The Relationship between Sleep Quality and Stress Levels with The Menstrual Cycle in Final Year Midwifery Student, Faculty of Medicine, Brawijaya University

Abstract

Background: Stress is a condition when a person is unable to accepted the demands and pressures that exist. Sleep quality can be assessed by sleep duration, sleep latency, sleep disturbance and daytime functioning. Poor sleep quality can cause physiological function disorders in the body, especially hormonal disorders related to the menstrual cycle. Hormonal disorders in a woman's body caused menstrual cycle irregularities such as secondary amenorrhea, polymenorrhea and oligomenorrhea Every woman will experience a different menstrual cycle based on the condition of their individual bodies. Menstruation can be affected by stress levels and sleep quality. Objective: Knowing the relationship between sleep quality and stress levels with the menstrual cycle in final year midwifery students Medical Faculty Universitas Brawijaya. Methods: This study used a cross sectional design. The sample used according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria was 63 students. This research instrument used PSQI questionnaire, DASS questionnaire and menstrual cycle questionnaire. Bivariate analysis was performed with Chi Square test and Fisher's Exact test, and multivariate analysis was performed with logistic regression test. Results: There was no significant relationship between sleep quality and menstrual cycle (p-value 0.584) and there was no significant relationship between stress level and menstrual cycle (p-value 0.469) in final year Midwifery students Medical Faculty Universitas Brawijaya. More in-depth research is needed related to other factors that cause students' menstrual cycles to be disrupted.