ONSET OF MENSTRUATION AMONG STUDENTS OF DAY SECONDARY SCHOOL WUSHISHI
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Menstruation (also known as a period), is the regular discharge of blood and mucosal tissue from the inner lining of the uterus through the vagina. The onset of menstruation among sixty female students were investigated using questionnaire method, and the result showed ten (10) of them started at the age of twelve, sixteen (16) at the age of fourteen (14), twenty two (22), at the age of fifteen (15) and twelve (12), at the age of seventeen. The result showed that most females of the school started their menstruation at the age of fifteen. It is recommended that sex education be started at home and school at the pre-teen and teen age.
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