Unpacking the mysteries of puberty among school going adolescents in district of East Khasi Hills, Meghalaya
| Autor: | Joenna Devi Ningombam, Shanthosh Priyan Sundaram, Gajendra Kumar Medhi, Markordor Lyngdoh |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health. 35:179-188 |
| ISSN: | 2191-0278 2022-0081 |
| Popis: | Objectives Pubertal age carries the risk of different challenges and experiences. However, lack of data on the subject made it necessary to estimate the magnitude of pubertal problems and its determinants. Methods A mixed methods study was conducted among the school students aged 10–17 years during May 2022 in three selected schools of Shillong. The cross-sectional quantitative component (pre-designed semi-structured questionnaire) included 418 students and eight students were selected purposively for the qualitative component (in-depth interviews). Results The mean age of the students was 13.5 years with 52.9% boys. At least one of the pubertal problems was present among 57.2% (95%CI: 52.3–69.2%). With regards to physical, hormonal/behavioural and mental problems, the prevalence was reported to be 34.2, 31.8 and 12.0% respectively. Premenstrual symptoms were present among 89.4% girls. Mental problems were significantly higher among the girls [PR: 1.83 (95%CI: 1.06–3.13; p=0.02)] and the hormonal problems were significantly lesser among the girls [PR: 0.41 (95%CI: 0.29–0.57; p Conclusions and recommendations Pubertal problems were reported among a considerable proportion of students which provides policy implications for addressing behavioural problems, interpersonal relationships and cordial school environment. |
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