Pengurangan Nyeri Dismenore Primer pada Remaja Putri dengan Kompres Hangat

Abstract

<p><strong><em>Background</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong><em> The incidence of dysmenorrhea in the world is very high. On average more than 50% of women in each country experience dysmenorrhea. </em><strong><em>Purpose:</em></strong><em>: This study aims to determine the effect of warm compresses on reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain in adolescent girls at SMA Negeri 4 Metro City in 2017. <strong>Methods:</strong> This research study is a one group pretest posttest design experiment conducted in April 2017. Warm compresses as a variable intervention and pain dysmenorrhea as effect variables. The study population was all young women who experienced primary dysmenorrhea with a sample of 23 people taken by consecutive sampling technique. Data collection by observation. Bivariate analysis using non parametric dependent statistical tests with Wilcoxon test. <strong>Results:</strong> The results showed the average of primary dysmenorrhea pain before a warm compress with a scale of 7.48, after a warm compress with a scale of 4.74 and there is an effect of a warm compress on the reduction of primary dysmenorrhea pain. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> The study conclusions there is a reduction in primary dysmenorrhea with warm compresses. The need for young women to use warm compresses as a way to treat primary dysmenorrhea early.</em></p>