Susilo Damarini
Department of Midwifery, Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu, Bengkulu, Indonesia

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Journal : Proceeding of Bengkulu International Conference on Health

THE RELATIONS OF RE-INFECTION OF COVID-19 WITH CHANGES IN MENSTRUAL PATTERNS IN WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE AT THE HEALTH POLYTECHNIC OF THE BENGKULU MINISTRY OF HEALTH IN 2022 Suci Sholihat; Diah Eka Nugraheni; Susilo Damarini; Wewet Savitri; Septiyana Septiyana
Proceeding B-ICON Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Proceeding of The 2nd Bengkulu International Conference on Health (B-ICON 2022)
Publisher : Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.33088/bicon.v1i1.59

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Coronavirus Disease 2019 or better known as COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). It is known that this virus can attack the reproductive organs and cause changes in the menstrual cycle in the form of a longer menstrual cycle, heavier blood flow, longer duration and increased pain levels. This study aims to determine the relationship between positive history of COVID-19 and changes in menstrual patterns in women of childbearing age at Poltekkes Kemenkes Bengkulu in 2022. The research design used was observational analytic with a retrospective approach. The research population was all female lecturers and students of the Bengkulu Ministry of Health Poltekkes, totaling 2696 people. The sample in this study was 155 people who were taken by purposive sampling technique. Data were analyzed using chi square test. The results showed that 125 people (80.6%) had a positive history of COVID-19 and most people (54.2%) experienced changes in menstrual patterns. A total of 40 people (25.8%) experienced re-infection with COVID-19. Based on the results of the bivariate analysis using the chi square test, the p value = 0.000 (p-value < 0.05), it means that there is a significant effect for a positive history reinfection with changes in menstrual patterns at the Health Polytechnic of the Ministry of Health Bengkulu.