سن بلوغ در دختران بندرعباس - 1379

Puberty age in girls, Bandar Abbas, Iran (2000)

Introduction: Puberty is a stage of human growth with physical , sensational and cognitional changes , Numerous studies has been conducted about different aspects of puberty by psychologi sts , legal experts and jurisprudents. The studies show that puberty lends to di fferent social and legal consequenees and puberty age is related to factors such as race and socioeconomic statu s. In this study, puberty age is investigated in Bandar Abbas with a specific geographic condition. Methods: In this descriptive study, 8 schools were randomly selected as clusters of 9 to 13 years old, from both educational negions of the city. A prcdesigned questionnaire for mental , psychological and physical changes was completed for each student. For statistical analysis, t-test and analysis of variance with significance level of 0,5 ware used. Results: Results show a significant differen ce between age of those with physical puberty and without physical puberty (P < 0. 05) . There was also , a significant difference between menial and psychological grade mean in different age group s. This difference was higher in l l-year age group , especially between 9 and 10 year age group with II-year age group . On the other hand, a significant relationship between age and religious puberty was clear , but there was not a statistical relationship between mental and physical puberty. Conclusion: Results of Ibis study reveals that, puberty age, based on integration of mental, psychological and religious puberty, is between 12 and 13 years old with average of 12.6. This age is in agreement with physical puberty. It seems that social and religious low for girls in this geopraphic region such as religious duties celebration should change from 9-years old to an upper age.