Background: Adolescence involves quick, comprehensive, and diversified changes and a phase of life. Children, adolescents, and adults' physical development is measured by the Tanner scale. An objective classification measure, the Tanner scale (sexual maturity rating (SMR)) tracks secondary sexual traits during puberty. The Aim of the study Adolescents' awareness about Tanner scale in Baghdad city/Iraq.
Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out in Baghdad Health ministry and Central Child's Educational Hospital, consultant outpatient of endocrine and hormones. After taking the ethical approvals from the Baghdad Health ministry and the Central Child's Educational Hospital (2/10/2024--9871), collected the sample from the consultant outpatient of endocrine and hormones during October to December 2024.
Results: According to ages, 14-18 years were more included (66.7%) than 9-13 years (33.3%) with mean (14.04 ∓3.54). both gender have same precent (50%). term Gestational age were more prevalent (67.7%) than preterm (33.3%). Cesarean Section 72.2% were more than normal 27.8%. Urban residence were 66.7%. About 55.5% of adolescent have child disease and 44.5 have not. In compatibility of adolescents' awareness about tanner scale showed that, 60 (66.7%) not compatible and IV-stage is most not compatible at significant P.value (0.021). it revealed (no significant) association between (gender, gestational age and Have child disease) factors and adolescents' awareness about tanner scale. While (significant) positive association between (age and Types of delivery) factors and adolescents' awareness about tanner scale of study group by P value < 0.05.
Conclusion: Learning about each Tanner stage can help adolescent understand what their little one is going through and better advocate for their well-being. More than half of the study participants did not have sufficient information about the tanner scale, so it is necessary to spread sufficient awareness about it among adolescents.