Menarchial Age of Secondary School Girls in Urban and Rural Areas of Rivers State, Nigeria

Menarchial Age of Secondary School Girls in Urban and Rural Areas of Rivers State, Nigeria

The menarchial age of 859 secondary school girls consisting of 508 from urban and 351 from rural area of Rivers State, Nigeria were determined, using questionnaires and interview method. Data collation revealed that 69.2% (243) of the rural population were menstruating, while 70.1% (356) of the urba...

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Main Authors: Ikaraoha CI, Mbadiwe IC, Igwe CU, Allagua DO, Mezie O, Iwo GTO, Ofori PI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Light House Polyclinic Mangalore 2005-08-01
Series:Online Journal of Health & Allied Sciences
Subjects:
Menarchial age
School Girls
Urban
Rural
Sports
Socio-economic class
Online Access:http://www.ojhas.org/issue14/2005-2-4.htm

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