Correlation between nutritional status and primary dysmenorrhea based on work ability, location, intensity, days of pain, and dysmenorrhea (Walidd) Score
1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
2 Department of Medical Community, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Kristen Indonesia, Jakarta., Indonesia
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023, 14(02), 046–062.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2023.14.2.0184
Publication history:
Received on 12 March 2023; revised on 01 May 2023; accepted on 03 May 2023
Abstract:
Dysmenorrhea is a condition of cramps or pain during menstruation. Dysmenorrhea that usually occurs in young women is primary dysmenorrhea. The incidence of primary dysmenorrhea is very high, caused by various risk factors, one of which is nutritional status. An abnormal Body Mass Index can cause pain during menstruation. This study aimed to determine the relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea based on the WaLIDD score at the Medical Faculty of the Indonesian Christian University (UKI). This research is an analytical study with a cross-sectional approach conducted in November 2020. Data were collected on nutritional status using a height and weight questionnaire and dysmenorrhea data using the WaLIDD score questionnaire. The sampling technique in this study used purposive sampling, with a total sample of 429 female students. The results of the Chi-Square Statistical Test obtained a p-value of 0.047 (p <0.05), which can be concluded that there is a relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea based on the WaLIDD score at the Medical Faculty of UKI.
Keywords:
Menstrual pain; Body Mass Index; WaLIDD Score
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