@article{Carolina_Devita_2022, title={Correlation of Calcium Intake and the Intensity Of Primary Dysmenorrhea in Adolescents}, volume={5}, url={https://jbiomedkes.org/index.php/jbk/article/view/194}, DOI={10.18051/JBiomedKes.2022.v5.214-220}, abstractNote={<p><strong>Background</strong><br />Primary dysmenorrhea is lower abdominal pain happening during menstruation which is not <br />associated with other diseases or pathology, mostly experienced by adolescents around the world, <br />including in Indonesia. Calcium intake is considered to affect decreasing the intensity of primary <br />dysmenorrhea. Lack of calcium can cause muscle spasms and contractions. However, the average <br />daily intake of calcium in adolescents in Indonesia is still below the recommended adequacy rate. This <br />study aimed to assess the correlation between calcium intake and the intensity of primary <br />dysmenorrhea in adolescents. </p> <p><strong>Methods</strong><br />This study was done from March 2019 until January 2020; Analyzed the correlation between calcium <br />intake and intensity of primary dysmenorrhea in 62 adolescents. Calcium intake was assessed using a <br />semi-quantitative food frequency questionnaire, while the power of primary dysmenorrhea was <br />assessed using a Visual Analogue Scale questionnaire.</p> <p><strong>Results</strong><br />There were 45.2% of adolescents experienced moderate and severe primary dysmenorrhea. In <br />addition, 51.6% of adolescents experienced less calcium intake, with an average of 804.9 mg per day. <br />The results showed a correlation between calcium intake and the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea <br />(p = 0.000).</p> <p><strong>Conclusions</strong><br />Calcium intake is related to the intensity of primary dysmenorrhea. While calcium intake in <br />adolescents is still lacking, it is recommended to consume adequate calcium intake.</p>}, number={3}, journal={Jurnal Biomedika dan Kesehatan}, author={Carolina, Vebby Grace and Devita, Arleen}, year={2022}, month={Dec.}, pages={214–220} }