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1Department of Anthropology, University of North Bengal, P.O. NBU, Raja Rammohunpur, 734 013, Dist. Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. jaydipsen@rediffmail.com
Abstract:
Ground water arsenic contamination is a major problem in the Bengal Delta plain. The present study investigates the effect of arsenic exposure on age at menarche in North 24-Parganas district, one of the worst affected districts. A higher mean menarcheal age of 12.50 years is reported from women residing in four arsenic affected villages in as compared to a control village (11.71 years). The differences in menarcheal age between three of the four affected villages and the control village are statistically significant (p < 0.05). The study indicates that arsenic exposure can have a negative effect on menarcheal age.
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