International Journal of Farm Sciences
Year : 2016, Volume : 6, Issue : 2
First page : ( 263) Last page : ( 267)
Print ISSN : 2229-3744. Online ISSN : 2250-0499.

Enhancing socio-emotional adjustment of girls attaining menarche at an early age

Patil Premab*

Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Bijapur-586101, Karnataka, India

*Email for correspondence: dr_prema74@yahoo.com

Online published on 25 July, 2018.

Abstract

The study was carried out in three villages of Vijaypur Taluk viz Honaganahalli, Savanalli and Hitnalli on fifty girls aged between 9 to 12 years to identify who had attained menarche at an early age, to assess the knowledge regarding pubertal changes and their socio-emotional adjustment and the impact of educational intervention on socio-emotional adjustment. The results showed that eight per cent of the girls had attained puberty at the age of 9 and 54 per cent at the age of 12 years. It was found that 68 per cent of them were unaware of the age of onset of menarche and equal number of the girls was unaware of the number of days of menstrual cycle. Majority (82%) of the girls were unaware of the scientific background for the onset of menstrual cycle; 78 per cent were unaware of the nutritious food to be consumed during menstrual cycle; 74 per cent were unaware of the age of menopause. It was found that 16 per cent of the respondents had good social adjustment and 8 per cent good emotional adjustment. After the educational intervention there was an increase of 18 per cent in social adjustment and of 10 per cent in the emotional adjustment.

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Keywords

Girls, menarche, knowledge, social, emotional, adjustment.

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