The Relationship Between Physical Activity Level and Dysmenorrhoea in Young Women

Menstrual disorders that often occur are menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea), especially in adolescence. The average incidence of dysmenorrhoea in young women is between 16.8 and 81% worldwide. Physical activity is one of the relaxation techniques that can be used to reduce dysmenorrhoea. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between Physical Activity level and the incidence of dysmenorrhea in young women at SMP Negeri 16 Padang.

This research used observational analytic methods with cross-sectional design. The sample in this study was young women (9th class students), totaling 39 people. This study used the IPAQ Questionnaire Sheet and pain scale rate to confirm dysmenorrhoea. Analysis of this study used chi square.

We found that most respondents (61.5%) had dysmenorrhoea, and more than half of respondents (61.5%) rarely did Physical Activity. Bivariate test results found that there is a relationship between Physical Activity level and dysmenorrhoea (p value = 0.044, α = 0.05, df = 3). From the analysis results, the value of OR = 4.500 was also obtained, meaning that respondents who did not exercise regularly had a 4.5 times chance of experiencing dysmenorrhea compared to respondents who did regular exercise.

Respondents who rarely do physical activity often experience dysmenorrhoea. Therefore, good education is needed for young women, which is one of the things that can be done to prevent and reduce the event of dysmenorrhoea is to exercise regularly.