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Effects of Vitamin E Administration on Menstrual Disorders among Adolescents who have Smoking Family Members

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Smoking habit can cause health problems and disease in the community. One of the effects is elated toreproductive health and fertility problems among women who are second hand smokers. Vitamin… Click to show full abstract

Smoking habit can cause health problems and disease in the community. One of the effects is elated toreproductive health and fertility problems among women who are second hand smokers. Vitamin E is asupplement to treat fertility problems. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of giving VitaminE to menstrual disorders among adolescents who have smoking family members in Senior High School 2Sorong Regency. Design of the study was quasi-experimental study using 30 samples who are chosen bypurposive sampling techniques. The sample was divided into 2 groups. The experiment group was givenvitamin E 100 IU/day for 3 months and the control group was not given anything. The result of the dataanalysis used Mann Whitney Statistical Test obtained p value 0.031<0.05. Conclusion there is a significanteffect of giving vitamin E to menstrual disorders among passive smoker adolescents or those who havesmoking family members in Senior High School 2 Sorong Regency. It is highly recommended that vitaminE be given as an antioxidant for both active and passive smokers.

Keywords: disorders among; among adolescents; menstrual disorders; family members; adolescents smoking

Journal Title: Medico-Legal Update
Year Published: 2020

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