GAMBARAN STRES DAN SIKLUS MENSTRUASI PADA MAHASISWI TINGKAT AKHIR Di Fakultas Ilmu Kesehatan Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

Stress has influential effect for one’s condition. It can lead to mental stress, behavior change, interaction and social problems, and physical problem, including menstrual cycle. This present article aims to analyze final-year female students’ stress and their menstrual cycle.

This present study is a descriptive qualitative study. The population of the study includes 76 female students taking their final year study. 43 respondents in this study are selected by using purposive sampling technique. The instruments used are questionnaire and the results are presented by using percentage.

The result of the study of 43 respondents is decoded into two, the stress and menstrual cycle. Related to the stress, it is found that 3 respondents (6.9%) have normal stress level, 9 respondents (20.8%) experience mild stress, 27 respondents (62.7%) has moderate stress level, and 4 respondents (9.2%) experience severe stress. Meanwhile, for the menstrual cycle, it is found that there is no respondent that has amenorrhea menstrual cycle, (18.5%) respondents have polymenorrhea menstrual cycle, (32.4%) respondents have normal menstrual cycle, and (46.4%) respondents has oligomenorrhea menstrual cycle.

From the results of the study it can be concluded that 16 respondent (37,2%) has moderate stress level and oligomenorrhea menstrual cycle which will adversely affect the female student. Referring to the results of this study, the next researcher is expected to follow up on the influence of stress levels on changes in menstrual cycle patterns.