Assessment of Nutritional Status and Menarcheal Age of Rural Adolescent Girls
Journal Title: International Journal of Educational Science and Research (IJESR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 5
Abstract
Age at menarche is a significant indicator of growth and sexual maturation in girls. During adolescence, anthropometry provides a tool for monitoring and evaluating the hormone-mediated changes in growth and reproductive maturation. Menarche is defined as the first menstrual period. It is considered to be the most obvious sign of puberty in girls. 68 adolescent girls belonging to the age group of 14-16 years from five randomly selected villages in Medchal mandal were selected as a study group. Majority of the subjects were students and remaining were engaged in household activities and laborer. Anthropometric measurements were taken to assess nutritional status. The average BMI of the subjects was 18.0±1.16. Blood hemoglobin levels were analyzed and the results showed 77.9% of the girls were anemic .The average age of menarche was 12.6 years. The intermenstrual interval for 75.3% was 15-30 days, which is normal. The number of days of discharge was between 3-5 days for 70.6% subjects and it was less than 3 days and greater than 5 days for 7.3% and 22.1% of the subjects respectively. The common physical disturbances reported by the subjects were stomachache (25%), back pain (8.8%), and leg pains (7.3%). The common psychological problems reported by the subjects were drowsiness, irritability, and anger (48.5%); irritability and anger (11.8%) and only drowsiness (8.8%). 30.9% reported no psychological disturbances during menstrual periods. Majority of the subjects who complained menstrual abnormalities and disturbances were found to be anaemic. Sweets and citrus fruits were specifically given during the time of menarche and they avoid papaya, mango, banana, groundnut, guavas, eggs, curd, and spicy foods during the menstrual periods.
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Prashanthi Meda, T. Kamalaja
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