THE EFFECT OF GIVING BOILED WATER OF MAHKOTA DEWA FRUIT ON URIC ACID LEVELS IN MENOPAUSAL WOMEN

Menopause is a normal change that occurs in a woman's life when her menstrual period stops. The average age reaches 48-60 years. A woman has reached menopause if she has not had her periods for 12 consecutive months, and there are no other reasons for the changes that occur during menopause. The number of follicles experiencing atresia is increasing, until one day there are no longer enough follicles, the production of estrogen decreases and menstruation does not occur again which ends with menopause. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of giving boiled water of Mahkota Dewa fruit on uric acid levels in menopausal women at the Tamalanrea Jaya Public Health Center Makassar. This research is quantitative with a pre-experimental design using the One Group Prettest-Posttest Design. The population in this study were 57 respondents with a sample of 20 respondents. In this study using the Paired Sample T Test. The results showed that the average level of uric acid before and after being given boiled water from the crown of the god was 4,000, Std. Deviation 6.459, S.td Error Mean 2.103 with 95% CI = 1.785-12,215 with p value = 0.000. The conclusion of this study is that there is an effect of giving boiled water of the crown of the gods on uric acid levels in postmenopausal women at the Tamalanrea Jaya Health Center Makassar. It is recommended to the Tamalanrea Jaya Makassar Public Health Center to be used as a reference for further researchers about the benefits of boiled water from the crown of the god on uric acid levels in postmenopausal women.