Stature, Weight Of Children, Adolescents Age (6-19 Years) And Menarcheal Age Of Hausa Girls Resident In Kano State

📄 Project Abstract

Stature is increasingly used as measure of the health and wellness(standard of living and quality) of population This work was done by taking measurements of height and weight of school children 6-11 years (n=1050) and adolescents 12-19 years (n=1440) of Hausa ethnic extraction of both sexesfrom Kano State using Stadiometer and estimation of leg length by calculating difference between stature and sitting height and comparing these data with parental level of education and birth order. A total of 2400 Students (1134 males and 1346 females) participated in the research. All the eight metropolitan local governments of the state and twelve outside local governments, three in each of the northern, southern, eastern and western parts of the State were randomly selected for the research. Information on Menarcheal age, Menstrual cycle and Menstrual blood flow of menstruating girls were collected by means of questionnaires. Data were analysed using SPSS 16.0 and statistical values acceptable a...