Menstrual pain present as cramps (ranging from mild to severe), which may disturb dailyactivities. Lamaze exercise is non pharmacological method which use breathingrelaxation. This research was to analyze Lamaze exercise to reduction of menstrual pain.This study used pra experimental pre post test design. The population was the studentswith menstrual pain at Budi Mulia Senior High School Jakarta. The sampling techniquewas purposive sampling. Thirty one students participated in this study. The independentvariable was Lamaze exercise and the dependent variable was menstrual pain.Instrument which used to measure pain was Visual Analog Numeric Rating Scale. Datawere analyzed with Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with significance α ≤ 0.005. The resultshowed that Lamaze exercise decreasd menstrual pain. The result of statistical testshowed significance level p = 0.000 and the deviation between pre and post mean is2.32, which means that there was decreasing menstrual pain in student in pre test andpost test. It can be concluded that Lamaze exercise can influence menstrual pain indecrease respondent of the research. Lamaze exercise can provide a relaxing effect.Further experiment with different respondent characteristic to obtain more wide range ofresult.Keywords: menstrual pain, Lamaze, relaxing effect, non pharmacological method
Adolescents are at risk of health problems, especially when they face signs of adolescent development during puberty, namely menstruation. Adolescents tend to be less likely to maintain personal hygiene during menstruation (personal menstrual hygiene). Improper behavior in personal menstrual hygiene in adolescents can cause reproductive tract infections and other health problems. The purpose of this activity is to increase the knowledge and insight of adolescents in general to maintain personal hygiene during menstruation. The method of this activity is divided into several steps, starting with the socialization of the activity agenda, providing educational materials to teenagers through Zoom meetings, edutainment of the snake and ladder game on the carpet in the courtyard of the mosque area and finally a discussion (FGD) for mothers of teenagers about personal menstrual hygiene. The result of this activity is an increase in knowledge of personal menstrual hygiene in adolescents before and after attending education. Providing education that is packaged with a snake and ladder game model is proven to be effective in increasing adolescent knowledge about personal menstrual hygiene.
The problem of risky sexual behavior among adolescents from year to year is reported to have increased significantly, this can be seen from the dating age which is still adolescents. Intelligence status which is still relatively low in adolescents can cause health problems, especially deviant behavior in adolescents This study aims to determine the relationship between Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and risky sexual behavior among adolescents in Central Jakarta. This research used quantitative analytic with cross sectional design. Sampling using purposive sampling technique in order to obtain a sample of 147 respondents. Research respondents were adolescents aged 17-19 years in Central Jakarta. The instruments used were primary data (questionnaires) and secondary data (IQ test results psychological test agency). The data analysis used was the bivariate statistical test using chi square and the multivariate statistical test using logistic regression. The results showed that there was a significant relationship between Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and risky sexual behavior among adolescents in Central Jakarta (p = 0.000, OR 22, 95% CI 0.561-0.801). Researchers recommend the role of educational institutions in developing adolescent creativity by using cognitive abilities to increase intellectual intelligence to avoid risky sexual behavior.
Adolescent mothers have different psychological condition in facing childbirth. This study to identify a correlation between planning of pregnancy and childbirth expectation of adolescent mothers in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study applied a consecutive sampling. The sample was 135 adolescent mothers. Instruments utilized were structured questionnaire, including a demographic questionnaire, London Measure of Unplanned Pregnancy (LMUP) and Childbirth Expectation Questionnaire (CEQ). All questionnaires were in Indonesian version. The correlation of planning of pregnancy and childbirth expectation was analyzed using chi-square. The results showed a significant correlation between planning pregnancy and childbirth expectation of adolescent mothers OR=2,5; (p=0,006) 95% CI 2,126-7,544. An important factor to increase childbirth expectation of adolescent mothers is the planning of pregnancy. Special assistance for adolescent mothers after married is necessary to decide about planning of pregnancy. Keywords : childbirth expectation, planning of pregnancy, adolescent mothers
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