PENGARUH TERAPI AKUPRESURE TERHADAP PENURUNAN TINGKAT NYERI HAID (DISMENORE) PADA REMAJA DI UPTD SMP NEGERI 2 KEC. AKABILURU TAHUN 2024

Abstract

Menstrual pain, also known as dysmenorrhea, is caused by an imbalance of progesterone hormones in
the blood, resulting in recurring pain that disrupts daily activities. The incidence of dysmenorrhea in
girls aged ? 12 years is 20%, while in those aged 14-16 years, it is 29% experiencing menstrual pain
(dysmenorrhea). Acupressure, a therapy involving finger pressure and massage on specific points of
the body, has emerged as a treatment modality. This study aims to investigate the Effect of Acupressure
Therapy on Reducing Menstrual Pain (Dysmenorrhea) among Adolescents at UPTD SMP Negeri 2
Kec. Akabiluru in 2024. The research design employed is a Quasi-experimental approach with a One
Group Pretest- Posttest design. Purposive sampling was used to select participants from the entire
female student population at UPTD SMP 2 Kec. Akabiluru that inclusion criteria: experiencing
dysmenorrhea and aged 11-14 years. Bivariate analysis involved the Shapiro- Wilk test, and the
research hypothesis was tested using Non-Parametric Statistical tests. The results of the univariate
analysis revealed that the average level of dysmenorrhea pain among respondents before receiving
acupressure therapy was 8.35, while two days after therapy, it decreased to 2.65. Bivariate analysis
demonstrated a significant difference in the average pain levels before and after acupressure therapy
with a p-value of 0.000. In conclusion, the study suggests that acupressure therapy effectively reduces
menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea). Therefore, it is recommended that respondents consider acupressure
therapy as an alternative method for alleviating menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea)