The Relationship Between Stress Level During Covid-19 Pandemic with The Intensity Of Dysmenorrhea

https://doi.org/10.22146/jkr.111116

Euginia Junitha(1*), Eugenius Phyowai Ganap(2), Ronny Tri Wirasto(3), Ardhanu Kusumanto(4)

(1) Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta
(2) Departemen Obstetri dan Ginekologi FKKMK UGM
(3) Departemen Ilmu Kedokteran Jiwa FKKMK UGM
(4) Departemen Obstetri dan Ginekologi FKKMK UGM
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Background: One of the modifiable risk factors of dysmenorrhea is stress. The stress level has a bidirectional relationship with dysmenorrhea and can interfere with the student’s quality of life. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many abrupt changes happened in the psychosocial and socioeconomic sectors might affect the psychological well-being of students, hence exacerbating the menstrual pain.

Objective: The study aims to observe whether there is a positive relationship between stress level and dysmenorrhea intensity among college students in Universitas Gadjah Mada from batch 2019-2021.

Method: Descriptive study with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling was done with simple random sampling with 155 participants in total. This study uses WaLIDD score and PSS-10 questionnaire in an online questionnaire form. Data analysis is done in univariate, bivariate, and multivariate.

Results and Discussion: There is a positive relationship between stress level and dysmenorrhea intensity among female UGM students with a p-value of 0.031 (<0.05).

Conclusion: Higher stress levels are significantly associated with increased dysmenorrhea intensity, indicating that psychological stress during the COVID-19 pandemic may play a pivotal role in exacerbating menstrual pain among female university students.


Keywords


Covid19; dysmenorrhea; intensity; stress level

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