Comparison between giving warm water compressions and sour tamarind drink on primary dysmenorrhea

Primary dysmenorrhea is very painful menstruation. One way to overcome dysmenorrhea is by using non-pharmacological strategies such as warm water compresses and sour tamarind drink. This study aims to determine the comparison of giving warm water compresses and tamarind drink to primary dysmenorrhea in vocational school students in the District of Pulau Taliabu, North Maluku. This study was a quasy experiment with a two-group pretest-posttest approach. The sample in this study was 40 female students consisting of 20 being given warm water compresses and 20 being given a tamarind drink, used purposive sampling. This study used an Faces Pain Rating Scale. Data analysis used was paired sample T-test and Independent T-test. The average pretest of warm water compresses was 5.50 and the average post-test value was 1.10 with an average pre-test of drinking tamarind was 5.35 and the post-test average was of 1.15. There was no difference before and after being given warm water compresses with p=0.911, and tamarind drink p=0.797 toward primary dysmenorrhea. There was no difference in the effect between before and after giving warm water compresses and sour tamarind drink on primary dysmenorrhea among vocational school students. It is hoped that it can be applied to students who experience primary dysmenorrhea. For clinical nurses as non-pharmacological treatment is one of the main choices of treatment of menstrual pain so that side effects are often obtained from analgesic therapy can be minimized or even avoided.