Factors associated with early age at menarche among Thai adolescents in Bangkok: A cross-sectional study

The age at menarche in the Thai population has not been determined since 1997. This study recruited adolescents in Bangkok Metropolis to determine the age at menarche and its associations with health and socioeconomic status. This cross-sectional study used a two-step stratified sampling strategy to...

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Published in:BMC women's health 2017-03, Vol.17 (1), p.16-16, Article 16
Main Authors: Noipayak, Pongsak, Rawdaree, Petch, Supawattanabodee, Busaba, Manusirivitthaya, Sumonmal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Age (Biology)
Age Factors
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Girls
Health aspects
Humans
Logistic Models
Menarche
Menarche - physiology
Multivariate Analysis
Schools
Schools - organization & administration
Schools - statistics & numerical data
Social class
Socioeconomics
Students
Surveys and Questionnaires
Teenage girls
Teenagers
Thailand - epidemiology
Womens health
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Summary:The age at menarche in the Thai population has not been determined since 1997. This study recruited adolescents in Bangkok Metropolis to determine the age at menarche and its associations with health and socioeconomic status. This cross-sectional study used a two-step stratified sampling strategy to recruit 1,020 female students, aged 10-16 years, from schools in Dusit district, Bangkok, Thailand. Self-reported data on age at menarche and social determinants of health were collected from participants and their parents. A trained research nurse collected anthropometric data. Mean age at menarche was 11.8 ± 1.0 years, and age at menarche was significantly correlated with year of birth (r = -0.4, p 
ISSN:1472-6874
1472-6874
DOI:10.1186/s12905-017-0371-5