HUBUNGAN TERAPI KOMPRES HANGAT DAN PEMBERIAN MINUMAN KUNYIT ASAM TERHADAP PENURUNUNAN NYERI DISMENORE PADA REMAJA PUTRI SMK SWAKARYA PALEMBANG

Abstract

Menstruation is priodic and cyclic bleeding from the uterus, accompanied by releasing (escalation) of the endometrium. Basically menstruation is a process of catabolism and occurs under the influence of pituitary and ovarian hormones. Data obtained from the study conducted at Swakarya Palembang in 2019, the number of female students who experienced dysmenorrhea pain were 32 respondents. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of warm compress therapy and consumption of tamarind- turmeric drinks to reduce dysmenorrhea pain in female students. This study used a "pre-experimental" research design with a randomized design of the four group pretest-posttest design to overcome external weaknesses of validity. The randomized control group pretest- posttest design, there were 32 respondents who experienced dysmenorrhea pain as the sample. The independent variable in this study was warm compress therapy and tamarind- turmeric drink therapy while the dependent variable was dysmenorrhea pain. Data collection used primary data using questionnaire sheets to assess the decrease in dysmenorrhea pain before and after the treatment given. Analysis of the study used the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed a decrease in the pain of dysmenorrhea in those female students  in the treatment group after being given warm compress therapy and the 100% tamarind- turmeric drinks which decreased from severe dysmenorrhea to painless pain. The statistical test results obtained p-Value = 0.001 (p-Value < α (0,05)) sehingga ada hubungan pemberian terapi kompres danminuman kunyit asam terhadap penurunan nyeri dismenore pada remaja putri SMK Swakarya Palembang.