Purpose:
The study of the
relationship ,between the age at menarche and socioeconomic status in a rural
area in Sudan.
Work method:
This was a
cross-sectional descriptive study conducted in Altadamon and Eldubha areas in
the northern state of Sudan during year 2006. It included 182 girls of age
between 13 to 18 years in elementary and secondary school.
Work results:
The mean age at menarche
for girls in Northern Sudan in this study was 13.93 ± 1.29 year, the mean
menarcheal age in these girls are amongst the lowest values presented for
African countries. The mean duration of menstrual bleeding among girls in the
Northern Sudan in this study was 4.8 ± 1.22 days. We also found statistically
significant differences in age at menarche between girls whose parents had a
higher educational level and those with a lower educational level and also
according to the economic status and size of the family.
Conclusion:
Between the girls whose
parents were living together and girls whose parents separated there was a
significant difference of 1.02 day.
Below: Distribution of sample according to age of menarche
Below: Distribution of sample according to economic status
Below: Correlation between age of menarche and economic status
Full article at: http://goo.gl/ekZLus
By:
1Department of Physiology, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Dongola, Dongola, Sudan
2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of
Medicine, University of Dongola, Dongola, Sudan
Corresponding author: Ammar Mohammed Ali Mohammed, MD.
Department of psysiology, Faculty of medicine, University of Dongola, Dongola,
Sudan. E-mail: moc.liamtoh@2002oremama
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