (7.9)

101 (25)

5

HRT has many complications and side effects

133 (32.9)

100 (24.8)

171 (42.3)

6

Natural approaches are better than HRT

249 (61.6)

62 (15.3)

93 (23)

7

Risks of taking HRT outweigh the benefits

113 (28)

114 (28.2)

177 (43.8)