Abstract

Menarche is the onset of menstruation and is one of the milestones in women’s lives. Data on age at menarche have been collected using retrospective method of recall among 346 Chakma girls of North Tripura attending School and Colleges. The mean age at menarche of Chakma girls of Tripura was 13.72 ± 0.76 years. The early onset of menarche was recorded in 2.31% and late onset in 60.98% of the Chakma girls. The mean age at menarche of this population was influenced by their socio economic condition.