Volume : IX, Issue : VI, June - 2020

Menarcheal and Menopausal Age Distribution among the Yerukula (Tribe) Women, Andhra Pradesh, India

Dr. D. S. R. S. Prakash

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The age at menarche and the age at menopause varies across the populations of the world and depends on various socio–economic, biological and genetic factors varies across the populations. In the present paper an attempt is made to present the distribution of age at menarche of girls and the age at natural menopause of women belonging to the Yerukula (scheduled tribe). endogamous populations of Andhra Pradesh. A majority of girls attaining the menarche at the age of 12th year. Menarche and menopause are the potential reproductive life span in the female of yerukula tribe. The mean ages of menopause recorded by these populations are lower that many Indian and other populations. In the study population it has been observed that, the early menarche and the early menopause. The study warrants understanding of the role of various socio–behavioural factors prevalent in these populations that might have influenced the age of menopause. The sample of 100 Yerukula tribal women an endogamous human population have been taken to study, data were collected from women living in rural area of Narasapuram mandal of West Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, through personal interviewing.

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MENARCHEAL AND MENOPAUSAL AGE DISTRIBUTION AMONG THE YERUKULA (TRIBE) WOMEN, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA, Dr. D.S.R.S. Prakash INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-6 | June-2020

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