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Background: Dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain felt in the lower abdomen that occurs before or during menstruation which is a major gynecological problem, which is often complained by women. In adolescents, menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is felt. Some of them during menstruation often feel uncomfortable and even very often interfere with daily activities. Destination: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of effleurage massage using rose aromatherapy on reducing the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea in adolescent girls at SMP Negeri 1 Bitung Manado in 2021. Method: This type of research is a Quasi-Experimental Design with a Pre-Test and Post-Test One Group Design research design. The population in this study were 138 young women. The sampling technique was purposive sampling with a total sample of 30 respondents. Collecting data using questionnaires and checklist sheets for menstrual pain. The statistical test used the Wilcoxon test with a significance level of (0.05). Results: The study showed that before being given the effleurage massage the average value was 4.83 while after being given the effleurage massage the average value was 1.53 and p value 0.00. It is recommended for adolescents to do effleurage massage when experiencing primary dysmenorrhea. Keywords: Primary Dysmenorrhea, Massage Effleurage, Rose Aromatherapy, Youth |
