adolescent girls

School Absenteeism during Menstruation and Associated Factors: A School-based Study among Adolescents in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana

Balkisu Seidu, Suraya Malle Mohammed, Delilah Nonterah, Hawa Sulemana, Issahaku Fuseini Nyangli, Rashida Atrime, Ibrahim Balanjima, Fatimata Yakubu, Adisa Osman, Mohammed Abdulai Kojo, Jelila Mumuni & Nasara Haruna Yakubu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Introduction: Menstruation is a natural physiological process that can have significant implications for adolescent girls, particularly in low-resource settings where knowledge gaps and cultural taboos persist. In the Tamale Metropolis of Ghana, menstrual-related challenges contr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i101102

Impact of Habitual Activities on Age of Menarche among Bengali Adolescent School Girls

Payel Banerjee & Purushottam Pramanik · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background:  Menarche, the first menstrual bleeding is the signal of initiation of reproductive age of girls. There is a secular decline in the average age at menarche. Age at menarche has significant impact on health in adulthood. Objectives: The present study was an attempt to...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i4996

Prevalence of Undernutrition and Effect of NEP on the Dietary Pattern of College Going Girls (15- 20 Years) in Mumbai

Hetal Hemant Bhuruk & Rupali Sengupta · Asian Food Science Journal · 2019

Aim: To assess the prevalence of undernutrition and to study the effect of Nutrition Education Program (NEP) on dietary pattern of adolescent girls (15 to 20 years) in Mumbai. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics, S.N.D.T. Women’s Univer...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2019/v8i429999