Objective: To understand the status of menopause outpatient clinics in maternal and children health (MCH) institutions and general hospitals. Methods: A total of 314 health administrative departments, MCH health institutions and general hospitals in 11 provinces of China were enrolled by using multi-stage random sampling method. A self-made questionnaire was used to investigate the development of normative documents for menopausal health work, and the establishment, services, health resources, system and information management of menopause outpatient clinics. The current situation of menopause outpatient clinics in MCH institutions was compared with that in general hospitals. Results: All health administrative departments did not formulate normative documents for menopausal health care. Among MCH health institutions and general hospitals, 53.4% (111/208) established menopause outpatient clinic. About 60.9% (64/105) of MCH institutions established menopause outpatient clinic, which was higher than that of general hospitals [45.6% (47/103)] (P<0.05). From high priority to less, the services of menopause outpatient clinics were menopausal disease diagnosis and treatment, counseling, health education and disease referral. 90.1% (100/111) of menopause outpatient clinics provided routine medical examinations, and only 55.9% (62/111) and 59.5% (66/111) of them provide psychological and nutritional status assessment. The allocation rate of commonly used examination equipment in menopause outpatient clinics was 81.1%-96.4%, while only 28.8%-37.8% of them had psychological status assessment tool, human body composition analyzer and nutrition status assessment tool. Among 111 menopause outpatient clinics, 46.8% (n=52), 36.0% (n=40), and 34.2% (n=38) of them established outpatient consultation process, referral (consultation) work system, and follow-up work system, and 49.5% (n=55), 29.7% (n=33), 42.3% (n=47), and 17.1% (n=19) of them established visit registration, health records, follow-up records of referrals, and reported outpatient services, respectively. Conclusion: Menopause outpatient clinics in 11 provinces of China have been initially established, and policy guidance and human resources allocation should be further strengthened.
目的： 了解中国11个省份妇幼保健机构和综合性医院更年期保健门诊现况。 方法： 采用多阶段随机抽样方法抽取中国11省份的314所卫生行政部门、妇幼保健机构和综合性医院，采用自制问卷通过网络调查更年期保健工作规范性文件制定，更年期保健门诊的开设、服务内容、资源配置、制度和信息管理等情况，并对妇幼保健机构和综合性医院更年期保健门诊现况进行比较。 结果： 所调查的卫生行政部门均未制定更年期保健工作规范性文件。208所妇幼保健机构和综合性医院中，开设更年期保健门诊者占53.4%（111所），其中妇幼保健机构开设比例为60.9%（64/105），高于综合性医院［45.6%（47/103）］（P<0.05）。更年期保健门诊服务内容由主及次分别为更年期疾病诊治、咨询指导、健康教育和疾病转诊，可提供常规医学检查项目者占90.1%（100/111），可进行心理和营养状况评估者分别占55.9%（62/111）和59.5%（66/111）。更年期保健门诊常用检查设备配备率为81.1%~96.4%，心理状况评估工具、人体成分分析仪和营养状况评估工具配备率仅为28.8%~37.8%。111所更年期保健门诊中，建立门诊就诊流程、转（会）诊工作制度和追踪随访工作制度者分别占46.8%（52所）、36.0%（40所）和34.2%（38所）；建立就诊登记、健康管理档案、转诊随访记录和上报门诊服务量者分别占49.5%（55所）、29.7%（33所）、42.3%（47所）和17.1%（19所）。 结论： 中国11个省份更年期保健门诊已初具规模，尚需进一步加强政策引导和人员配置。.
Keywords: Ambulatory care; Climacteric; Comprehensive health care; Cross-sectional studies.