THE INFLUENCE OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AND BODY FAT PERCENT ON MENSTRUAL HEALTH Menstrual Health of Adolescent Girls: A Study on Purwokerto Middle School 9 Students
Katri Andini Surijati, Pramesthi Widya Hapsari

Jenderal Soedirman University

Abstract

Background: Adolescent girls experience their first menstruation (menarche) at the age of around 12 years, but not all of them receive education regarding things that need to be considered during menstruation, namely maintaining the cleanliness of reproductive organs, adequate nutritional intake, exercise, stress management and adequate rest. to restore the body to remain fit after losing a lot of blood. The aim of this research is to determine the factors related to adolescent girls^ menstrual health.
Method: A cross sectional approach was carried out to determine factors related to the menstrual cycle in adolescent girls at SMP 9 Purwokerto. A total of 69 young women were selected using cluster random sampling. Bivariate analysis uses chi square.
Results: There is a significant relationship between percent body fat and the menstrual cycle (p value 0.036). There is a significant relationship between hygiene and sanitation behavior during menstruation and the menstrual cycle (p value 0.009).
Conclusion: There are two factors related to the menstrual cycle, namely percent body fat and hygiene and sanitation behavior.

Keywords: adolescent,menstruation, body fat percent, menstrual hygiene, menstrual health

Topic: Nutrition and functional food