The Effect of Counterpressure Techniques on Reducing primary Dysmenorhore Pain in Adolescent Girls at SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Depok Yogyakarta

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea can have an impact on disrupting daily activities and decreasing performance resulting in nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Severe menstrual pain can be a sign and symptom of a disease, for example endometriosis, which can cause difficulty in conceiving children. One non-pharmacological therapy that can be given to women who experience dysmenorrhea is counterpressure massage. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of counterpressure techniques on reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent girls. The method used was pre-experiment with a one group pretest-post-test design approach. The population of all class VII students was 42 people, using total sampling. The measuring instrument used was the Neumeric Rating Scale pain scale, statistical tests used the Wilcoxon Test. The research results showed that the dysmenorrhea pain scale before counterpressure was on a moderate pain scale (4- 6), namely 20 respondents (47.6%). And after counterpressure, 27 respondents (64.3%) obtained a mild pain scale (1-3). The p value was 0.000 (<0.05) so Ha was accepted. There was an effect of giving counterpressure on reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain in young women at SMP (Junior High School) Muhammadiyah 2 Depok Yogyakarta. The conclusion of this research is that there was an effect of counterpressure techniques on reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent girls at SMP Muhammadiyah 2 Depok Yogyakarta. It is recommended that schools collaborate with health workers to provide education on dealing with menstrual pain.