Among the genetic and environmental risk factors, nutrition plays a crucial role in
determining the timing of puberty. Early menarche onset (EMO) is defined as when girls …

Background Malnutrition continues to be a critical public health problem in sub-Saharan
Africa. For example, in East Africa, 48% of children under-five are stunted while 36% are …

Background Malnutrition is associated with both structural and functional pathology of the
brain. A wide range of cognitive deficits has been reported in malnourished children. Effect …

Objective Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) occurs predominantly in women, and
hormones may play a role in its etiology. This study was carried out to examine associations …

Background Menarche delay has been reported in adolescent females with type 1 diabetes
(T1DM), perhaps due to poor glycemic control. We sought to compare age at menarche …

Objectives To construct growth curves for mid-upper-arm circumference (MUAC)-for-age z
score for 5-19 year olds that accord with the World Health Organization growth standards …

This study was designed to identify the secular trend in the age at menarche and to
investigate the possible factors that influence the age at menarche using representative …

Introduction. Despite the fact that adolescence is a window of opportunity to break the
intergenerational cycle of malnutrition, adolescents are the neglected age groups. Hence …

Background Adolescent weight status is a cumulative effect of health and nutritional
problems. Adolescent weight problems often go unnoticed as weight assessment is not …

Background: Addressing the nutritional needs of adolescents could be an important step
towards breaking the vicious cycle of intergenerational malnutrition. Objective: Assess …