THE EFFECTS OF YOGA PRACTICE ON THE LEVEL OF PERIOD PAIN AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF NURSING PROGRAM AT RESPATI UNIVERSITY, YOGYAKARTA

Abstract

Female adolescents often suffer from pain during periods (dysmenorrhoea). The prevalence of dysmenorrhoea in Central Java was 56%. Even though such period pain is not dangerous, it might interfere with daily activities. A non-pharmacological therapy can be used to overcome dysmenorrhoea that is through yoga practice. A preliminary study found out that 24 of 30 female students suffered from period pain. The aim of this study was to find out the effects of Yoga practice on the level of period pain among female students of Nursing Program at Respati University, Yogyakarta. It was a quantitative research with a quasi-experimental design. A consecutive sampling was used to collect data from 20 respondents using the numeric pain rating scale. As for the analysis, it used the Wilcoxon test. The numeric pain rating scale before and after yoga practice indicates a scale of 5.15 and 3.00. The bivariate test shows a p-value of 0.000. There was an effect of Yoga practice on the level of period pain among female students of Nursing Program at Respati University, Yogyakarta.

Keywords : yoga practice, period pain, female students