The Relationship between Stress Levels and The Incidence of Dysmenorrhea in Final Year Midwifery Undergraduate Students at Universitas 'Aisyiyah Yogyakarta

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea is lower abdominal pain that sometimes extends to the waist, lower back and thighs. The incidence of dysmenorrhea in Indonesia is no less high than other countries in the world. Indonesia's incidence of dysmenorrhea is 60-70% for primary dysmenorrhea, 54.89% for secondary dysmenorrhea and 45.11% for women of childbearing age. The impact of untreated dysmenorrhea is anxiety, depression, infertility, undetected pregnancy, ectopic and cysts. Dysmenorrhea in students who are stressed can aggravate the pain felt, preventing women from normal activities. This research aims to determine the relationship between stress levels and the incidence of dysmenorrhea in final year midwifery undergraduate students at Universitas 'Aisyiyah Yogyakarta. This research was conducted in an analytical survey with a cross sectional approach. Sampling was done by using purposive sampling technique. The sample in this study amounted to 69 students. The research instrument used a questionnaire. The statistical analysis method used was Spearman Rank. Based on the Spearman rank statistical test, the correlation coefficient value is 0.438 and the p-value is 0.000 < 0.05, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between stress levels and the incidence of dysmenorrhea in final year Bachelor of Midwifery students at 'Aisyiyah University, Yogyakarta. It is hoped that this research will be a source of information about reproductive health, especially dysmenorrhea