THE EFFECT OF LAVENDER AROMA THERAPY ON REDUCING THE FREQUENCY OF NAUSE, VOMITING IN PATIENTS WITH HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM

Marilin Diah Astuti
Qiqi Aryana Sachi
Raihan Nur Ramadhan
Regita Cahyani

Keywords: Lavender Aromatherapy, Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Abstact

According to WHO (World Health Organization) the number of incidents of nausea and vomiting reaches 30.1% of the number of pregnancies in the world. Examination visits for pregnant women in Indonesia obtained data on mothers with hyperemesis gravidarum reaching 35% of all pregnancies. MMR based on West Java health profile data in 2014 amounted to 96/100,000 live births, which is around 19.8% of the total maternal mortality rate according to IDHS. The number of incidents of hyperemesis gravidarum in West Java is 60-80% of pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of giving lavender aromatherapy to reducing the frequency of nausea and vomiting in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum. This study uses quantitative research methods, pre-experimental research design with the One Group Pre Post Test Design approach. The research was carried out at the Bogor City Hospital in December 2022 with a sample of 30 first-trimester pregnant women who experienced nausea and vomiting using the Total Sampling sampling technique. The instruments used were Standard Operating Procedures and Observation Sheets which were processed using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Non-Parametric Hypothesis Test. The results of the analysis used the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test Non-Parametric Hypothesis Test, which was seen from the Sig value. (Significant) namely 0.000. So, P value < 0.05 (Ho rejected, Ha accepted). There is an effect of giving lavender aromatherapy to reducing the frequency of nausea and vomiting in patients with hyperemesis gravidarum at Bogor City Hospital.

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