• Today, every fifth person in India is an adolescent (10-19 years) and every third – a young person (10-24 years)1
• Almost 100% girls undergo puberty, but only 1% girls have adequate knowledge about the pubertal changes.
• Approximately 1/4th of Indian population (approx. 236.5 million) is in the age of 10 to 19.
• Similarly, 1/4th of the Indian population (approx. 229 million) is in the age group of 15 to 24, this means:
while you are reading this, 1/4th of the population of India is becoming eligible to know what we are about to learn because,
Most of this population will fall under three categories.
- Will start seeing pubertal changes very soon.
- Have already seen pubertal changes happening with them
- Have recently attained puberty and have become young adults.
Yet, as per a recent research 41.02% of the population was not aware of puberty.
Based on research it be said that, 20 teenagers out of 100 had contemplated suicide at least one during their adolescence.
The Indian Express says: Children from poorer families likely to hit puberty early
Parents of 3,700 children participated in the ‘Growing Up Australia’ program to know how their children are maturing and at which age they start to show signs of puberty.
The study, published by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI), found that boys in disadvantaged homes were four times as likely to being puberty at age 10 or 11, while girls were twice as likely.
Ying Sun, a visiting academic at the MCRIs from China and lead author of the study, said 19 and 21 per cent respectively of all boys and girls surveyed showed signs of puberty at age 10 or 11 but boys from disadvantaged home were 4.2 times more likely to be part of that group than boys from a favorable background.
Times of India reports: Healthy lifestyle is a must to avoid early puberty’ .
THANE: Seven-year-old Nita Sawant, who used to run and play around in the house wearing a singlet, is now being asked to wear a top and pants even when she is around her siblings. This second grader was barely understanding or accepting the changes in her growing body when she got her first period.
Early puberty or medically speaking, ‘precocious puberty’, is when a girl undergoes puberty by the time she is seven to nine years old and boys undergo it before they turn 10.
Many girls like Nita hit puberty at an early age. This is mainly due to the changing lifestyle among children today, say doctors. Nowadays, children are more attracted to junk food, tend to be stressed and also sleep late. These factors affect hormonal changes, eventually leading to early menarche.
Apart from lifestyle changes, there are other factors causing early puberty. “There could be many reasons for early puberty among children such as mental or physical trauma, head injury, thyroid problem and at times (around 5%), hereditary factors. Obesity among children is also one of the main factors for attaining early puberty. A girl child tend to be more prone to early puberty than boys,” said Dr. Bandita Sinha, gynaecologist and fertility specialist.
“Fatty diet and lack of exercise often lead to hormonal changes. So the body mistakes it to be oestrogen which is the primary female sex hormone. In other words, if the body needs one star hormone to activate the sexual hormones, it can mistake the hormonal changes caused by obesity to be the star hormone and mimics it to make changes in the body,” added Sinha.
http://m.indiatvnews.com/topic/puberty says:
1. Sexual touch at an initial age can trigger early puberty. Read more on the link above-
2. Environmental influence can bring changes in puberty
Early Puberty May Put Women at Diabetes Risk:
Study- https://www.ndtv.com/health/early-puberty-may-put-women-at-diabetes-risk-study-1270579
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