THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVEL AND THE INCIDENCE OF DYSMENORRHE IN GRADE XI FEMALE ADOLESCENTS AT SMK BINA CENDEKIA CIREBON

Background: Dysmenorrhea is a complaint often felt by women during menstruation,
pain that is generally found in the lower abdomen. One of the risk factors for
dysmenorrhea is lack of physical activity which causes increased dysmenorrhea
complaints. Pain occurs due to the inability of the uterus to circulate blood and oxygen.
Increased uterine muscle contractions innervated by the sympathetic nervous system
cause menstrual pain. Objective: This study aims to determine the relationship between
physical activity levels and the incidence of dysmenorrhea in female adolescents in grade
XI at SMK Bina Cendekia Cirebon. Method: This study used a cross-sectional method
with a sample size of 277. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling. Data
collection tools used were GPAQ questionnaires and dysmenorrhea incidence. Data
analysis used the chi-square test. Results: The results of the study showed that those who
had low levels of physical activity were 27 respondents (37%), those who had moderate
levels of physical activity were 39 respondents (53%) and those who had high levels of
physical activity were 7 respondents (10%) and most of the 72 respondents out of 73
respondents experienced dysmenorrhea (99%). In this study, the P-value was 0.0008 (p
<0.5) which means that there is a relationship between the level of physical activity and
the incidence of dysmenorrhea. Conclusion: The level of physical activity is related to
the incidence of dysmenorrhea in female adolescents in grade XI at SMK Bina Cendekia
Cirebon.