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Journal of Emerging Trends in Educational Research and Policy Studies (JETERAPS) (Vol 1 No 1)
| Abstract: There are no standardized body measurements developed from the body measurements of Ghanaians and more so adolescent girls. The purpose of this exploratory study was to establish average body measurements of early adolescent girls of ages 12 to 14 with the view to compare the body measurements with that of the western world. Survey and quasi-experimental designs were used for the study. The accessible population of the study consisted of adolescent girls from 95 public JHS in Sekondi-Takoradi estimated at 9,761. The Multistage Sampling method was used to select respondents after using the Taro Yamane’s formula to determine the sample size of 384. Body measurements were established using means and standard error of measurement. The study revealed a significant deference in the mean body measurements for bust, waist, hip and nape to waist of early adolescent girls of ages12, 13 and 14 in Sekondi-Takoradi and those in the western world at an alpha level of 0.05. It was therefore recommended that standard body measurements be developed for used by the Fashion industry in mass production of garments for adolescent girls. |
| Keywords: body measurements, early adolescent, standardized, fashion industry, fit |
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