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ERIC Number: EJ375897
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1988
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Menarche: Prior Knowledge and Experience.
Skandhan, K. P.; And Others
Adolescence, v23 n89 p149-54 Spr 1988
Recorded menstruation information among 305 young women in India, assessing the differences between those who did and did not have knowledge of menstruation prior to menarche. Those with prior knowledge considered menarche to be a normal physiological function and had a higher rate of regularity, lower rate of dysmenorrhea, and earlier onset of menarche than those who did not. (Author/KS)
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Adolescents, College Students, Emotional Adjustment, Females, Foreign Countries, Health Education, Higher Education, Information Dissemination, Information Needs, Menstruation, Physical Health
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: India
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