THE EFFECT OF RED BETEL LEAF (Piper Crocatum) DECOCTION TOWARD ON THE HEALING OF PERINEAL WOUNDS FOR POSTPARTUM MOTHERS IN THE WORKING AREA OF GISTING PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

The incidence of perineal rupture in Indonesia is 4-5%. The cause of death for postpartum women is perineal wound infection that occurs during the delivery process. Piper Crocatum is known to have ingredients that have antibiotic and antiseptic effects in the process of healing perineal wounds. The study aimed to determine the effect of red betel leaf (Piper Crocatum) decoction on the healing of perineal wounds in postpartum mothers in the Work Area of the the working area in Gisting Public Health Center 2022.The design in this research was a quasi-experiment with the Posttest Only Control Group Design approach. The research was conducted in September-October 2022 at the Gisting Public Health Center, Tanggamus Regency. The population in this study was postpartum mothers. The sample of this study was 32 respondents consisting of 16 respondents in the intervention group and 16 respondents in the control group using a purposive sampling technique. The instruments used were the SOP and the REEDA scale observation sheet. The data were analyzed using the Mann-Whitney test with a significance value of <0.05.The results of the univariate analysis in the intervention group obtained an average value of wound healing for 5.00 days and the control group for 6.63 days. With a significance value of 0.001, there is an effect of boiled red betel leaves (Piper Crocatum) on the healing of perineal wounds in postpartum mothers. It is recommended for postpartum mothers who treat perineal wounds with non-pharmacological techniques to use red betel leaf (piper crocatum) decoction to accelerate perineal wound healing.