ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: Anxiety is a psychological response to stress that contains physiological and psychological components. Psychological response is related to the presence of anxiety in all complaints felt by adolescents during menstruation due to ignorance of the signs, symptoms and ways to prevent primary dysmenorrhea. METHOD: This research is an observational study. The location of the study was SMA Negeri 1 Bosar Maligas, Bosar Maligas District, Simalungun Regency. Data collection was carried out in the period June to July 2014. Data was collected using a cross sectional study. The population in this study were all young women in class X and XI, while class XII was not included as the study population considering that at the time the research was conducted class XII students had finished carrying out the national examination. RESULTS: This research is an observational study with cross sectional design. The sampling technique used was simple random sampling with a sample size of 76 people. The results showed that there was a correlation between anxiety level and knowledge about primary dysmenorrhea with the prevention of taste experienced by young women during menstruation. CONCLUSION: It was concluded that there was a significant relationship between anxiety levels and knowledge about primary dysmenorrhea with pain prevention during menstruation. It is necessary to encourage and improve the guidance and counseling program with material related to the level of anxiety that is often experienced by young women so that it will increase their understanding of prevention efforts that can be done when experiencing pain during menstruation
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