Assessment of the differences in Mean Age at Menarche (MAM) among adolescent girls in rural and urban Nigeria: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Globally, there has been a decline in the age of menarche; the decline is higher in poorer countries than in richer ones. The measurement of the decline was based on the reported mean age at menarche (MAM) across the countries. There is a significant knowledge gap in investigating the generational decline in MAM in low- and median-income countries (LMC). In Nigeria, different studies have reported MAM, but none have attempted to investigate the generational shift in the reported MAM in girls residing in rural and urban areas. This review sought to understand if there is a rural-urban disparity in the MAM.

Methods

Documents were searched in the relevant bibliometric database and Population intervention, comparison(s) and outcome (PICO) framework were used as elig

SUBMITTER: Okagbue HI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11657176 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature