Dysmenorrhea is the cramping, pain and other discomfort associated with menstruation. The incidence of menstrual pain in the world is very high, it is said that because it is estimated that> 50% of women in all countries experience menstrual pain. In Indonesia, the incidence of dysmenorrhea is 64.25% consisting of 54.89% primary dysmenorrhea and 9.36% secondary dysmenorrhea. This study aims to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy candles on the level of primary dysmenorrhea in female students of SMA Negeri 1 Kotamobagu. This study used a pre-experimental research type, with one group pretest-posttest design. Determination of the sample in this study using non-probability sampling with total sampling technique, where the sample in this study were all female students who experienced primary dysmenorrhea in class XI IPA A and XI IPA B, totaling 24 people. The analysis used was univariate and bivariate, where the relationship test was performed using the Wilcoxon statistical test. The instrument used was the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Samples were given lavender aromatherapy candles for 60 minutes when they felt menstrual pain. The results of this study indicate the value of ρ = 0.000, where the value of ρ <α, then Ha is accepted. So, it can be concluded that there is an effect of aromatherapy candles on the level of primary dysmenorrhea in female students of SMA Negeri 1 Kotamobagu. The suggestion of this study is that pain management can be done by non-pharmacological methods such as relaxation techniques using lavender aromatherapy candles without having to take pharmacological drugs and this research can be used as a reference regarding the effect of lavender aromatherapy candles on primary dysmenorrhea.
Dismenore adalah kram, nyeri dan ketidaknyamanan lainnya yang dihubungkan dengan menstruasi. Angka kejadian nyeri menstruasi di dunia sangat tinggi, dikatakan demikian karena diperkirakan >50% perempuan di semua negara mengalami nyeri menstruasi. Di Indonesia angka kejadian dismenore sebesar 64.25% yang terdiri dari 54.89% dismenore primer dan 9.36% dismenore sekunder. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh lilin aromaterapi lavender terhadap tingkat dismenore primer pada siswi SMA Negeri 1 Kotamobagu. Penelitian ini menggunakan jenis penelitian pra-eksperimental, dengan desain one group pretest-posttest design. Penentuan sampel pada penelitian ini menggunakan non probability sampling dengan teknik total sampling, dimana sampel pada penelitian ini adalah semua siswi yang mengalami dismenore primer pada kelas XI IPA A dan XI IPA B yang berjumlah 24 orang. Analisa yang digunakan uji statistik Wilcoxon. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Sampel diberikan lilin aromaterapi lavender selama 60 menit saat merasakan nyeri haid. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan nilai ρ = 0.000, dimana nilai ρ<α, maka Ha diterima. Sehingga, dapat disimpulkan bahwa ada pengaruh lilin aromaterapi terhadap tingkat dismenore primer pada siswi SMA Negeri 1 Kotamobagu. Adapun saran dari penelitian ini adalah mengatasi nyeri bisa dilakukan dengan metode non farmakologis seperti melakukan teknik relaksasi dengan menggunakan lilin aromaterapi.
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