HUBUNGAN STRES BELAJAR DENGAN GANGGUAN MENSTRUASI PADA MAHASISWI PROGRAM STUDI DIII KEBIDANAN

Abstract

The purpose of this descriptive correlational study was to
examine relationship between learning stress and menstrual disorder
among midwifery students. Seventy students of diploma three-year
midwifery program of ‘Aisyiyah Health Sciences College of Yogyakarta
were recruited as sample using cluster random sampling and they were
asked to fill in a closed questionnaire. Data analysis using Kendall Tau
test indicates that there is significant correlation between learning stress
and menstrual disorder (ô = 0.618; p<0,01). It is recommended that the
students decrease learning stress by manage their learning time well,
and hence menstrual disorder can be avoided.
Keywords: learning stress, menstrual disorder, midwifery