PENGARUH PEMBERIAN REBUSAN DAUN SIRIH MERAH TERHADAP KEPUTIHAN PATOLOGIS PADA REMAJA PUTRI DI SMA NEGERI 1 MERBAU

Abstract

Pathological leucorrhoea is a vaginal discharge that occurs due to a bacterial infection, a fungus in which the fluid that comes out a lot and continuously from the vagina and the color of the liquid is not clear or white or yellow or greenish. This study aims to determine the effect of giving red betel leaf decoction to pathological vaginal discharge in young women in Merbau 1 High School. This study used a quasy experimental design, purposive sampling technique, and a sample of 46 people in which 23 were in the intervention group and 23 were in the control group. The sheet pre test and post test is an instrument in this study which contains signs and symptoms of vaginal discharge. The intervention group used red betel leaf boiled water by soaking the female organs for 10-15 minutes, while the control group used ordinary water. The results of the pre-test in the intervention group were 14 students with moderate vaginal discharge and 9 mild vaginal discharge, while 22 post-test students who had recovered vaginal discharge and 1 vaginal discharge were mild. The results of the pre test in the control group were 21 students who had moderate vaginal discharge and as many as 2 people with mild vaginal discharge while the results of the post test, students who had moderate vaginal discharge were as many as 23 people. The increase in the incidence of leucorrhoea from 2 female students who experienced mild vaginal discharge to moderate vaginal discharge in the control group showed that red betel leaf decoction water was able to overcome pathological vaginal discharge compared to normal water. Based on the results of the Wilcoxon test p value = 0.000, which means that there is an effect of giving red betel leaf stew to pathological vaginal discharge in young women in Merbau 1 High School. Researchers suggested that health workers, especially nurses, be able to introduce more about the benefits of red betel leaf decoction to the community, especially women, so that people were more confident in using non-pharmacological treatments.