PERBEDAAN TINGKAT DEPRESI PADA FASE PRAMENSTRUASI MAHASISWA FAKULTAS KEDOKTERAN DAN FAKULTAS EKONOMI UNIVERSITAS LAMBUNG MANGKURAT
ABSTRACT: Depression may be
caused by external factors, such as the pressure of study load, and by internal
factors, such as depression in premenstrual phase affected by the decrease in
estrogen level. The aim of this research was to find out the difference in
depression level in premenstrual phase between Medical Faculty students and
Economic Faculty students in Lambung Mangkurat University. It was an analytic
survey with cross-sectional approach. Samples were taken by non-probability
sampling with purposive sampling technique. The samples were 26 students of
Medical Faculty from Basic Medical Education Study Program and 16 students of Economic Faculty from
Management Study Program, based on the inclusion criteria. Result showed that
there were 22 Medical Faculty students (84.62%) who had mild depression, and
there were 9 Economic Faculty students who had mild depression and 4 students
(25%) who had moderate depression. Data analysis with Mann Whotney U test
showed the o value of 0.196. It was concluded that there were no significant
difference in depression level in premenstrual phase between Medical Faculty
students and Economic Faculty students.
Penulis: Alfi Yasmina, Meitria
Syahadatina Noor, Risnawati
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd140578
