UPHD - Transition to Adulthood

KENYA, 2007 - 2010
Population Dynamics and Urbanization in Africa (PDAU)

African Population and Health Research Center

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At what age did you have your first menstrual period/undergo bodily changes? (v0920)

Data file: Transition_main_data

Overview

vald 6968

invd 1686

Interval discrete

Decimal 0

Range 1 - 99

Questions and instructions

Literal question

As girls grow into women, changes happen in their bodies, such as the start of menstrual periods.

At what age did you have your first menstrual period, or have you not had one yet?

Categories

Value	Category	Cases
1		4	0.1%
2		1	0%
6		1	0%
7		1	0%
8		2	0%
9		14	0.2%
10		23	0.3%
11		61	0.9%
12		460	6.6%
13		944	13.5%
14		1297	18.6%
15		727	10.4%
16		238	3.4%
17		64	0.9%
18		37	0.5%
19		5	0.1%
20		1	0%
21		1	0%
25		1	0%
95		5	0.1%
96	96. No change yet/Not menstruating yet	851	12.2%
98	98. Don't know	88	1.3%
99		2142	30.7%
Sysmiss		1686

Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.