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@article{165287,
        author = {Archana O J and Angel Anna Andrews and Angel Mary P and Ann Marria T T and Anupama George and Amala L},
        title = {A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding early menarche among school going girls in selected school at community area, Pallithottam},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {},
        volume = {11},
        number = {1},
        pages = {946-951},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=165287},
        abstract = {The research work undertook was “A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding early menarche among school going girls in selected school at community area, Pallithottam”. The objectives of the study were, to assess the knowledge regarding early menarche among school going girls. The researchers used non experimental descriptive design. The study was conducted among 60 school going girls in selected schools, Kollam. The samples were selected by using nonprobability convenient sampling technique. The researchers collected the data using self-structured knowledge questionnaire and the data was analysed using descriptive statistics. The study results showed that, 1.7% had adequate knowledge, 88.3% had average knowledge and 10% had poor knowledge regarding early menarche. Association between knowledge score and demographic variables among school going girls was analysed using chi square test. There were no significant association between knowledge score and demographic variables such as age, class, age at menarche, education of mother, type of family, type of food, and source of information.},
        keywords = {Assess, knowledge, self-structured questionnaire early menarche},
        month = {},
        }