Open AccessAge at Menarche Among In-School Adolescents in Sawla Town, South Ethiopia
Author(s) -
Emneteab Mesfin Ayele,
Yifru Berhan
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
ethiopian journal of health sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2413-7170
pISSN - 1029-1857
DOI - 10.4314/ejhs.v23i3.1
Subject(s) - menarche , demography , body mass index , medicine , ethnic group , logistic regression , cross sectional study , gerontology , pediatrics , endocrinology , pathology , sociology , anthropology
Although a declining trend in age at menarche has been observed in developed countries over decades commonly attributed to childhood excessive weight gain and sedentary life, little is known about this case in the developing countries.
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