Relationship Between Intake of Fat, Calcium, Magnesium and Nutritional Status with Dismenore Primer Incident to Student of SMAN 9 Surabaya

Background: Adolescent girls will experience puberty, or menstruation. During menstruation, there are dysmenorrhea disorders caused by nutrient intake and a person's nutritional status. Purpose: This study aimed to identify the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea and it’s relationship between fat, calcium, magnesium intake and nutritional status with the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in female students of SMAN 9 Surabaya. Methods: The kind of analytical observational research with a cross-sectional study approach. The number of samples in this study was her 89 female students. The sample was determined using simple random sampling method from a population of 506 female students. The data collection instrument used was the Verbal Multidimensional Scoring System (VMSS) questionnaire to measure the severity of dysmenorrhea, Semi Quantitative – Food Frequency Quissionare (SQ-FFQ) determined the nutritional value of nutrient intake (fat, calcium and magnesium) and measurement of height and weight using tools (microtoys and digital scales). Test results were analyzed using the Pearson’s correlation test. Results: Respondents' mean intake of fat, calcium and magnesium was 159.13 g/day, 837.69 mg/day and 413.93 mg/day respectively. The results of the Pearson correlation test showed that there was a relationship between fat intake and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea with p-value = 0.025 and r = 0.237, there was a relationship between calcium intake and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea with p-value = 0.026 and r = -0.236, there was a relationship between magnesium intake and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea with p-value = 0.019 and r = -0.249, there is a relationship between nutritional status and the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea with p-value = 0.000 and r = 0.401. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between intake of fat, calcium, magnesium and nutritional status with the incidence of primary dysmenorrhea in female students of SMAN 9 Surabaya