ABSTRAK
Pendahuluan:Remaja lanjut (17-21 tahun) terutama perempuan cenderung mengkonsumsi makanan tanpa lemak untuk mengutamakan kecantikan tubuhnya, namun tidak sedikit dari mereka makan secara berlebihan sehingga mengalami obesitas. Status gizi yang di ukur dengan indeks massa tubuh dapat mempengaruhi sitem hormon dalam tubunya, sehingga berpengaruh pada siklus menstruasinya. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan indeks massa tubuh dengan lama menstruasi mahasiswa D III Kebidanan FK UNS.
Metode:Desain penelitian analitik observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Jumlah sampel 80 responden yang telah di seleksi menggunakan L-MMPI dan teknik purposive sampling.Uji statistik menggunakan spearman rank.pada ? 5 %.
Hasil:Sebagian besar indeks massa tubuh responden dalam kategori normal (67,5%) dan sebagian kecil dalam kategori gemuk (7,5%). Hampir seluruhnya lama menstruasi responden dalam kategori normal (3-7 hari) (83,75 %). Hasil uji statistik didapatkan nilai p = 0,141.
Kesimpulan:Tidak ada hubungan Indeks Massa Tubuh dengan Lama Menstruasi Mahasiswa D III Kebidanan FK UNS.
Kata Kunci:Body mass index, menses duration, midwifery students
ABSTRACT
Introduction :In post-adolescence (17-21 years), the females particularly tend to consume fat-free food intentionally so as to bear physical beauty, but not few of them eat such food excessively so that they become obese. Nutrient statusthat measured by body mass index, can affect their body’s hormonal system, which later may affect their menses duration. The purpose in this researh is to knowcorrelation between Body Mass Index and Menses Durationof the students of Diploma III in midwifery science, the Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University.
Methods :This research used the observational analytical research method with the cross- sectional approach. Its samples was80 respondent who selected with L-MMPI and purposive sampling technique. The data of research were statistically analyzed by using the Spearman’s Rank Test with? 5 %.
Result :Most of the respondent had normal body mass index (67.5%) and a small portion of the respondent had obese body mass index (7.5%). Almost all of the respondent had normal menses duration(3-7days) (83.75%). The statistical test shows that the p-value = 0.141
Conclusions :There was no correlation between the body mass index and the menses durationof the students of Diploma III in Midwifery Science, the Faculty of Medicine, Sebelas Maret University.
Keywords :Body mass index, menses duration, midwifery students
