FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY ONSET OF MENARCHE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS OF SELECTED SCHOOLS AT BAGALKOT-DESCRIPTIVE CASE-CONTROL STUDY

Abstract

Abstract

Background of the study: Menarche is called the first menstrual period; it is a fundamental episode in the progress of teenage female adolescent at the age of puberty. Regardless of other juvenile changes that are steady and uninterrupted. It is a different event with a unexpected beginning. The moment of menarche is a significant determinant of populace size, propagative performance, and different constant outcomes such as reproductive organs cancers and furthermore, it is a vital factor in wellbeing setting up. Genetic factors May affect the menarche, i.e. race, ecological circumstances, nourishment, bodily action, geographic place, city or village home, health condition, emotional factors.

Objectives of the study: 1) To assess the factors associated with early onset of menarche in case and control group among adolescent girls. 2) To find out the association between factors associated with early onset of menarche in the case control and group among adolescent girls with their selected socio demographic variables.

Materials and Methods: A descriptive case - control study was conducted selected school of Bagalkot, Karnataka. The data was collected form Adolescent girls studying in selected schools during the study period, Sample will be selected by Disproportional stratified Sampling technique by using a self report method with structure questionnaire about factors associated with early onset of menarche.

Outcome: An illustrations of 200 (98 cases and 102 controls) subjects were integrated in the learning. Findings shows that Mode of delivery, Weight, Play outdoor games, Prefers reading book, Sleep pattern, Reads news paper every day, Age, studying class, type of family, Education of mother, Source of information, were significantly associated with early onset of menarche among adolescent girls.

Conclusion: By focusing over connected things with early menarche, the investigator identifies factors associated with early beginning of menarche between adolescent girls. It helps to defeat this difficulty and further investigation study is essential with huge range sampling and awake the factors associated with early menarche.