KESMAS UWIGAMA: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat
Vol 8 No 1 (2022): June

Literature Review: Alteration in the Age of Menarche Among Indonesian Adolescent

Sekar Ayu Putri (Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta)
Winda Nadya (Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta)
Kania Rizqita Dewi (Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta)
Chahya Kharin Herbawani (Universitas Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
29 Jun 2022

Abstract

Background: There are around 900 million adolescent girls who experience early menarche and 85% of them live in developing countries. Objectives: This study aims to knowing the alteration in the age of menarche in among Indonesian adolescent and how pornography can affect it. Research Metodes: This type of research is narrative review which used articles from databases Google Scholar, Garudan, and Pubmed. Results: The result showed that there was alteration in the age of menarche among Indonesian adolescent. These changes are determined by many factors, one of which is exposure to mass media and pornography. Exposure to pornography can affects the condition of the adolescent body, that is stimulating the reproductive and genital systems to mature more quickly, which is causing the reproductive system to mature more quickly and causing menarche. Conclusion: Exposure to pornography causes changes in the age of menarche. Exposure to pornography stimulates the reproductive and genital systems, causing faster maturation. This acceleration of maturation affects the production of sex hormones, causing early menarche. Keywords: Menarche; Menstruation; Pornography; Age; Adolescent

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Journal Info

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KESMAS

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Chemistry Dentistry Education Health Professions Nursing Public Health

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KESMAS UWIGAMA: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat is a scientific journal published by Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Widya Gama Mahakam, with pISSN 2460-0350 and eISSN 2477-5819 publish twice a year in June and December. This journal receives scientific writing in the form of a research report ...