Abstract
Primary dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain that occurs since menarche without a pelvic pathology condition causing disruption of daily activity and decreasing quality of life. Improved blood circulation and aromatic smell can reduce pain.This study aim to know the different mean decrease pain of primary dysmenorrhea in given warm compress and aromatherapy lavender.This study was quasi experimental design. The subjects of this study was adolescents of 44 respondents who suffered of dysmenorrhea and met the criteria. The results of this study indicate that the mean of primary dysmenorrhea pain before and after given warm compress is 6.05 ± 1.046 and 3.55 ± 1.335 with mean decrease of 2.5, it means there was influence of giving warm compress to decrease of primary dysmenorrhea pain (p = 0,000). The mean of primary dysmenorrhea pain before and after lavender aromatherapy was 5.95 ± 1.214 and 4.77 ± 1.232 with a mean decrease of 1.18, it means there was an effect of lavender aromatherapy on decreasing primary dysmenorrhea pain (p = 0.000). Mann Whitney test obtained results p = 0.000, means there were differences dysmenorrhea pain reduction with warm compresses and aromatherapy lavender. Warm compresses are more effective in reducing primary dysmenorrhea pain.
There is no Figure or data content available for this article
References NOT AVAILABLE
How to Cite This
Article Metrics
Download Statistics
Downloads
Other Statistics
Copyright and Permissions
Publishing your paper with Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak means that the author or authors retain the copyright in the paper. Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak granted an exclusive reuse license by the author(s), but the author(s) are able to put the paper onto a website, distribute it to colleagues, give it to students, use it in your thesis etc, even commercially. The author(s) can reuse the figures and tables and other information contained in their paper published by Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak in future papers or work without having to ask anyone for permission, provided that the figures, tables or other information that is included in the new paper or work properly references the published paper as the source of the figures, tables or other information, and the new paper or work is not direct at the private monetary gain or commercial advantage.
Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak provides immediate open access to its content on the principle that making research freely available to the public supports a greater global exchange of knowledge. This journal is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. This license lets others remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
Jurnal Kesehatan Ibu dan Anak Open Access articles are distributed under this Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA). Articles can be read and shared for All purposes under the following conditions:
- BY: You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- SA: If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.