Menarche is the first onset of menstrual bleeding and considered as a significant marker of attaining sexual maturity in girls. Various factors may influence age at menarche like genetic, nutritional status, environment, socioeconomic status and education. The main purpose of this study is to determine mean age at menarche of Chakma tribal and Bengali non tribal girls of Tripura with their ethnicity and socio economic condition. Data on age at menarche have been collected by using Status quo method of recall from adolescent Chakma tribal and Bengali non tribal girls of different schools of North, Unokoti, Dhalai and South District of Tripura. An effect of socioeconomic condition on age at menarche was taken in consideration. Among studied sample 357 Chakma tribal girls and 368 Bengali girls have experienced menarche. Median age at menarche, estimated by probits, is 12.53 years (0.12) and 11.83 years (0.13) for the Chakma and Bengali girls respectively. However, the age differences are found to be statistically highly significant (P<0.00l). Mean age at menarche of Bengali girls is earlier than the Chakma tribal girls and their age differences in menarcheal status is stated due to ethnic effect and earlier growth spurt. The mean age at menarche of both the study population was also influenced by their socio economic and demographic condition. Future longitudinal studies of other tribal population of Tripura are needed for understanding the effect on onset of menarche.
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Chakma Tribal, Bengali, Menarche, Socio-Economic, Tripura
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abstract = {Menarche is the first onset of menstrual bleeding and considered as a significant marker of attaining sexual maturity in girls. Various factors may influence age at menarche like genetic, nutritional status, environment, socioeconomic status and education. The main purpose of this study is to determine mean age at menarche of Chakma tribal and Bengali non tribal girls of Tripura with their ethnicity and socio economic condition. Data on age at menarche have been collected by using Status quo method of recall from adolescent Chakma tribal and Bengali non tribal girls of different schools of North, Unokoti, Dhalai and South District of Tripura. An effect of socioeconomic condition on age at menarche was taken in consideration. Among studied sample 357 Chakma tribal girls and 368 Bengali girls have experienced menarche. Median age at menarche, estimated by probits, is 12.53 years (0.12) and 11.83 years (0.13) for the Chakma and Bengali girls respectively. However, the age differences are found to be statistically highly significant (P<0.00l). Mean age at menarche of Bengali girls is earlier than the Chakma tribal girls and their age differences in menarcheal status is stated due to ethnic effect and earlier growth spurt. The mean age at menarche of both the study population was also influenced by their socio economic and demographic condition. Future longitudinal studies of other tribal population of Tripura are needed for understanding the effect on onset of menarche.},
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