据国家统计局资料,我国60岁以上的人口有8,700万,至2000年预计将达1.3亿,其中60～70%将是妇女。美国1980年调查65岁以上人口占11%,达2,500万,而60%是妇女;预计至2000年将达3,100万,而70%将是老年妇女。其中65～84岁年龄组男女之比为100∶184;85岁以上年龄组为100∶224。因此有人称:“老年人的社会是妇女的社会”。绝经后妇女仍能再活20～30年,其一生的1/3时间要在绝经后渡过。此期由于逐渐衰老伴随着发生许多与老年有关的医学问题,是各种疾病(心血管、代谢性疾病、肿瘤等)发病和死亡的最高阶段。因此,老年妇女的初级卫生保健特别重要,已引起世界卫生组织(WHO)及各国政府的重视。本 According to the statistics of the National Bureau of Statistics, 87 million people over the age of 60 in our country are expected to reach 130 million by the year 2000, of which 60 to 70% will be women. In 1980, the United States surveyed 11% of people over the age of 65, reaching 25 million, while 60% were women; it is estimated that by the year 2000, it will reach 31 million and 70% will be older women. Including 65 to 84 age group, the ratio of male to female is 100: 184; the age group of 85 and over is 100: 224. Some people therefore claim that “the society of older persons is the society of women.” Postmenopausal women can still live 20 to 30 years, one-third of their life to spend in menopause. This period is accompanied by the gradual aging with many medical problems related to the elderly. It is the highest stage of morbidity and mortality of various diseases (cardiovascular, metabolic diseases, tumors, etc.). Therefore, the elderly women’s primary health care is particularly important, has attracted the attention of the World Health Organization (WHO) and governments. this