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 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

The Influence of Socioeconomic and Nutritional Status on Menarche in Nigerian School Girls

1997 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 185-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.A. Abioye-Kuteyi ◽  
E.O. Ojofeitimi ◽  
O.I. Aina ◽  
F. Kio ◽  
Y. Aluko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Secondary School ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Unique Role ◽  
Economic Class ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
School Girls ◽  
Nigerian School ◽  
Socio Economic Factors

A study of 352 randomly selected secondary school girls in an urban population in Southern Western Nigeria revealed a mean menarcheal age of 13.94 ± 1.31 years and that 76.8% of girls attained menarche between ages 13 and 15 years. Age-matched pre- and post-menarcheal girls did not differ significantly in biophysical measurements, however, nutritional status was strongly and positively associated with attainment of menarche. School girls from the upper socio-economic class reached menarche 11 months earlier than the lower socio-economic counterparts. A significant finding of this study is that the declaration rate in age at menarche was slowest in girls from high socio-economic households. This deceleration was not influenced by body mass suggesting that socio-economic factors play a unique role in the secular trend widely reported in menarcheal age.

scholarly journals Menarcheal age of girls from dysfunctional families

2004 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 5-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alma Toromanović ◽  
Husref Tahirović
Keyword(s):  
Life Events ◽  
Probit Analysis ◽  
Normal Families ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Dysfunctional Families ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
Group A ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Group B ◽  
Clear Shift

The objective of the present study was to determine median age at menarche and the influence of familial instability on maturation. The sample included 7047 girls between the ages of 9 and 17 years from Tuzla Canton. The girls were divided into two groups. Group A (N=5230) comprised girls who lived in families free of strong traumatic events. Group B (N=1817) included girls whose family dysfunction exposed them to prolonged distress. Probit analysis was performed to estimate mean menarcheal age using the Probit procedure of SAS package. The mean menarcheal age calculated by probit analysis for all the girls studied was 13.07 years. In girls from dysfunctional families a very clear shift toward earlier maturation was observed. The mean age at menarche for group B was 13.0 years, which was significantly lower that that for group A, 13.11 years (t=2.92, P<0.01). The results surveyed here lead to the conclusion that girls from dysfunctional families mature not later but even earlier than girls from normal families. This supports the hypothesis that stressful childhood life events accelerate maturation of girls.

scholarly journals Relationship of Biosocial Factors and Hemoglobin Genotype with Age of Menarche among School Girls in Ilorin, Nigeria

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
IO Adebara ◽  
Munir'deen A Ijaiya
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Important Variable ◽  
Reproductive Capacity ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socioeconomic Class ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Aims: Menarche is an important milestone that signals the commencement of the reproductive life of the growing girl-child. The objectives of the study was to determine the age of menarche among the school girls, the relationship between age of menarche and anthropometric measurements, haemoglobin genotype, sporting activities and age of menarche of respondents’ mothers. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among selected secondary school students in Ilorin, Nigeria, between September 2008 and April 2009. Multistage and systematic random sampling techniques were used for subjects’ selection. Results: The mean menarcheal age of the respondents was 13.21 ± 1.29years while their mothers’ mean menarcheal age was 14.39± 1.82 years. Girls whose mothers have high level of education and of high social class attained menarche earlier than their other colleagues. The girls’ height, weight and body mass index had no significant influence on the age of menarche. The mean menarcheal age of girls with haemoglobin AA (13.25years) was lower than those with haemoglobin AS (13.79years) and haemoglobin SS (14.17years). The socioeconomic class was however, the only index that was significant on multivariate analysis. Conclusions: Girls are attaining reproductive capacity at a younger age and socioeconomic class was the most important variable that had relationship with age of menarche. Nepal Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology / Vol 7 / No. 1 / Issue 13 / Jan- June, 2012 / 19-24 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/njog.v7i1.8828

Is age of menarche among school girls related to academic performance?

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Radhia Al-Mathkoori ◽  
Ula Nur ◽  
Abdullah Al-Taiar
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
High School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Age Of Menarche

Abstract Background There is strong evidence that the mean age of menarche has declined over the last few decades in developed and developing countries. This is of a major concern because of its enormous public health implications. This study aimed to estimate the age of menarche in Kuwait and investigate the association between menarcheal age and academic performance among high school girls in Kuwait. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted on randomly selected female high school students from private and public high schools in all governorates in Kuwait. Data on the age of menarche were collected by self-administered questionnaire from the students, while data on academic performance were extracted from the students’ academic records. Results Of the 907 students we selected, 800 (88.2%) responded. The mean age of menarche was 12.33 [95% confidence interval (CI) 12.18–12.49] years. There was no evidence for significant association between age of menarche and students’ academic performance before or after adjusting for potential confounders. Conclusion The calculated age of menarche among contemporary girls in Kuwait is similar to that of the girls in industrialized countries. Early menarcheal age is unlikely to lead to adverse behavior that may affect academic performance in our setting.

Menarcheal Age and Endemic Goitre

1990 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
MA Fernando ◽  
S Balasuriya
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Sexual Maturation ◽  
Endemic Goitre ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
School Girls ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Age Of Menarche

A total of 13, 566 school girls from 17 districts in Sri Lanka recalled their date of menarche for a study on the prevalence of goitre. Seventy-four percent (10, 036) did not have any signs of goitre, and the recalled mean age of menarche for this group was 13.6 years. This figure was significantly lower than the mean age of 13.9 years observed in the goitrous group. The mean age was lowest for thyroid grade 0 and highest for thyroid grades 1b and above. The mean age in high prevalence areas was significantly higher both among goitrous and nongoitrous groups, and in different areas of prevalence the mean age was higher among the goitrous than the nongoitrous. These findings strongly suggest a delay in sexual maturation among girls living in endemic goitre areas and among girls with evidence of goitre.

scholarly journals Adolescents Nutritional Association (Micronutrients) with Menarche: Role of Health Schemes and Services in India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOMU NAIK ◽  
Aparna Jyothi Gangarapu ◽  
Shriya Bajaj
Keyword(s):  
Health Planning ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Age At Menarche ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Binary Logistic Regression Model ◽  
Role Of Government ◽  
Menarcheal Age ◽  
The Mean

Abstract Menarcheal age in adolescent girls marks an important health concern in women's biology. The timing of menarche is an important determinant of Population size, Reproductive health and is an important factor of Health planning. The paper aimed to find the current mean age at menarche in India and its Nutritional association with micronutrients (given the role of government schemes and services). To fining out about the same the Menarcheal age group of (10-19 years) in India are examined. Binary logistic regression model is used to to estimate the association in the Menarcheal age among the Adolescent using the Comprehensive National Nutritional Survey. The mean age at menarche among adolescents stands at 9.07 years (95% C.I.: 8.990,9.166), including the non menstruating girls within the concerned age group,the mean age was 12.815 years (95% C.I.: 12.837,12.793). Girls with anemia are more likely to have their menarche 0.364 years higher than girls who are non amenic. The mean age at menarche is 0.72 years more likely to occur among those who have multivitamin tables/ syrup. The study concludes that over the time the age at menarche has declined rapidly with economic growth, urbanisation, Improvements in the Nutritional intake ( addition of Micronutrients also seen a contributing factor). The area of concern with regard to Micronutrients supplementation is that, it is done so to provide proper nutritional factors but on the other hand is also causing early Mnearche that most of the Health scientists warned and seen it as a cause for ovarian, breat cancers and other diseases amongst girls in future. Hence its imprtant to keep a proper check on the dietary intake among girls at early stages of life.

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.

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