Original Articles · pages 59–62
Differences in the Efficiency of Hot and Cold Compresses against Degree of Dysmenorrhea among Adolescents
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Ferawati Taherong, Herlianty, Siti Aqma Ibrahim, Evi Sri Dahrianti. Differences in the Efficiency of Hot and Cold Compresses against Degree of Dysmenorrhea among Adolescents. J Int Med Sci Acad. 2023;36(1):59–62.
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Background: Ukhwatul Muslim Islamic Boarding School, Goa Regency aims to determine the difference in the efficiency of hot and cold packs on the degree of dysmenorrhea among teenagegirls. Methods: This study is semi-experimental with a comparative design. All the respondents who participated in this study were those who knowledged dysmenorrhea at the Ukhwatul Muslim Islamic boarding school in Goa Regency, which had around 30 students. 16 samples were sampled using a non-probable sample type. The test used in this study is a statistical test, that is, a pair of t-tests.
Keywords
Dysmenorrhea, menstrual pain, cold compress, Hot compress. Department of Midwifery, 1 Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Universitas Islam Negeri Alauddin, Makassar