The Correlation between Pain’s Level of Dysmenorrhea and Affected Activity: A Study of Young Women in Surakarta Residency

Pain due to dysmenorrhea is often complained of by young women. This situation often affects daily activities, disrupts school activities, work, and social activities. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation between the level of dysmenorrhoea pain and its results among young women in Surakarta. This study was a cross-sectional study involving 385 respondents who filled out a questionnaire about demographic data, dysmenorrhea, and its impact on activity. The most age group complaining about dysmenorrhea was 15-19 years old. The most of pain level was moderate pain, as much as 42.1%. Meanwhile, the lightest pain was mild pain, which was felt by 64.4% of respondents. All of the respondents were not married and had no sexual relations. Most body mass index was in the normal category, which is 64.9%. Of the 285 respondents, 79.2% experienced an impact on their activities due to dysmenorrhea. The most menarche age group was 12-14 years, and the most pain duration was 1-3 days. 89.9% have normal duration of menstruation. The results of statistical tests showed that the P-value