Patterns of Using Analgesics for Menstrual Pain in Female Students Sriwijaya University Faculty of Medicine

Abstract

Dysmenorrhea is a condition that women often feel at their productive age and disrupt their daily activity. A study that was condoned in Palembang finds that 93,8% of SMA female students had dysmenorrhea. A study in India finds that 42% in 654 respondents decided to their dysmenorrhea without visiting a physician and 35% are using the wrong medication Analgetics as a pain reliever sold freely in markets. Dysmenorrhea affects life quality and education for the easiness in obtaining medicine in markets, making the research about analgetics usage patterns in Faculty of Medicine, Sriwijaya University 2016-201 students. The design of this study was cross-sectional descriptive observational from 2 December 2019 until 6 January 2020. The population of this study is FK Unsri (201 2019) students with 628 respondents. The respondent characteristics are found by using a questionnaire. Dysmenorrhea prevalence among FK UNSRI students is 88%. Dysmenorrheprevalence that disrupts activity is 64,7%. FK UNS RI student (2016-2019) that use mefenamic acid is 48,3%, paracetamol is 33,8% and ibuprofen is 6,2% for the dysmenorrhea.FK UNSRI student (2016-2019) that consumed analgetics once per day 80,6%. FK UNSRI students (2016-2019) that picked tablets is 97,9%. FK UNSRI study (2016- 2019) that chose to use it for a day is 76,5%. The analgetics that are mostly chosen for FK UNSRI (2016-2019) students are mefenamic acid, a tablet that was consumed once per day for a day.