Correlation of Academic Stress With Oligomenorrhea in Female Medical Students

Soewangsa, Queency Amelia, Dewi, Sianty and Putri, Maria Patricia Dian (2024) Correlation of Academic Stress With Oligomenorrhea in Female Medical Students. Journal Of Widya Medika Junior, 6 (1). pp. 18-24. ISSN eISSN: 25651409

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Abstract

Introduction: Oligomenorrhea is defined as an irregular menstrual cycle of more than 35 days or only experiencing 4 to 9 menstrual cycles in a year. According to research involving 12,964 women of childbearing age in China, it was found that 1,579 women (12.2%) experienced oligomenorrhea. Risk factors for oligomenorrhea are poor nutritional status, namely BMI <18.5 or ≥ 25, excessive physical activity, high levels of stress (around 20%), and late age at menarche. Various studies have found a relationship between stress and abnormal menstrual cycles. Objective: To determine the relationship between academic stress and oligomenorrhea in female students at the Faculty of Medicine, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya, Class of 2019. Method: Analytical observational research with a cross-sectional approach. The population for this research is all 7th-semester female students at the Faculty of Medicine, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya, class of 2019, with a total sample of 32 female students taken using simple random sampling. The independent variable is academic stress while the dependent variable is oligomenorrhea. The research instrument used a questionnaire. Data analysis used the Spearman Rank correlation test. Result: A total of 20 respondents (62.5%) experienced moderate levels of academic stress, 3 respondents (9.4%) experienced low levels of academic stress, and 9 respondents (28.1%) experienced high levels of academic stress. For the menstrual cycle from August to October 2022, 23 female students (71.9%) experienced normal menstrual cycles, and 9 female students (28.1%) experienced oligomenorrhea. The results of the Spearman Rank correlation test obtained a significance value of 0.023. Conclusion: There is a relationship between academic stress and oligomenorrhea in students at the Faculty of Medicine, Widya Mandala Catholic University, Surabaya, Class of 2019.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Academic stress, Oligomenorrhea, Final Year Students, Medical Students
Subjects: Medicine
Divisions: Journal Publication
Depositing User: F.X. Hadi
Date Deposited: 13 Aug 2025 06:53
Last Modified: 13 Aug 2025 06:53
URI: https://repositori.ukwms.ac.id/id/eprint/44382

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