scholarly journals Age at Menarche among the School Going Children of Jorpati, Kathmandu

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 142-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Usha Chalise ◽  
Allin Pradhan ◽  
Chhiring Palmu Lama ◽  
Prem Prasad Panta ◽  
Shaligram Dhungel
Keyword(s):  
Family Size ◽  
Successive Generation ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Individual Student ◽  
School Authority ◽  
Previous Generation ◽  
Genetic Abnormalities ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Ethical Clearance

Background and objectives: The present study was conducted to explore the mean age at menarche and associating factors among the Nepali school girls of Jorpati, Kathmandu. Materials and methods: The 500 girls of aged between 9-18 years were collected from the seven school of Gokarneshowr Municipality, Jorpati, Kathmandu after taking ethical clearance from NHRC. The healthy girls without any growth-related disorders and genetic abnormalities were included in the study. The consent was taken from the school authority and individual student by providing written consent and ascent form. The data thus collected were tabulated and analyzed by using SPSS 16. Results: The age at menarche of the respondents was 12.56 ±1.12years and menarchial age varied from 9-16 years. Similarly, the mean age at menarche of sisters and mothers were 12.96 ± 1.25 and 14.30 ± 1.58 respectively. The mean age at menarche of vegetarian group was 12.42 years as compared to non-vegetarian was 12.58 years. The lowest mean age at menarche was in Newar (12.30 years) and highest mean age at menarche in Limbu (13.33years). Followed by age at menarche in Brahmin (12.58 years), Chhetri (12.74 years), Rai (12.60 years), Lama (12.43 years), Gurung (12.66 years) and others (12.56 years). Conclusions: There was decrease in age at menarche with successive generation as a result of increase in urbanization, better dwelling and smaller family size as compared to previous generation.

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.

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

scholarly journals Patterns and Differentials of Onset of Menstruation among School Girls in Chittagong Metropolitan Area of Bangladesh

2021 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 178-199
Author(s):  
Md Abdul Karim ◽  
Jesmin Akter
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Metropolitan Areas ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Vital Event ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Shape Characteristics

Onset of menstruation is the biological and physical indicator, which is one of the important components of female reproductive characteristics. Considering its importance in the context of reproductive health and fertility, the aim of this study is to determine the mean age at menarche and also to investigate the patterns and differentials of such an important vital event of the randomly selected girls aged 9-15 years from the schools of Chittagong metropolitan area. The results of this study show that the overall mean menarcheal age of the selected girls is only 11.75±0.97 years with significant variations by their background characteristics. The co-efficient of variation (8.3%) indicates that there exists extreme heterogeneity in menarcheal age of the respondents. Co-efficient of skewness (β1=0.15) and excess of kurtosis (γ2=0.35) reflect that the shape characteristics of age at menarche is positively skewed and leptokurtic. The mean age at menarche is computed as relatively low (11.37 years) among the respondents residing in the metropolitan areas. The mean age at menarche is found the highest (12.01 years) among the underweight and the lowest among overweight (11.43 years) girls. The results from the life table technique show that unexpectedly 1.2% girls likely to attain menarche only within age of 9.67 years. The value of spread (s=16 months) shows extreme heterogeneity in menarcheal age. The values of trimean of onset of menstruation for underweight, normal and overweight girls are found 11.83, 11.58 and 11.41 years respectively. The Chittagong Univ. J. Sci. 40(1) : 178-199, 2019

scholarly journals Menstrual disorders and its effect on life activities of secondary school students in Abha, Saudi Arabia

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shamsun Nahar Khalil ◽  
Safar Alsaleem ◽  
Aesha Farheen Siddiqui ◽  
Ayoub Ali Alshaikh ◽  
Meaad Mohammed Abdullah Althabet
Keyword(s):  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
School Attendance ◽  
Daily Life ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Menstrual Disorders ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Menstrual disorders including dysmenorrhea is a common problem in adolescent girls however they have attracted little or no attention in the public health agenda of most countries including Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study was to establish menstrual pattern among the teenagers, identify the common menstrual problems and study its impact on their life activities.Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out in Abha city among 445 secondary-school girls during the academic year 2016 - 2017. Menstrual Disorder of Teenagers (MDOT) questionnaire was used for data collection.Results The mean age of the study subjects was16.27±1.45 years while the mean age at menarche was 12.9±1.28. One in three girls reported irregular menstruation. Heavy bleeding was reported by 46/7% of the girls. Dysmenorrhea was present in 75.3% girls and 25% reported severe pain. High interference in daily life activity due to dysmenorrhea was reported by 83.9% and around 70.3% miss school. In girls reporting dysmenorrhea, there was a disturbance in school attendance among 86.5% as compared to 13.5% in those without dysmenorrhea (p< 0.001) OR=2.95(95% CI 1.78-4.91). In girls reporting dysmenorrhea, there was a disturbance in doing physical activity among 81.1% as compared to 18.9% in those without dysmenorrhea (p=0.03), OR=1.67(95% CI 1.04-2.68). Dysmenorrhea, heavy bleeding and feeling unwell significantly interfere with the life activities and among the six daily life activities, attending school was significantly affected due to menstrual symptoms.Conclusions This study confirmed that dysmenorrhoea is a common problem among adolescent school girls. A number of physical and emotional symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea affects their quality of life. Girls experiencing symptoms like moderate to severe pain that affects school attendance and interference with life activities should be effectively managed by increasing awareness.

scholarly journals Knowledge of peri-menarcheal changes and a comparative analysis of the age at menarche among young adolescent school girls in urban and rural Cameroon

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Atem Bethel Ajong ◽  
Nkengazem Nerry Tankala ◽  
Martin Ndinakie Yakum ◽  
Ikei Solange Azenoi ◽  
Bruno Kenfack
Keyword(s):  
Age At Onset ◽  
Urban Setting ◽  
Rural Setting ◽  
Good Knowledge ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Rural Residence ◽  
Rural Cameroon ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Background Menarche is an expected event that occurs during the development of every normal young girl. We designed this study to evaluate the knowledge of young school girls on puberty, menarche, and menstruation, and to update data on the age at menarche in a rural and urban setting in Cameroon. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey from February to March 2017, targeting female students aged 9 to 16 years in Yaoundé (urban) and Bamougoum (rural). Participants were included using a randomised cluster sampling and data collected using an auto-administrable questionnaire. Student t-test or the Kruskal-Wallis test was used to compare means, and the odds ratio used as the measure of association between age at menarche and selected covariates. Results 1157 participants were included in the study; 49.3% from an urban setting and 50.7% from a rural setting. Regarding the knowledge of our participants on puberty, menarche, and menstruation, 67.20% of rural participants had good knowledge, whereas only 46.00% had good knowledge in the urban setting. Mean age at menarche was 12.76 ± 1.33 years, with the mean age at menarche in the urban setting of 12.48 ± 1.12 years and the rural setting of 13.03 ± 1.46 years. Mean age at menarche was significantly lower in participants aged below 14 years (p-value = 0.000), those with both parents alive (p-value = 0.0461), those whose fathers had skilled occupations (p-value = 0.005), those of urban resident (p-value = 0.000), and those who watched TV everyday (p-value = 0.030). Urban residence and age below 14 years were significantly associated with an earlier onset of menarche. Conclusion Rural participants had better knowledge of puberty, menarche, and the menstrual cycle than their counterparts in the urban setting. The mean age at menarche over the last two decades has dropped by 7.4 and 4.2 months per decade in urban and rural Cameroon respectively. Mean age at menarche varies significantly with age group, urban/rural residence, state of both parents (both alive/at least one dead), occupation of the father, and frequency of watching TV. Age and urban/rural residence are associated with age at onset of menarche. The continually declining age at menarche is an alarm for future early menarche-linked morbidities.

scholarly journals Family size and marital age

2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 107-11
Author(s):  
Helena Siregar ◽  
Azwin Lubis ◽  
M. Arif Nasution ◽  
Indra Kesuma Nasution ◽  
Thamrin Tanjung
Keyword(s):  
Family Planning ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Occupational Status ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Simple Random Sampling ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Age Of Marriage ◽  
The Impact

A cross sectional study about the relationships between family size and marital age and the impact of educatimt, occupation and family planning programme was conducted in the region of South Tapanuli North Sumatera. The study was performed on 246 married couples by simple random sampling of households in the villages Pakantea, Tamiang, Muarasoro and Sumuran, during the period of September 25 up to October 3, 1982. The eariiest age of marriage for women was 14 years, ancl the latest 20 years. Most of the women (68%) married at 15-20 year. The main education of responders were primary school (67%). The occupational status was mostly (90%) farmer. The mean family size under 20 years old was 6.3 and over 20 years, 5.3. Fertility rate under 20 years was still high. Family Planning was not yet widely accepted in this area.

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

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.

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