Assistant Professor, Dept. of P &SM, Smt. NHLMMC, Ahmedabad
Online published on 20 August, 2012.
The present study is a cross sectional study of adolescent school girls in age group 12–18 years studying in different schools in Anand District of Gujarat State. 900 girls from 22 schools were included in the study. Mean and Median age at menarche was found to be 13.95 and 14.48 Years respectively. Mean age at menarche according to various characteristics were also computed using the life table technique.
