PROFESSIONAL HEALTH JOURNAL
Vol. 7 No. 2 (2026)

THE RELATIONSHIP OF WORK DURATION TO MENSTRUAL DISORDERS

Nabila Virgin Pramesti Pramesti (Universitas Airlangga)
Budi Prasetyo (Universitas Airlangga)
Endyka Erye Frety (Universitas Airlangga)



Article Info

Publish Date
17 Jun 2025

Abstract

Introduction: The group of hand-rolled cigarette factory workers is a work group that is at risk of experiencing menstrual disorders. Excessive working time can cause employees to feel tired. Irregular menstrual cycles are a hormonal imbalance in the reproductive system between the hormones estrogen and progesterone. Objectives: The aim of this research is to investigate the connection between working duration and the menstrual cycle Methods: This study was based on a quantitative approach and used a cross-sectional design. Data were gathered through questionnaires from two groups: one group consisting of 37 cigarette factory workers and another group of 38 non-cigarette factory workers. The data were collected using a purposive sampling technique. In this study, work duration was the independent variable, and menstrual disorders were the dependent variable. A Chi-Square statistical test was performed to examine the relationship between these variables, with a significance level of <ɑ 0.05. Results: The outcomes of the statistical analysis indicated that in the factory worker group, the p-value was 0.000 < ɑ (0.05). The majority of respondents who did not experience menstrual disorders had a long duration of work, with a proportion of 96%, which was higher than those with a medium duration of work. Meanwhile, in the non-factory worker group, the p-value was 0.718 > ɑ (0.05). Most respondents who did not experience menstrual disorders had a light work duration, with a proportion of 86%, which was higher than those who experienced menstrual disorders due to moderate work duration. Conclusions: A significant association exists between work duration and menstrual disorders.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

PHJ

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Subject

Medicine & Pharmacology Nursing

Description

Professional health journal is an open access journal with a wide range (Scope) of fields of nursing including basic research in nursing, management nursing, emergencies, and critical nursing, medical-surgical nursing, mental health nursing, maternity nursing, maternity nursing, child nursing, ...