HUBUNGAN STATUS GIZI DENGAN PENINGKATAN KEJADIAN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME (PMS) PADA MAHASISWI JURUSAN KEBIDANAN POLTEKKES KEMENKES BANJARMASIN

Abstract

Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a collection of affective and physical symptoms that develop during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle and disappear within a few days of menstruation. Complaints of PMS can be in the form of headaches, abdominal pain, breast pain, anxiety, fatigue, loss of energy, difficulty sleeping, and difficulty concentrating. The prevalence of PMS reaches 90% of the entire population of women of childbearing age in the world and in Indonesia it reaches 85%. The incidence of PMS can increase because it is influenced by several risk factors, one of which is nutritional status. The study was conducted using a cross sectional approach with an analytical observational design. The research was conducted at the Midwifery Department of the Health Poltekkes of the Ministry of Health Banjarmasin in August-December 2021 with a population of all third semester students of the three diploma study program majoring in midwifery Poltekkes Ministry of Health Banjarmasin in the 2021/2022 academic year, which is as many as 40 people. The sample selection used a simple random sampling method where the sample was taken randomly from the population with the requirement that they had experienced menstruation. The sample was calculated using the Slovin formula and the number of samples was 35 people. The independent variable is nutritional status with the research instrument in the form of Body Mass Index (BMI) and the dependent variable is PMS with the research instrument in the form of The Shortened Premenstrual Assessment Form (SPAF) questionnaire. From the results of a chi-square pearson test, the results of the calculation of p-value = 0,000 or the value of Sig.=0,000 ≤ α=0,05, which means that there is a correlation between nutritional status and an increase in the incidence of PMS in Midwifery Department students, Poltekkes, Ministry of Health, Banjarmasin.