SITZ BATH BETEL LEAVES (PIPER BETLE) TECHNICAL ON HEALING OF POSTPARTUM WOMEN PERINEUM SEALS Eneng Daryanti
Universitas Bhakti Kencana Tasikmalaya
Abstract
Perineal care that is not correct, resulting in the condition of the perineum are exposed lochea be damp and will support the proliferation of bacteria that can cause infection in the perineum that can inhibit wound healing process, so that the need for care in the stitches of the perineum, one of which is the sitz bath leaves betel. Results of preliminary studies found that maternal month from January to September 2019, 73% of women experienced rupture perineum and 6% of mothers were infected. This study aimed to determine the effect of sitz bath piper betle against perineal wound healing time in puerperal women in the working area Bungursari Puskesmas Tasikmalaya, This type of research conducted in this study is quantitative research with true experimental design with posttest only control design. The population in this study were all postpartum mothers in the Work AreaPHC Bungursari as many as 34 people. In this study, the sample was divided into two groups, 17 in the experimental group treated with sitz bath betel leaves and 17 control groups who do perineal care using only soap. Based on the results that there is a sitz bath piper betle effect on wound healing of the perineum in postpartum mothers in Puskesmas Bungursari Tasikmalaya City Year 2019. It is recommended for health care workers may develop postnatal care as an intervention in the perineal wound healing by applying a sitz bath piper betle.
Keywords: sitz bath technical, betel leaves, perineal wound
