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Menarcheal age in Ghanaian school girls.
In a cross-sectional retrospective study of 2087 Ghanaian school girls in various educational institutions in the Kumasi district, Ashanti region, Ghana, the mean menarcheal age was found to be 13.98 +/- 1.42 years. Differences in the menarcheal age of the girls was found to be significantly correlated to social class, parents ethnic origin, educational institution and home living area (P = 0.0...
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OBJECTIVES To estimate age at menarche and to assess trends in menarcheal age among Saudi women. METHODS A prospective longitudinal study was conducted among healthy prepubertal female school children and adolescents from September 2006 to July 2012 in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Study participants were invited from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Tanner stage, height, weight, body ma...
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BACKGROUND Menarcheal age is a sensitive indicator of environmental conditions during childhood. The aim of study is to determine the age at menarche and growth status in adolescents in a rural area of Tarka, Wannune, Nigeria. METHODS Data on 722 female students (aged 12-18 years) were collected in February 2009. Height and weight were measured. Body mass index (BMI; kg m-2) was used as an in...
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The influence of several environmental factors on the mean age at menarche have been studied in Sri Lanka. Differences between urban and rural groups were reported by Wilson and Sutherland (1) and more recently Kodagoda and Rajapaksa (2). Findings from the studies on the influence of socio-economic level have not been consistent. Chinnathamby (3) reported a lowering of the mean age with increas...
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BACKGROUND 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. OBJECTIVES We aimed to examine the anthropometric status of pre- and post-menarcheal Nigerian adolescent girls attending senior secondary schools. MA...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
سال: 1989
ISSN: 0020-7292
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90217-8