Primary dysmenorrhea is a condition of cramping pain in the lower abdomen which could affect the back or inner thigh occuring just before or during menstruation without any gynaecological problems. The study was conducted to find out the assosiation between age at menarche, nutritional status, stress, hemoglobin level and primary dysmenorrhea. Analytical observational study with cross sectional design was used. The population were female students of the Medical Faculty of Mulawarman University. A total of 87 samples was took with purposive sampling technique. The data collection was carried out using WaLIDD score questionnaire, DASS 42 questionnaire, assesse nutritional status and hemoglobin level. The data was analysed with univariate and bivariate analysis by Pearson Chi-Square and Fisher’s Exact Test. The result showed that most of the respondents had moderate primary dysmenorrhea (51,7%), normal age at menarche (47,1%), overweight nutritional status (35,6%), moderate stress (35,6%) and normal hemoglobin level (66,7%). It was concluded that there was a relationship between primary dysmenorrhea with menarche (p=0,016), nutritional status (p=0,042) and stress (p=0,035), but there was no relationship with hemoglobin level (p=0,055).
Keyword: Primary dysmenorrhea, menarche, nutritional status, stress, hemoglobin level