AGE OF MENARCHE IN RELATION TO EXOGENOUS FACTORS AMONG RURAL AND URBAN SCHOOL GOING GIRLS
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 10
Abstract
BACKGROUND Age at menarche is one of the significant traits which are generally used for retrospective epidemiological studies of female sexual maturation. The current study aimed to compare the age of menarche among urban and rural school going girls in Karnataka and to correlate the dietary pattern, physical activity and socioeconomic status with timings of menarche. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study, we examined 100 high school going female volunteers, 50 each from rural and urban schools of Karnataka. All the participants were assessed for their age at menarche, dietary pattern, body mass index, socio-economic status, and physical activity level. RESULTS The finding of the study suggested that the average age at menarche among the girls of Southern Karnataka is 12.05±0.873 years. The rural girls experienced 1.2 years higher mean age at menarche compared to the girls from the urban region which is statistically significant. The results of the present study also suggest that there is a significant association of dietary pattern and body composition and socio-economic status with the menarcheal age. CONCLUSION The study concludes that age at menarche is significantly early among urban girls compared to the rural adolescent respondents in our study population. The results of the present study also indicate that there is a significant association of dietary pattern and body composition and socio-economic status with menarcheal age. Age at menarche could be multifactorial, and thus the onset of menarche cannot be attributed to a single factor.
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Anushree Adoor, Shailaja Moodithaya
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