Climate change could be impacting when girls in India get their first period: Study

NEW DELHI: Climate change could be affecting when girls get their first periods, with higher humidity linked with an earlier onset and higher temperatures with a delayed one, according to a study.

Researchers from institutes in Bangladesh, including the North South University, analysed data gathered through ‘Demographic and Health Surveys’ (DHS) during 1992-93 and 2019-21, along with climate data from NASA.

Over 23,000 responses from 1992 and 45,300 from 2019 were analysed.

Source: PTI News

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