Research Paper
Year: 2022 | Month: February | Volume: 9 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 28-32
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20220206
The Effect of Giving Aloe Vera Extract to Reduce the Vaginal Discharge on DMPA Contraceptive Injection Acceptors in the Working Area of Perumnas Antang Health Center, Makassar City
Rika Handayani1, Syamsuriyati2, Misrawati3, Marliah4, Hasbiah Wardani5, Mirna6, Nur Asmi7, Rahmat Haji Saeni8
1-6Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Megarezky University, Makassar, Indonesia
7,8Department of Nutrition, Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health, Mamuju, Indonesia
Corresponding Author: Rahmat Haji Saeni
ABSTRACT
Background: Vaginal discharge (Flour albus) is a vaginal discharge that is not blood and is accompanied by clinical manifestations of various infections, malignancies or reproductive benign tumors. This symptom does not cause mortality, but morbidity because it always wets the inside of a woman and can cause irritation and itching so it will interfere and reduce the comfort in every activity, especially the sexual activity. The causes of vaginal discharge are varied; one of them is the use of DMPA contraceptive injections. WHO has advised all countries to carry out the traditional medicine in the health sector, including the aloe vera plant.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of administering aloe vera extract to reduce vaginal discharge on DMPA contraceptive injection acceptors.
Method: Quasi-experimental (Quasi Experiment) and using a Post-test Only Control Group Design as the research design. The sample size is 30 respondents and using purposive sampling as the sampling method.
Results: By using the chi square test, the value of = 0.002 is smaller than the value of = 0.05, so H1 is accepted, Ho is rejected.
Conclusion: There is an Effect of Giving Aloe Vera extract to reduce vaginal discharge on DMPA contraceptive injection acceptors in the Working Area of Perumnas Antang Health Center.
Keywords: Aloe vera Extract, Vaginal Discharge, and DMPA Injection.
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