Mundarti Mundarti, Sri Winarsih, Munayarokh Munayarokh, Bekti Yuniyanti, Ismi Rajiani

Abstract

Most women feel uncomfortable during menstruation in the low stomach along with nausea, dizzy even unconscious. Traditionally Papayas’ leaf boiled water and zinc tablet are used for dysmenorrhea therapy. The research aimed to scrutinize the effect of giving papayas’ leaf boiled water and zinc tablet towards reducing dysmenorrhea pain level. This research was quantitative research with a quasi method and pretest and posttest control group design with 90 respondents. Using Friedman Test, the effectiveness of boiled water of papayas’ leaf and zinc tablet was examined four days before menstruation with the dosage of a glass of boiled water of papayas’ leaf and 30 mg/day zinc tablet. The result of the research showed the effectivity of administering papayas’ leaf boiled water and zinc tablets in decreasing primary dysmenorrhea pain level at a significant rate. The combination of papayas’ leaf boiled water and zinc tablet are more effective compared to giving papayas’ leaf boiled water solely. It is advisable to use papaya' leaf boiled water and zinc tablet as an alternative to handle dysmenorrhea pain to female teenagers. From a business perspective,  the modern package in forms of the capsule can be applied that the female teenagers can consume it easily whenever they suffer from the pain‎.