ONSET, BODILY REACTIONS AND PSYCHO-SOCIAL CONSEQUENCES OF MENARCHE AMONG A GROUP OF ETHIOPIAN GIRLS
Abstract
The onset of menarche and its concurrent bodily and psycho- social reactions have been a concern of many investigations in the area of human gravity and development In the light of the enormous data available on the incidence of menarche with its Physiological antecedents and psycho- social Consequences, an attempt has been made to explore general trends of onset and to examine critically other concomitant Developmental challenges encountered by the pubescent girl in the Ethiopian context. In this Endeavour the retrospective approach has been used foe data gathering. The study reveals the existence of certain peculiarities and universalities of physiological and psycho- social changes and transient- turmoil
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