Efektivitas Pemberian Temulawak Terhadap Dismenore Pada Remaja Di SMP Negeri 4 Tanjung Pura:

Siti Saidah Nasution; Dinda Alia Yessa

doi:10.32734/tm.v1i1.51

Efektivitas Pemberian Temulawak Terhadap Dismenore Pada Remaja Di SMP Negeri 4 Tanjung Pura

White Turmeric Effectiveness Towards Dysmenorrhea Among Adolescents at SMP Negeri 4 Tanjung Pura

Authors		Siti Saidah Nasution Universitas Sumatera Utara Dinda Alia Yessa Universitas Sumatera Utara
Issue		Vol 1 No 1 (2018): TALENTA Conference Series: Tropical Medicine (TM)
Section		Articles
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DOI:		https://doi.org/10.32734/tm.v1i1.51
Keywords:		dismonerey temulawak
Published		2018-10-02

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea is one of the problems in the process of menstruation. Dysmenorrhea often occur in young children and can interfere with daily activities, such as does not concentration to learn, lazy follow extracurricular activities, can not attend school. For dysmenorrhea, pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment is required. Handling nonpharmacological one of them by giving white turmeric. .The types this research is descriptive with Quasy Experiment design. This study was conducted to look at the effectiveness of white turmeric against a decrease in dysmenorrhea in adolescent in SMP Negeri 4 Tanjung Pura. The research places in SMP Negeri 4 Tanjung Pura. The research conducted October through June 2016 and the data collection was conducted from March to May 2016. The data analysis using statistical test of independent t-test. The research found effect of white turmeric against a decrease in dysmenorrhea pain in adolescents with pvalue 0.009 (p <0.05).

Dysmenorrhea is a type of pain that is only associated with menstruation. Dysmenorrhea occurs more frequenly in adolescent girls and it can affect their daily lives, such as low concentration in studies, no participation in extracurricular activities, un-ability to attend school. Due to this problem, pharmacological and nonpharmacological treatment of dysmenorrhea are required. Giving white turmeric is one kind of non-pharmacological which thought as alternative treatments. This study employed a quasi Experiment design. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of white turmeric towards dysmenorrhea among adolescents at SMP Negeri 4 TanjungPura and was conducted from October to June 2016. The data were collected from March to May 2016 and analyzed using independent t-test. The result showed a positive effect of white turmeric towards dysmenorrhea on adolescents with p-value of 0.009 (p <0.05).