RELATIONSHIP OF DAILY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WITH DURATION OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE IN ADOLESCENT WOMEN AT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 1 KEDUNGDUNG OF SAMPANG

Abstract

Background: An important period of life for humans is adolescence with an age range of 10-18 years. At this time, individuals begin to experience growth and development in physiological, psychological, behavioral and sexual maturity. Menstruation is cyclical bleeding from the uterus as an integral part of a woman's biological function in her life. But not all women have normal menstrual cycles, many of them have irregular menstrual cycles (Proverawati and Maisaroh, 2016). Irregular menstruation can have an impact, including the possibility of experiencing infertility and can make it difficult for women to find a fertile period. Objectives: The aim of the study was to Relationship of Daily Physical Activity with the Duration of the Menstrual Cycle in adolescent women at Senior High School 1 Kedungdung of Sampang. Methods: This type of research is an observational analytic study with a cross-sectional or cross-sectional study design which was conducted to determine the relationship between daily physical activity and the menstrual cycle in young women. Results: Almost half of the students at 12 students (44.44%) out of 27 students, are in the light activity category.Most of the respondents had irregular menstrual cycles, namely 19 female students (70.37) out of 27 female students. Conclusion: Asymp.Sig (2-sided) value of 0.000 <0.05. So it be concluded that there is a relationship between physical activity and the menstrual cycle in adolescent women in Senior High School Kedungdung.