Journal of Medical and Health Research

The Relationship Between Stress Levels and Menstrual Cycles Among Pre- Clinical Students of the Faculty of Medicine, Alkhairaat University Palu

Alda Wahyuni, Abdurrahman Hasymi, Salmah Suciaty — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:17:48 +0700

Menstruation is a physiological and periodic discharge of blood and

mucous tissue from the uterus through the vagina. The menstrual

cycle is defined as the period from the first day of menstruation to

the start of the next cycle. Stress is one of the factors that can affect

the menstrual cycle. Irregular menstrual cycles can impact both

current and future conditions, indirectly influencing students’

academic performance. According to RISKESDAS 2018, 13.7% of

women experienced irregular menstrual cycles in the previous year.

This study aims to examine the relationship between stress levels

and the menstrual cycle in pre-clinical medical students at

Alkhairaat University, Palu. This is a quantitative analytical

observational study using a cross-sectional approach. Data were

collected via interviews using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scale

(DASS) 42 questionnaire. The sampling technique was total

sampling with 118 respondents from the 2020, 2021, and 2022

cohorts who met the criteria. Results: 55 respondents (46.6%) had

normal stress levels, while 63 (54.4%) experienced stress.

Regarding menstrual cycles, 60 students (50.8%) had normal

cycles. The Kruskal-Wallis test showed a significant relationship

between stress levels and menstrual cycles (p = .000 or p < 0.05),

indicating that higher stress levels increase the risk of

oligomenorrhea.

Overview of Smartphone Addiction Levels in Pre-Clinical Students of the 2021 and 2022 Batchs at the Faculty of Medicine, Alkhairaat University, Palu

Andi Nuratika Ali Samad, Masita Muchtar, Andi Soraya Tenri Uleng — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:19:39 +0700

A smartphone is a device that enables communication and also

functions as a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA), with capabilities

similar to a computer. A mobile phone is used for making phone

calls, while a PDA is used as a personal assistant and organizer

(Muhammad Yakub, 2020). Students use smartphones to search for

information, work on tasks, store study files, and communicate with

many people. Currently, during class hours, from 08:00 to 17:00,

students actively use smartphones to exchange information, and

after class, students continue to use their smartphones to review or

read the materials provided during class. Due to the extensive time

spent using smartphones for various activities, it is inevitable that

smartphone users experience negative effects, one of which is

addiction. The aim of this research is to assess the level of

smartphone addiction among students at the Faculty of Medicine,

Alkhairat University, from the 2021 and 2022 Batchs. This study

employs a descriptive research method. The results show the level

of addiction in the 2021 Batch: no addiction 0, mild addiction 3

people, moderate addiction 9 people, severe addiction 31 people,

and very severe addiction 3 people. The results for the 2022 Batch

are: no addiction 0, mild addiction 3 people, moderate addiction 29

people, severe addiction 32 people, and very severe addiction 4

people. Based on gender, the results for the 2021 Batch are: for

females, no addiction 0, mild addiction 2 people, moderate

addiction 6 people, severe addiction 19 people, and very severe

addiction 2 people; for males, no addiction 0, mild addiction 1

person, moderate addiction 3 people, severe addiction 12 people,

and very severe addiction 1 person. The results for the 2021 Batch

show that addiction is more common among male students. For the

2022 Batch, the results for females are: no addiction 0, mild

addiction 3 people, moderate addiction 23 people, severe addiction

27 people, and very severe addiction 4 people; for males, no

addiction 0, mild addiction 6 people, moderate addiction 5 people,

severe addiction 0, and very severe addiction 11 people. The results

for the 2022 Batch indicate that addiction is more common among

female students.

The Relationship Between Body Mass Index (BMI) and Age on Hypertension in Adults Aged 18-60 Years at the Sangurara Health Center in 2023

Dwi Bagas Andika, Wijoyo Halim, Nur Faisah — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:30:56 +0700

Hypertension Is a condition in which there is an increase in pulse rate,

especially systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and diastolic blood

pressure ≥90 mmHg. hypertension has increased from 650 million

people to 1.28 billion people over the past few years This type of

research is quantitative research with a cross sectional approach

using secondary data and primary data as a reference. The sampling

technique was carried out using Random Sampling. Each data was

described by univariate and bivariate analysis using the SPSS 26.0

program. Based on age, it was found that the sample with the most

cases of hypertension was found in Early Adults, namely as many as

40 people (40%). In the Body Mass Index variable on the incidence of

hypertension, the p value is 0.030 (p  0.05) using the Kruskal-Wallis

test, meaning that there is a significant relationship between Body

Mass Index and the incidence of hypertension. It was found that age

has an insignificant relationship with the incidence of hypertension

with a p value of 0.097 (p  0.05) using the Kruskal - Wallis test There

is a significant relationship between BMI on the occurrence of

hypertension in adult patients 18 - 60 at the Sangurara Palu Health

Center and found the most cases of hypertension in patients with high

BMI There is an insignificant relationship between age and the

occurrence of hypertension in adult patients 18 - 60 at the Sangurara

Palu Health Center and found the most cases of hypertension in

patients with adult age.

Factors Associated with the Incidence of Stunting in Children Aged 24-59 Months at UPTD Sangurara Public Health Center, Palu City, in 2023

Meldy Safitry Saprullah, Darma Ariany, Lutfiah Sahabuddin — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:32:18 +0700

Stunting and underweight were nutrition problem in children under

five which is caused by multiple factors Objective: This study aimed to

know factors related to stunting and underweight among children

under five in working area of public health center of Busalangga.

Method: This cross-sectional study involved 293 chidren under-five,

sampled technique with stratified random sampling. Continuity

Correction and Pearson Chi-Square were used to analyse the

relationship between variables. Result: Factors related to stunting

and underweight: age of mother when first pregnancy (p:0,000), birth

weight (p:0,000), exclusive breastfeeding (p:0,000), aged to introduce

complementary feeding (p:0,000), type and textures of first

complementary feeding (p:0,000), toddlers with history of infectious

diseases (p:0,000), and mother’s behaviour {hand washing} (p:0,000).

Factors just related to underweight: maternal education (p:0,003),

health problems during pregnancy (p:0,003), early initiation of

breastfeeding (p:0,001), colostrum (p:0,024) Conclusion and

suggestions: Factors related to stunting and underweight: age of

mother when first pregnancy, birth weight, exclusive breastfeeding,

aged to introduce complementary feeding, type and textures of first

complementary feeding, toddlers with history of infectious diseases,

and mother’s behaviou (hand washing). Factors just related to

underweight: maternal education, health problems during

pregnancy, early initiation of breastfeeding and colostrum. Therefore,

health workers in the future need to be concerned to improve the

program about prevention stunting and underweight.

Overview of the Characteristics of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Female Adolescents at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri (MAN) 2 Model, Palu City

Regina Indria Riyanto, Misriyani, Maria Rosa Da Lima Rupa — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 04:33:26 +0700

Primary dysmenorrhea or menstrual pain causes discomfort in daily

physical activities. This complaint is related to repeated absences

from school, which can disrupt productivity. Based on the background

explanation above, researchers are interested in conducting research

on the description of the characteristics of primary dysmenorrhea in

young women at MAN 2 Palu. The aim of this research is to determine

the characteristics of primary dysmenorrhea which have an impact

on the activities of young women and the degree of primary

dysmenorrhea at MAN 2 Palu. This research is descriptive

observational with a cross sectional design. Sampling used a

purposive sampling technique, namely all female students at MAN 2

Palu whose sample size had been calculated using the Slovin formula,

with a total of 684 female students after being calculated using the

Slovin formula, which then resulted in a sample size of 114 female

students. It can be concluded that the majority of respondents

experienced disruption in their activities due to primary

dysmenorrhea, namely 70 respondents and the degree of primary

dysmenorrhea most often experienced by female students was 76

respondents.