Adult Anthropometric Measures and Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing Age at Menarche of University Students in Malaysia

Hossain, Md. Golam; Wee, Ai-Sze; Ashaie, Maeirah; Kamarul, Tunku

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“…The median age at menarche in this study is lower than that found in a previous study on Filipino girls aged 14-15 years (Adair, 2001), which found it to be 13.1 years, with 50% of girls attaining menarche between the ages of 12.4 and 13.9 years. This study's estimated median age at menarche for Filipino women, ranging between 12.6 years for the 1973-1977 birth cohort and 12.3 years in the 1993-1997 birth cohort, is rather close to that of other Asian populations: 12.0 years in Malaysia (Hossain et al, 2013), 12.5 years in Thailand, 12.4 years in Hong Kong, 12.6 years in Japan and 12.1 years in India (Parent et al, 2003). Across the birth cohorts, the mean age at menarche was about 0.6-0.7 years higher than the median, indicating that the data are positively skewed, as few women had their menstruation at ages 16 and above.…”

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Age at Menarche and Sexual Debut Among Young Filipino Women

Tey

Lai

2018

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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There has been a secular decline in age at menarche since the 19th century. Early-maturing women are more likely to have their sexual debut at a younger age, which in turn gives rise to a host of reproductive health and social problems. This study used data from five waves of National Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in the Philippines between 1993 and 2013 to examine the trends and socioeconomic differentials in age at menarche and sexual debut. The changing trend in age at menarche and sexual debut was examined across birth cohorts, and logistic regressions were used to identify the determinants of early sexual debut. In the Philippines, the mean and median ages at menarche declined from 13.2 years and 12.6 years, respectively, among young women born in 1973-1977, to 12.9 years and 12.3 years, respectively, among those born in 1993-1997. The proportion who had their sexual debut by age 20 increased from 41.2% for the 1968-1972 birth cohort to 53.4% for the 1988-1992 birth cohort. Filipino women with low education, from poor families and living in rural areas were more likely to have earlier sexual debut despite attaining menarche at a later age as compared with their higher educated counterparts, and those from wealthier families and urban areas. Logistic regression analysis showed that, besides marital status, women's education and age at menarche were important determinants of early sexual debut. However, ethnicity, place of residence and family wealth had no significant effects on age at menarche. An increasing proportion of young women were found to be having unprotected sexual debut and at a younger age, with health and social ramifications. Hence, apart from increasing the enrolment of girls in schools and discouraging teenage marriage, there is a need for social and health agencies to implement appropriate adolescent sexual and reproductive health programmes such as counselling and educational campaigns, as well as support services, to address sexual problems among the youth.

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Age at Menarche and Sexual Debut Among Young Filipino Women

Tey

Lai

2018

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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“…But some other studies showed a significant rural urban variation [36]. Students from small-sized families attained menarche earlier than those from larger families (F=4.106; P<0.05), similar result was found in Malaysian girls [36].…”

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“…In the previous studies conducted at different countries reported that the AAM is lower among the girls of Mexico [30], France [31] and higher among the girls of Brazil [32], Korea [33], Uganda [34], Ethiopia, [35], Malaysia [36], Kuwait [37], Jordan [38], Nigeria [39], Bangladesh [40], China [41] and Indonesia [42] (Fig. 3).…”

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“…3). Delayed menarche was associated with an increased risk of diabetic nephropathy and retinopathy [43] while early onset of menarche has been shown to be associated with breast cancer and ischemic heart disease [36] and risky sexual behavior induced sexually transmitted diseases, unwanted pregnancy and its illegal hazardous termination as well as adolescent motherhood [44].…”

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Relationship of menstrual disorders with nutritional status of college girls from Bankura District, West Bengal, India.

Patsa

Pal

Sen

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IJB

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Menstrual disorders are the most common complaints of the women. This often leads to anxiety, depression and other such psychological problems. The present study was conducted to find out the association of nutritional status with menstrual pattern and menstrual disorders of college girls. This study was employed on ninety-seven female college students (18- 22 years) of Bankura district. A pre-tested, semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect socioeconomic data and information regarding menstrual pattern and disorders. Anthropometric parameters including body mass index (BMI), body fat percentage (PBF), body adiposity index (BAI) was determined and mid-thigh circumference (MTC) was measured of each girls. From this study it was found that the Age at menarche (AAM) of college girls was 12.76±1.32 which was inversely related to the socioeconomic status and some anthropometric parameters like BMI, PBF, BAI, MTC etc. Monthly per capita income (MPCI) was an important determinant of weight (F=4.374; P=0.015), BMI (F=3.414; P=0.037), PBF (F=3.600; P=0.031) among the college girls. Pearson Product Moment Correlation showed that AAM, maternal education, number of sibling, number of family members, MPCI was associated with some anthropometric parameters viz. BMI, MTC, PBF, BAI. Linear Regression analysis showed that among the five factors (viz. AAM, maternal education, number of sibling, number of family members, MPCI) the maternal education and MPCI was the main determining factor for BMI. The prevalence of PMS, dysmenorrhoea and leucorrhoea was 67.01%, 73.20% and 85.57% in this study population. It can be concluded that AAM was inversely related to the anthropometric parameters (BMI, PBF, BAI, MTC) and more than two third of the college students was suffering from different menstrual disorders. U-shaped relationship between BMI and dysmenorrhea clearly focused the influence of body fat on dysmenorrhoea.

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“…Students from small-sized families attained menarche earlier than those from larger families [24]. The results of this study (Table 2)also reveal that the mean menarcheal age is found relatively the lowest (11.67 years) among the respondents whose family members are less than or equal to four.…”

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

Karim

Akter

2021

The Chittagong Univ. J. Sci.

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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

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Adult Anthropometric Measures and Socio-Demographic Factors Influencing Age at Menarche of University Students in Malaysia

Cited by 12 publications

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Age at Menarche and Sexual Debut Among Young Filipino Women

Age at Menarche and Sexual Debut Among Young Filipino Women

Relationship of menstrual disorders with nutritional status of college girls from Bankura District, West Bengal, India.

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

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