THE EFFECT OF PARENTAL HOLDING ON PAIN LEVELS INFANT DURING MEASLES IMMUNIZATION: QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL STUDY

Background: Immunization is the most effective and efficient public health effort in preventing various dangerous diseases, one of which is measles immunization. In practice, it is very closely related to needles that can cause anxiety, pain, avoidance, and even suffering in children when visiting health services to get vaccines. Parental care is a form of non-pharmacological intervention to treat pain. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of parental maintenance on infant pain levels during measles immunization. Methods: Quasi-experimental research method with pretest posttest control group design. The number of samples was 42 respondents who were divided into an intervention group and a control group in the working area of ​​the Taman Bacaan Health Center Jambi city, Indonesia. This research was carried out in May-July 2021. The instrument used is the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry and Consolability (FLACC) scale and parental holding Standard Operating Procedures (SOP). Research statistical test with paired t test and independen t test. Results: The results obtained p-value < 0.0001 with the level of pain in infants during measles immunization in the intervention group with an average of 5.52 and a standard deviation of 0.928, while the level of pain in infants during measles immunization in the control group with an average of 8.24 and standard deviation 1.044. Conclusion: The parental grip in the position of holding the baby facing the chest with the parents affects the baby's level of pain during measles immunization. It is hoped that parental holding can be used as an alternative during immunization so that babies are more comfortable and can reduce pain.