1Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University, Jl. Perintis Kemerdekaan Km.10, Makassar, 90245. Sulawesi Selatan, Indonesia
The study aims to determine relationship between premenstrual coping and premenstrual syndrome among midwifery students in Kendari Health Polytechnic. The study was used an observational study with cross sectional study design. The study population were all female midwifery students in Kenari Health Polytechnic. The sample sizes were 155 respondents and selected by using stratified random sampling method. The data were analysed using statistical test by Spearman correlation test. The statistical test showed premenstrual coping with PMS among female midwifery students had obtained p=0.020. Meanwhile, premenstrual coping dimension of avoiding harm had obtained had obtained p=0.014, awareness and acceptance of premenstrual (p=0.016), adjusting energy (p=0.064), self-care (p=0.003) and communicating (p=0.991).
Adaptive, Body mass index, Malative, Menstrual cycle
