Reducing primary dysmenorrhea among adolescent girls with mung bean extract drinks and stretching
| Main Authors: | Baiq Dewi Sukma Septiani, Adi Prayitno, Sugiarto |
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| Format: | Article eJournal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2019
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4088518 |
Daftar Isi:
- Primary dysmenorrhea is pain during menstruation period due to high levels of prostaglandins F2α in epithelial cells. Mung bean extract drinks contain several nutrients such as vitamin C, calcium, carbohydrates and flavonoids as anti-depressants and anti-inflammatory agent. Stretching is a relaxation technique that could relieve menstrual pain in the abdominal part by increasing the production of endorphins functioning as neurotransmitters. To determine the effect of mung bean extract drinks and Stretching on primary dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls stressed. An open-label non-randomized controlled trial was used to 87 adolescent girls who experienced primary dysmenorrhea with moderate and severe stress levels from two boarding schools in Mataram, West Nusa Tenggara. They were divided into 3 groups, one group as the control and two groups as the experiment. The experiment of 29 students with pre and post-test. Mung bean extract drinks were given 250 ml/day, stretching was given seven times/weeks before menstruation. Control and experimental group were observed for one month. Measurement of menstrual pain scale using the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Data analysis was used T-test. The mean menstrual pain for mung bean extract drinks with moderate stress levels was 1.31±1.32 and significance at p=0.004, severe stress levels was 1.69±1.54 and significance at p=0.001. The mean menstrual pain in for stretching experience moderate stress levels was 2.50±1.93 and significance at p=0.008 while the severe stress level was 2.05±1.80 and significance at p=0.001. The multivariate test multiple linear regression revealed that mung bean extract drinks and stretching contributed (-)0.106X1+(-)0.116X2+1.709 (p≤0.005). Mung bean extract drinks and stretching affected the reduction of primary dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls both at moderate and severe stress levels.