Is Remakuda Juice Effective to Elevate Haemoglobin Level and Descend Dysmenorrhea in Female Adolescents?

[摘要] Background: The negative effect of low hemoglobin levels for adolescents can reduce intelligence,learning achievement, mental motor development, inhibition of optimal height growth and reproductive health. Dysmenorrhea is pain or discomfort that occurs in the abdomen during menstruationas a result of prostaglandin secretion which can increase uterine contractions. The purpose of thisstudy was to determine the effect of Remakuda juice on an increase in hemoglobin and a decrease inthe intensity of dysmenorrhea in female adolescents.Subjects and Method: An experimental study with no control group was conducted at Junior HighSchool I Tembelang, Jombang, East Java, in September 2021. A total of 60 female adolescents wasselected by purposive sampling. The dependent variables were hemoglobin level and dysmenorrhea.The independent variable was Remakuda juice. Dysmenorrhea was measured by the Numeric RatingScale (NRS) and the Wong Baker Pain Rating Scale. Hemoglobin level was measured by digitalhaemometer. The data were analyzed using t-test.Results: Hemoglobin levels after intervention (Mean= 2.00; SD= 0.00) were higher than before(Mean= 1.73; SD= 0.45), with p= 0.010. Dysmenorrhea after intervention was lower (Mean= 1.43;SD= 0.59) than before (Mean= 2.70; SD= 0.65), with p<0.001.Canclusion: Remakuda juice can increase hemoglobin levels and reduce dysmenorrhea in femaleadolescent.

[学科分类] 食品科学和技术

[关键词] Remakuda juice;hemoglobin;dysmenorrhea