Pattern and features of menstruation among adolescent girls in Haldwani: a cross-sectional study

Background: Menstruation becomes an important aspect in life of an adolescent girl once she attains puberty and is often associated with variable characteristics. Being a development process and a reported significant source of morbidity too, it becomes important to study its pattern and characteristics. The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of menstruation among adolescent girls.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among 574 adolescent girls of 10-19 years age of 6th to 12th grades in four selected government and private schools of Haldwani. Data was collected using a predesigned semi-structured questionnaire with brief interview and examination. Analysis of data was done with help of SPSS version 21.Results: Mean age of the girls was 14.95±1.41 years. Mean age at menarche was 12.94±1.01 years. Majority of girls 441 (76.82%) had cycle length of 21-35 days and it was found that 95 (16.55%) girls had irregular menstrual periods. Rural and urban differences in regularity of menstruation were statistically significant. Duration of flow in majority 300 (52.26%) of girls was 2-4 days followed by 5-7 days in 222 (38.68%). Dysmenorrhoea was reported by 422 (73.52%) of adolescent girls and of them 259 (61.37%) have never used analgesics while 66 (15.63%) have always used analgesics. Girls with absence of pallor were 1.2 (0.8-1.9) times more likely to have regular menstruation as compared to those showing pallor.Conclusions: Irregular menstruation was common among girls and significant association was found with place of residence. Dysmenorrhoea was present in three-fourth of adolescent girls still majority of them have never used analgesics. Daily routine was affected in more than 80% of girls during menstruation.

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Recall Menarcheal Age among the Adolescent Girls-A Comparative Study

Global Journal of Human-Social Science ◽

10.34257/gjhssdvol20is1pg53 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 53-57

Author(s):

Th. Kanon Devi ◽

H. Sorojini Devi

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Sexual Development ◽

Adolescent Girl ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Major Event ◽

Interview Schedule ◽

Cross Sectional

Background:Age at menarche is the last major event of sexual development. This major event in the life of an adolescent girl is influenced by nutritional status and the prevailing environmental conditions. Objective: To examine the recall age at menarche among the adolescent girls of Scheduled caste (SC) and neighboring Meitei girls of the Imphal west district, Manipur. Setting: The study was conducted in four different villages, i.e. Sekmai, Potshangbam, Tengdongyang, and Khonghampat in Imphal district, Manipur. Design: The present study was a cross-sectional study. Subject and Method:A total of 417 (Scheduled caste) and 409 (Meitei) girls ranging in age 10-18 years were randomly selected from the above-mentioned villages of Manipur. Pre-tested interview schedule forms were used to collect the data of the present study. Result: Among the participants, the maximum number of SC girls (33.76%) and Meitei girls (34.10%) reported to occur menarche at age 14 years and 13 years,respectively.

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Study of epidemiological determinants of undernutrition among adolescent girls in urban slums of Berhampur, Odisha: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health ◽

10.1515/ijamh-2019-0208 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Sambedana Mohanty ◽

Manasee Panda

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Folic Acid Supplementation ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Urban Slums ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nutritional Needs ◽

Structured Questionnaire

AbstractBackgroundAdolescent girls are vulnerable to many problems, undernutrition being the most common. This results in growth restriction resulting in stunting, wasting, underweight and last but not the least iron-deficiency anaemia. Nutritional needs are high during puberty which later leads to complications during pregnancy and its outcomes.Materials and methodsA field based cross-sectional study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of the girls and to determine the various factors responsible for undernutrition. After clearance from the Institution Ethical Committee (IEC) and permission from Child Development Programme Officer (CDPO), the study was conducted in the anganwadi centres (AWC) of urban slums in the field practice area of the Department of Community Medicine from the 1st October 2014 to the 31st October 2016. All the adolescent girls enlisted in the seven anganwadi centres were included as study subjects with their consent. A pre-designed, pre-tested and semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data on following sections. (a) socio-demographic profile and (b) nutritional status. Dietary intake was taken using the 24-h recall method. Anthropometry was measured and haemoglobin (Hb) was estimated. SPSS version 21 was used for descriptive and analytic statistics.ResultsAmong the 160 girls 98(61.3%), 69(43.1%), 53(33.1%) were underweight, stunted and wasted, respectively. Anaemia was present among 144(90%) of the girls.ConclusionStrict monitoring of weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFS) as well as nutrition education are essential measures to solve the problem of undernutrition among adolescent girls.

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Menstrual health and related problems in adolescent girls of Lucknow district: a cross sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20184810 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (12) ◽

pp. 5321

Author(s):

Geeta Singh ◽

Anish Khanna ◽

Monika Agarwal ◽

V. K. Singh ◽

Rekha Sachan

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Unequal Distribution ◽

Urban Girls ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Menstrual Health ◽

Menstrual Symptoms ◽

Age Of Menarche

Background: Menstruation and related problems are difficult issues for adolescent girls and are a common reason for consulting healthcare providers. The objective of the study was to study the age of menarche, menstrual pattern, menstrual related health problems and health seeking behaviour for it.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in urban as well as rural schools of Lucknow district from August 2014 to September 2015. Multistage random sampling was used to select the requisite number of girls. A total of 600 girls of age group 10-19 years were interviewed and analysed using appropriate statistical methodsResults: The mean age of menarche of the total population was 13.2±1 years. During menstruation, urban girls had significantly excessive passage of clots (26.5%) and faced more discomfort in their routine activities (78.8%) when compared to their rural counterpart (25.2% and 73.4% respectively), whereas the relation was inverse with regard to school absenteeism that was significantly higher in rural girls (44.0%) than urban girls (32.3%). The usual age of menarche as well as the pattern of pre-menstrual symptoms varied significantly between the girls of rural and urban areas.Conclusions: With few exceptions, menstrual health related problems have an unequal distribution in girls of rural and urban origin. Hence effective management of menstrual problems will lose its chase unless health education targeting all the three groups viz.; adolescent girls, concerned parents and teachers have to be uniformly strengthened.

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Review Jurnal "Hubungan Status Gizi dengan Usia Menarche pada Remaja Putri"

10.31219/osf.io/h37wp ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Nurul Asikin

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Approach ◽

Age Of Menarche ◽

Menarche Age

The onset of menarche is part of physical and sexual maturity process. Previous studies have shown that the nutritional status of an adolescenst girl have important influence on the menarche age. The study was designed to determine the age of menarche and its relation to nutritional status of adolescent girls in SMP Negeri 10 Bulukumba. This was an analytical survey with a Cross Sectional Study approach. The sample in this study consisted of 74 people (total sampling), namely all students who had experienced menarche. The result of this study indicate that of the 74 respondents studied, there were 48 respondents had a good nutritional status, 43.75% had experienced normal menarche and 56.25% had experienced abnormal menarche. There were 26 respondents had a malnutrition, 15.38% had experienced normal menarche and 84.62% had experienced abnormal menarche. The results of statistical tests showed that there was an association between the nutritional status and the age at menarche of adolescent girls in SMP Negeri 10 Bulukumba (Pv=0,020; OR= 4,28). It is concluded that nutritional status is significantly associated with the age at menarche in adolesence. A good nutritional status in adolescent girls will experience puberty normally, resulting in normal and uninterrupted menstruation.

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A comparison of nutritional status of rural and urban adolescent girls from schools in North India: a cross-sectional study

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20181712 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 5 (5) ◽

pp. 1996

Author(s):

Neha Goyal

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Overweight And Obesity ◽

North India ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Z Scores ◽

Height For Age

Background: Adolescence is a nutritionally vulnerable period for a number of specific reasons, including high requirements for growth, eating patterns and lifestyles, risk-taking behaviour and, susceptibility to social and environmental influences. The objectives of the study were to compare the nutritional status of rural and urban school going adolescent girls by anthropometric measurements.Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in urban as well as rural schools of Haldwani block of district Nainital from October 2012 to September 2014. Multistage random sampling was used to select the requisite number, 770 (443 rural and 327 urban) of school going adolescent girls of 10 to 19 years of age, who were interviewed and anthropometric measurements were recorded for assessing the nutritional status. WHO 2007 growth standards for 5-19 years old for girls was followed. Height-for-age Z scores and BMI-for-age Z scores were calculated with help of WHO Anthro Plus Software version 1.0.4. Data was analysed using SPSS v.20.Results: Mean weight and mean BMI of adolescent girls in urban area was significantly higher than those in rural area, while mean height in two groups was not significantly different. Mean height-for-age and the mean BMI-for-age of the study girls was below median of the 2007 WHO reference throughout the adolescent period.Conclusions: Thinness was significantly higher in rural girls while overweight and obesity was not significantly different in rural and urban girls.

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Nutritional status of adolescent girls in a rural area of Bangladesh: A cross sectional study

Bangladesh Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research ◽

10.3329/bjsir.v52i3.34158 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 52 (3) ◽

pp. 221-228 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

A Begum ◽

KN Sharmin ◽

MA Hossain ◽

N Yeasmin ◽

T Ahmed

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Nutrition Education ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Rural Areas ◽

Adolescent Girl ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Growth Spurt ◽

Measuring Instruments ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

The improvement of adolescent nutritional status may help address the reduction of all forms of malnutrition in Bangladesh. This is because at this stage, they experience a growth spurt thus increasing the need for most nutrients, needed for growth and reproductive health. The objective of this research was to assess the nutritional status of adolescent girls in rural areas of Bangladesh and find out the associated factors that affects nutritional status. A cross sectional study was carried out among 106 adolescent girls of Nobabpur village in Comilla district. A questionnaire was developed to obtain demographic information, food intake pattern and anthropometric measures such as weight, height with measuring instruments. About 80% were found normal according to BMI where about 13% adolescent girls were malnourished, below the cut off value 18.5. Place of residence, education of adolescent girls, their family expenditure to food and improper knowledge on food and nutrition were identified as underlying causes. Nutritional profiles of adolescent girl can be improved by implementing effective nutrition education program, providing supplementary food, facilitating primary health care program and creating awareness about nutritional knowledge. Severely malnourished adolescent girl in the selected area should be identified as early as possible and brought under supplementary feeding program.Bangladesh J. Sci. Ind. Res. 52(3), 221-228, 2017

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Review jurnal Hubungan Status Gizi dengan Usia Menarche pada Remaja Putri

10.31219/osf.io/wfc2t ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Muh Isral Marlis

Keyword(s):

Nutritional Status ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Statistical Tests ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Study Approach ◽

Age Of Menarche ◽

Menarche Age

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A comparative cross sectional study of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescent girls in rural and urban schools of Rural Karnataka

Indian Journal of Forensic and Community Medicine ◽

10.5958/2394-6776.2016.00036.9 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 163

Author(s):

Varsha R. Mokhasi ◽

V Mahesh ◽

TL Manjunath ◽

C Muninarayana ◽

K Latha ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Urban Schools ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Menstrual Hygiene ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Knowledge And Practice

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Age at menarche and current substance use among Canadian adolescent girls: results of a cross-sectional study

BMC Public Health ◽

10.1186/1471-2458-12-195 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Ban Al-Sahab ◽

Chris I Ardern ◽

Mazen J Hamadeh ◽

Hala Tamim

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Adolescent Girls ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Age At Menarche ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Under nutrition and associated factors among adolescent girls attending school in the rural and urban districts of Debark, Northwest Ethiopia: A community-based comparative cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0254166 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (8) ◽

pp. e0254166

Author(s):

Tewodros Getaneh Alemu ◽

Addis Bilal Muhye ◽

Amare Demsie Ayele

Keyword(s):

Adolescent Girls ◽

Media Exposure ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Northwest Ethiopia ◽

Early Adolescent ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Community Based ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rural And Urban ◽

Rural Adolescent

Introduction Adolescence is the time of puberty in which a substantial changes in physical, mental, and emotional are observed; Nutritional requirements significantly rise as a result. Even though improving adolescent girls’ nutritional status helps to break the intergenerational cycle of malnutrition, many studies in Ethiopia focus on determining the nutritional status of under-five and pregnant women and even they don’t show disparities between urban and rural adolescent girls. Thus, this study was aimed at comparing the rural and urban prevalence’s of stunting and thinness and their associated factors among adolescent girls attending school in Debark district, Northwest Ethiopia, 2020. Method A community-based comparative cross-sectional study was conducted among 792 adolescent girls from February 25th to March 21st 2020. A multi-stage sampling followed by simple random sampling technique was used. Data were collected through a face-to-face interviewer-based questionnaire. Different anthropometric measurements were taken. The collected data were entered to Epi-data and exported into SPSS for analyses. Variables with p-values < 0.25 in the bivariable analysis were exported to multivariable logistic regression model to control confounders and identify the factor. The strength of association and statistical significance was declared using the adjusted odds ratios with its corresponding 95% CI, and p-value ≤ 0.05 respectively. Results A total of 757 adolescent girls with a response rate of 95.6% were participated in the study. The overall prevalence of stunting and thinness were 20.1% and 10.3%, respectively. Stunting among rural adolescent girls was 24.2%; whereas it was 16% among urban residents. Likewise, thinness among rural adolescent girls was 8.5%; whereas it was 12.1% among urban dwellers. No latrine [AOR: 1.95 (95% CI: 1.11, 3.43)], lowest media exposure [AOR: 5.14 (95% CI: 1.16, 22.74)], lower wealth class [AOR:2.58 (95% CI: 1.310, 5.091)], and middle wealth class[AOR: 2.37 (95% CI: 1.230, 4.554)] have risen the likelihood of stunting in rural setting while early adolescent age [AOR:3.17 (95% CI:1.445,6.95)] significantly associated with stunting in urban setting. Food insecurity [AOR: 1.95 (95% CI: 1.01, 3.78)] was associated with stunting in overall adolescent girls. Middle adolescent age groups in rural area have more than three times to experience thinness [AOR: 3.67 (95% CI: 1. 21, 11.149)]. Whereas urban resident girls fall in early adolescent age group developed thinness were eight times [AOR: 8.39 (95% CI: 2.48–28.30)]. Conclusion Stunting was higher among rural adolescent girls as compared to urban. However, thinness was higher among urban dwellers. Lower wealth class, food insecurity, lowest media exposure, and age were significantly associated with stunting and thinness. Hence, increasing latrine coverage, boosting the economic status of the community, and increasing media exposure for adolescent girls should get due attention.

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