HUBUNGAN TINGKAT STRES DENGAN KEJADIAN DISMINOREA PADA MAHASISWI KEDOKTERAN di UNIVERSITAS MALAHAYATI BANDAR LAMPUNG

Abstract

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRESS LEVEL AND DYSMENORRHOEA INCIDENTS IN MEDICAL STUDENTS OF MALAHAYATI UNIVERSITY BANDAR LAMPUNG YEAR 2017. Introduction: Dysmenorrhoea is a pain in the pelvic area due to menstruation and prostaglandin substance production. One of the causes of dysmenorrhoea is stress. Stress is a physiological, psychological and behavioral response of humans who try to adapt and manage. Purpose: This study aimed to find relationship between stress level and dysmenorrhoea incidents in college students Method: This study is observational analytic research with cross sectional design. Sample of this study is 178 college students obtained from convenience sampling. The data analysis using pearson correlation. Result : The result showed that there was a relationship between stress level and incidence of dysmenorrhoea p-value = 0,029 (p <0,05) with r = 0,704. Summary: The conclusion of this study is the relationship between stress level and incidence of dysmenorrhoea in medical student grade 2017 at University Malahayati Bandar Lampung.