HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN REMAJA PUTRI TENTANG PEMBERIAN AROMA TERAPI LAVENDER DENGAN PENURUNAN DISMINOREA

Absract: Dysmenorrhea is pain in the lower abdomen during menstruation. The pain can be accompanied by feelings of cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and dizziness. This type of research is an analytical survey, with a cross-sectional approach. The population in this study were female adolescents at SMA Negeri 2 Kisaran. The sample in this study used accidental sampling, namely the sample was taken by taking cases or respondents who happened to be there or available in a place according to the context of the study as many as 30 people. The results of the study showed that out of 30 female adolescent respondents who had good knowledge, there were 3 people (10.0%), of which 3 people (10.0%) had good knowledge by administering lavender aromatherapy, and 0 people (0.0%) had good knowledge by not administering lavender aromatherapy, female adolescents who had sufficient knowledge were 9 people (30.0%), of which 3 people (10.0%) had sufficient knowledge by administering lavender aromatherapy, and 6 people (20.0%) had sufficient knowledge by not administering lavender aromatherapy, female adolescents who had insufficient knowledge were 18 people (60.0%).  among them, 0 people (0.0%) had less knowledge by giving lavender aromatherapy, and 18 people (60.0%) had less knowledge by not giving lavender aromatherapy. After conducting the chi square test, the results showed that there was a significant relationship between the knowledge of adolescent girls and the administration of lavender aromatherapy with a p value (sig) of 0.000 <a 0.05. so that there is a relationship between the Knowledge of Adolescent Girls About Lavender Aromatherapy and a Decrease in Dysmenorrhea in Negeri 2 Kisaran High Schools. The conclusion of this study is that there is a relationship between the Knowledge of Adolescent Girls About the Administration of Lavender Aromatherapy and a Decrease in Dysmenorrhea in Negeri 2 Kisaran Advent High Schools. It is recommended that adolescent girls always participate in every counseling given by health workers so that adolescent knowledge can increase so that their actions can also be better.