HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI REMAJA DENGAN SIKLUS MENSTRUASI

Abstract

One phase of human development is adolescence. Adolescence is a period that occurs between childhood and adulthood, usually called puberty. This age group experiences menstrual disorders, one of which is an abnormal menstrual cycle. Nutritional status is one of the factors causing menstrual disorders. 2018 Riskesdas data shows that 25.7% of adolescents aged 13-15 years and 26.9% of adolescents aged 16-18 years have short and very short nutritional status. Apart from that, there are 8.7% of teenagers aged 13-15 years and 8.1% of teenagers aged 16-18 years who are thin and very thin. Meanwhile, the prevalence of overweight and obesity is 16.0% in adolescents aged 13-15 years and 13.5% in adolescents aged 16-18 years. The aim of this research is to analyze the relationship between adolescent nutritional status and the menstrual cycle. The research method is analytical, with a cross-sectional research design. The population in this study were all 35 female students at SMA IT Cinta Illahi. The research results show a significant relationship between nutritional status and the menstrual cycle with the result being P value = 0.019 < α value = 0.05