@article{fdi:010019073,
  title = {{G}rowth and maturation of {S}ereer adolescent girls ({S}enegal) in relation to seasonal migration for labor},
  author = {{B}{\'e}n{\'e}fice, {E}ric and {C}ames, {C}{\'e}cile and {S}imondon, {K}irsten},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study compares the growth and maturity status of {S}ereer girls ({S}enegal) temporarily migrating to an urban setting during the dry season to work as maids in the capital city, {D}akar, with girls remaining in rural communities. {A} total of 343 girls, aged 12.5-14.5 were surveyed : 222 lived year-round in several villages (sedentes) and 121 girls worked in {D}akar for 8 months of the year (migrants). {A}ll girls were born and reared under the same conditions and in the same rural communities in {S}enegal. {G}rowth and nutritional status were assessed with anthropometry, and the body mass index ({BMI}) was calculated. {S}exual maturation was assessed by stage of breast development and occurrence of menarche. {A} questionnaire on housing conditions, food consumption patterns, nature of work, health status, and reasons for leaving the villages was administered to 57 urban girls. {O}verall, the girls were small relative to {NCHS}/{WHO} reference values : 30-40% were lower than -2 z-scores of age-specific medians. {T}hey also had less subcutaneous fat. {O}nly nine girls had attained menarche and 30% were prepubertal in breast development. {T}he migrants had a significantly higher body mass and {BMI} and thicker skinfolds than sedentes, but there was no difference in stature. {T}he migrants were also more sexually mature than the sedentes. {C}omparison of anthropometric status 2 years before migration, in 1995, showed no differences between migrant and sedentes girls. {W}ithin migrant girls, those with two or more stays in {D}akar were taller and heavier than newcomers. {T}hese results suggest that seasonal movement to the city results in improved nutritional status, as reflected larger body mass and increased fatness. {T}hese factors appear to be associated with better living conditions in the city. ({R}{\'e}sum{\'e} d'auteur)},
  keywords = {{ANTHROPOMETRIE} {NUTRITIONNELLE} ; {CROISSANCE} ; {MATURITE} {SEXUELLE} ; {MIGRATION} {DE} {TRAVAIL} ; {ETUDE} {COMPARATIVE} ; {ADOLESCENTE} ; {SENEGAL} ; {DAKAR} ; {FATICK} ; {SERER} ; {NIAKHAR}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{A}merican {J}ournal of {H}uman {B}iology},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {},
  pages = {539--550},
  ISSN = {1042-0533},
  year = {1999},
  DOI = {10.1002/({SICI})1520-6300(1999)11:4<539::{AID}-{AJHB}14>3.0.{CO};2-{G}},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010019073},
}