Effectiveness of Carrot Juice and Ginger Brewing on Reducing Primary Menstrual Pain (Dysmenorrhea) in Adolescent Females in RW 33, Sako Village, Palembang City

Menstrual pain can have adverse effects it can cause psychological instability. menstrual pain can have adverse effects. One of the non-pharmacological treatments to overcome menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) is carrot juice and ginger decoction. Objectives and Methods: To determine the effect of carrot juice and ginger decoction on reducing menstrual pain in adolescent girls in the RW 33 area of ​​Sako Village, Palembang City. The research design is an experimental time series design. The population is all adolescent girls with a total sampling of 20 respondents each in the carrot juice treatment group, ginger decoction and warm compress control group. Pain was assessed using pre-test and post-test scores on the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS), statistical analysis tests using the Wilcoxon test, Kruskall wallis and binary logistic regression. Results: There was a decrease in menstrual pain pre and post non-pharmacological treatment p-value 0.00 <0.05, the group that had the most influence on reducing menstrual pain was the ginger decoction group (p-value 0.028 <0.05). Conclusion: carrot juice and ginger decoction as an alternative to reduce menstrual pain (dysmenorrhea) in adolescent girls. However, ginger decoction is more effective than carrot juice and warm compresses.