Anindya Hapsari, Yanuar Eka Pujiastutik, Tika Dwi Tama, Dian Mawarni, Ardhiyanti Puspita Ratna
Menstrual disruption is often considered as a symptom of reproductive organs' abnormality. Physical activity often considered to have a relationship with menstrual disruption, in which lack of physical activity or over physical activity may disrupt ovulation. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of menstrual disruption and physical activity on university students in FIK UM and FIKES IIK. This type of research was descriptive using a cross sectional design with a quantitative approach. The population were all female students in these two Universities with total 153 female students participated as sample for each University. The results showed that most respondents had experienced menstrual disruption (72.22%), with the prevalence on FIK UM's students and FIKES IIK's students were 75.82% compared to 68.63%. This study also found that the average duration of each physical activity in FIK UM's students was 2 hours per session compared to FIKES IIK's students that was less than an hour per session. The conclusion were that the prevalence of menstrual disruption in FIK UM's students was higher than in FIKES IIK's students and the average duration of each physical activity in FIK UM's students per session was longer compared to FIKES IIK's students. © 2023 Author(s).
Department of Public Health, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, 65145, Indonesia; Department of Nursing, Institut Ilmu Kesehatan Bhakti Wiyata Kediri, Kediri, 64114, Indonesia; Department of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Malang, Malang, 65145, Indonesia