THE EFFECT OF RINSING TURMERIC WATER DECOCTION ON THE HEALING TIME OF PERINEAL WOUNDS IN POST PARTUM WOMEN

Susanti, Eva and Esmianti, Farida and Prasetiawati, Eka and Sari, Wenny Indah Purnama Eka (2021) THE EFFECT OF RINSING TURMERIC WATER DECOCTION ON THE HEALING TIME OF PERINEAL WOUNDS IN POST PARTUM WOMEN. In: PROCEEDINGS 3nd INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HANDLING NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (3ndICHNCDs) -A Web International Conference-. PUI Poltekkes Kemenkes Semarng, pp. 10-15. ISBN 978-623-5709-13-0

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Abstract

Abstract Infection is one of the causes of maternal mortality (MMR) so it is very appropriate if health workers give high attention. One of the factors that cause puerperal infection is from injury to the birth canal which is a good medium for the growth of germs. One of the non-pharmacological treatments that can be used to help heal perineal wounds is turmeric. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of rinsing with turmeric water on the duration of perineal wound healing in postpartum mothers. This study uses a quasi-experimental research design, with the research design using a two group post test only design. The treatment group was given a decoction of turmeric water which was used for perineal wound healing while the control group only treated perineal wounds using warm water. The research sample in this study was pregnant women who had perineal injuries taken by purposive sampling technique. The samples was 22 respondents in each group. The instrument used to assess perineal wound healing was the REEDA scale. the results of the analysis of the different test with the mann-whitney p value of 0.000, meaning that there is an effect of rinsing the turmeric water decoction on the healing time of perineal wounds in post partum women. Giving rinse of turmeric water decoction affects the healing time of perineal wounds in post partum mothers. Post partum mothers who use boiled turmeric water as a perineal wound treatment faster in perineal wound healing. Keywords: Perineal; Turmeric; Wound Healing

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