scholarly journals Early age at menarche and its associated factors in school girls (age, 10 to 12 years) in Bangladesh: a cross-section survey in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jannatul Maowa Malitha ◽  
Md. Ariful Islam ◽  
Saima Islam ◽  
Abu Sayed Md. Al Mamun ◽  
Suman Chakrabarty ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Early Age ◽  
School Girls

scholarly journals The Study on Age of Menarche in Girls in the Buldana District of Maharashtra

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (02) ◽  
pp. 205-207
Author(s):  
Vaibhav Suresh Adhao ◽  
Raju Ramesh Thenge ◽  
Prashan Vishnu Ajmire
Keyword(s):  
Food Habit ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
School Education ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Late Type ◽  
Residential Status ◽  
Early Menarche ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Age Of Menarche

The present study was designed to determine the age at which menarche occurs among school girls in Buldana district of Maharashtra state, India. A survey was conducted among 488 girls by writing the questionnaire from schools in the selected area. Respondents completed a questionnaire that recorded age at first menstruation by the recall, residential status, type of education, and diet/food habit. The mean age at menarche was 13.44 ± 0.75 years. Most girls (72.95%) of the respondents were found of normal age menarche (12–14 years), 27.05% of late-type menarche (> 14 years), and 0% were of early menarche (less than 12 years). Our study suggests an influence of school education, residential area, and diet/food habit on menarcheal age.

scholarly journals An epidemiological study of menstrual hygiene practices in school going adolescent girls from urban slums of Nalgonda, Telangana

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 196
Author(s):  
Jyothi Veleshala ◽  
Varun M. Malhotra ◽  
Suresh J. Thomas ◽  
Kondagunta Nagaraj
Keyword(s):  
Adolescent Girls ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Urban Slum ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Female Teacher ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Hygiene ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Sanitary Pads

Background: Reproductive health of adolescent girls is crucial as it determines the health of future generations. School girls when experiencing menarche find themselves in a setting without water, toilets or a supportive female teacher to explain the changes happening in their body. Hence, the present study was conducted to assess knowledge and practices about menstruation in adolescent school girls of an urban slum and to find some socio-demographic determinants of menstrual hygiene.Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study conducted among 6th to 10th class school going adolescent girls from an urban slum of Telangana state. A total of 300 girls participated.Results: The mean age of the students was 11.9±3.3 years. The mean age at menarche was 13.09 (95% CI: 12.07–14.11). 25.3% had acquired prior knowledge about attaining menarche. For majority (74.2%) the knowledge was imparted by their mothers. 96.9% of school girls used sanitary pads. Significant association observed between educational status and employment status of mother and usage of sanitary pads by respondent. Almost 90% of the young women faced physical complaints or health problems during menstruation. Majority (94.3%) had religious restrictions on them during the menstruation.Conclusions: Menstrual hygiene is an issue which needs to be addressed to all adolescents, with special emphasis in slum area. Lack of awareness is a roadblock in adopting safe and hygienic menstrual practices. More emphasis should be given on improving adolescent literacy for achieving hygienic menstrual practices.

Age at menarche and the menstrual pattern of secondary school adolescents in central India

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (8) ◽  
pp. 3610
Author(s):  
Rakhee Ambade ◽  
Mohan Sagdeo
Keyword(s):  
Central India ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menstrual Cycles ◽  
Background Population ◽  
The Status ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Background: Population studies on characteristics of menstrual cycles are scarce. Knowledge on this variability is necessary for patient education and to guide clinical evaluation.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted and 622 school girls were selected randomly. A pretested questionnaire was used to gather data.Results: Mean age of participants was 16.9 ± 1 years. About 92.2% had attained menarche. Probit analysis of the status-quo data yielded median age at menarche of 14.8 (13.9-15.3) years and by recall method to be 15.8 ± 1 years. The mean age at menarche was, significantly, 0.3 years younger for urban females compared with rural ones. Cycle length between 21-35 days was observed in 70.3% of the girls. Mean duration of flow was 4 ± 1.3 days. Menstrual cycles were irregular in 42.8% of the subjects. Overall prevalence of dysmenorrhoea was 72%. and of PMS was 75.4%.Conclusions: Age of menarche was found to be significantly delayed. Considerable number of students complained of dysmenorrhoea and premenstrual symptoms.

scholarly journals A study to determine age at menarche in adolescent school girls of Indore city, M. P. India

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 70-75
Author(s):  
Dr. Sunita Solanki ◽  
◽  
Dr. Ajay Soni ◽  
Dr. Vesti Randa ◽  
Dr. Ramkrishna Choudhary ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Economic Status ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Social Economic Status ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean

Background: Menarche is a significant milestone in women's life. It affects the reproductive healthand well being of women. This study aims to find out the age at menarche of adolescent girls ofIndore city and its relation to various factors. Method: This was a cross-sectional study conductedin six schools of urban areas of Indore city the study group included 492 school girls of age 11 to 18years. After taking written informed consent from the parents, data was collected on the date ofbirth, family size, birth order, dietary intake, social-economic status, menarcheal age.Anthropometric measurements were done and data was analyzed. Results: Mean age at menarchewas found to be 13.2+1.24 years. It was found to be significantly associated with socioeconomicstatus, BMI and birth order. Conclusion: The mean age at menarche in this study is comparable tothat found in other Indian studies. It is found to be significantly associated with BMI andsocioeconomic status of the girls

Methylation of progesterone receptor isoform A promoter in normal breast tissue: An epigenetic link between early age at menarche and risk of breast cancer?

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 (8) ◽  
pp. 12393-12401 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdolreza Daraei ◽  
Pantea Izadi ◽  
Ghasemali Khorasani ◽  
Nahid Nafissi ◽  
Mohammad Mehdi Naghizadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Progesterone Receptor ◽  
Breast Tissue ◽  
Normal Breast Tissue ◽  
Normal Breast ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Early Age

Age at menarche among secondary school girls in an urban population of Nigeria

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 95 ◽  
Author(s):  
JamesA Osaikhuwuomwan ◽  
AbieyuwaP Osemwenkha ◽  
EdwinO Chukwudi
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Urban Population ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
School Girls
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