DESCRIPTION OF SERUM ALBUMIN LEVELS IN MENOPAUSE WOMEN IN THE WORKING AREA OF PUSKESMAS KOTA SELATAN

Abstract

ABSTRACT

In menoapause, the levels of estrone to estradiol drop drastically and estrone becomes the dominant esterogen. Data from WHO in 2014 states that by 2030 the number of women worldwide who enter menopause is estimated to reach 1.2 billion people. In Indonesia, it is estimated that by 2025 there will be 60 million menopausal women. In 2016, Indonesia reached 14 million menopausal women or 7.4% of the total population. Lack of these two hormones will cause symptoms at menopause, one of which is difficulty in collecting urine or incontenensia. Menopause who have experienced these symptoms will result in a lack of albumin levels in the blood vessels or hypoalbuminemia.

This study aims to describe serum albumin levels in menopausal women. This research is a descriptive quantitative approach. with a population of menopausal women in the p Suksesmas area of ​​South City 1920 with a sample of 95 menopausal women based on calculations using the Slovin formula / assumption. The sampling technique in this study using simple random sampling technique. The measuring instrument used in this study was the BTS-350 BioSystem spectrophotometer with the BCG examination method. The data obtained was carried out by a descriptive test by looking at the frequency of each variable.

The results of this study were an overview of serum albumin levels in menopausal women in the work area of ​​the South City Health Center, namely normal albumin levels of 72.6%, low albumin levels 18.9%, and albumin levels. high serum 8.4%.