International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health | March 2020 | Vol 7 | Issue 3 Page 837 International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health Ayu SM et al. Int J Community Med Public Health. 2020 Mar;7(3):837-840 http://www.ijcmph.com pISSN 2394-6032 | eISSN 2394-6040 Original Research Article The relationship between anxiety and sexual activity in climacteric women in facing menopause in Soropadan Posyandu and Sleman district Suci Musvita Ayu*, Liena Sofiana, Ika Triwulandari INTRODUCTION Menopause is the cessation of menstruation, which usually occurs at the age of 49-51 years. 1 Menopause is divided into several stages, namely pre-menopause (climacteria), perimenopause, menopause, and post- menopause (senium). 2 Premenopause is the beginning of a climacteric transition, which starts approximately (2-5) years before menopause comes. Pre-menopause affects women over 40 years. 3 Symptoms that arise are changes in the menstrual cycle becoming irregular, the menstrual cycle lengthens, then menstruation will stop. 2 Changes in the reproductive organs due to cessation of menstruation will affect the composition of hormones in the reproductive organs. 2 The physical biological effects experienced by women in premenopausal syndrome are hot flushes, headaches, fatigue, rheumatism, back pain, shortness of breath, and osteoporosis. In addition, the decrease in hormones can make vaginal tissue dry and thin and can make the sexual intercourse painful and uncomfortable. 3 Psychological factors such as anxiety can also affect a person's sexual function. 4 Women are anxious about the end of the reproductive era which means the cessation of sexual and physical lust. ABSTRACT Background: Pre-menopause is the beginning of a climacteric transition, which starts several (2-5) years before the menopause comes. Symptoms that arise are changes in the menstrual cycle becoming irregular, the menstrual cycle lengthens, then menstruation will stop. Changes in reproductive organs will affect the composition of hormones in the reproductive organs. Decreasing hormones can reduce sex desire. Psychological symptoms are decreased memory, anxiety, irritability, stress and depression. Psychological factors such as anxiety can affect a person's sexual function. This study was conducted to determine the relationship between anxiety and sexual activity in climacteric women in facing menopause at Soropadan Posyandu, Sleman Regency. Methods: This research employed quantitative methods with observational analytic research design with cross sectional approach. The research sample was 44 respondents in Soropadan Posyandu Sleman Regency. The measurement was done using a questionnaire to measure anxiety and sexual activity. The data analysis was done using univariate and bivariate analysis. Results: Chi square statistical test showed the p value of anxiety with sexual activity which was 0.653 (p<0.05). Conclusions: There is no relationship between anxiety and sexual activity in climacteric women in the face of menopause in Posyandu Soropadan, Sleman Regency. Keywords: Anxiety, Climacteria, Sexual activity Faculty of Public Health, Ahmad Dahlan University, Yogyakarta, Indonesian Received: 24 November 2019 Revised: 03 January 2020 Accepted: 01 February 2020 *Correspondence: Dr. Suci Musvita Ayu, E-mail: suci.ayu@ikm.uad.ac.id Copyright: © the author(s), publisher and licensee Medip Academy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20200931