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

Abstract

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