THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAST FOOD CONSUMPTION AND STRESS WITH THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE IN UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS OF THE INSTITUT PAYUNG NEGERI PEKANBARU

Abstract

Menstruation is the occurrence of uterine bleeding that flows from the uterus and out through the vagina. The normal menstrual cycle in women usually occurs every month and some also experience an abnormal menstrual cycle, there are several factors that influence cycle irregularities, namely fast food and stress, menstrual cycle irregularities can cause women to experience pain. The contractions that occur in the uterus are too strong so that they will press on the blood vessels around it and result in the blood flow from the uterus to the tissue being disrupted. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was a Relationship Between Fast Food Consumption and Stress with the Menstrual Cycle in Nursing Undergraduate Students at the Payung Negeri Pekanbaru Health Institute in 2024. This type of research is a quantitative study with a correlation design through a cross- sectional study approach. The population was 467 people with a stratified random sampling technique with a sample of 137 people. The research instruments used were using a menstrual cycle questionnaire, a fast food questionnaire and a stress questionnaire. The results of univariate analysis based on the results of the study showed that as many as 85 students or with a percentage (59%) experienced abnormal menstrual cycles, the results of stress research conducted by researchers showed that almost all (62.8%) or as many as 86 students experienced stress, and the results of fast food research showed that almost all (48.9%) respondents with bad fast food consumption were 67 students. Bivariate analysis of the chi-square test produced a p-value = 0.001, so there is a significant relationship between stress levels and the menstrual cycle, and the statistical test of fast food consumption with the menstrual cycle obtained a p-value = 0.007, which means there is a significant relationship between fast food consumption and stress with the menstrual cycle.