PENGARUH KOMPRES BAWANG MERAH TERHADAP SUHU TUBUH ANAK DEMAM
ABSTRACT: Fever is the
increase of body temperature above normal: when it is > 38° C (100.4°F)
measured at rectal, > 37.8° C measured at oral, and > 37.2° C (99° F)
measured on axilla. Lowering fever in children can be done through
pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment i.e. by the use of heat
energy through conduction and evaporation methods. The method can be
implemented with warm compress or home remedies such as red onion. Warm
compress is commonly applied while compress with red onion is rarely used. This
study aims to prove the decreased of body temperature on children with fever
using red onion compress. This study used pre-experimental research design with
one-group pre-post-test approach. Sampling technique used was Purposive
Sampling. The samples of this study were children with fever in the Community
Health Center of Kembaran I of Banyumas in the periode of May to July in 2017.
Univariate analysis was conducted to every variable. Meanwhile, bivariate
analysis used Wilcoxon analysis technique. The results showed that there was a
difference between the average temperature before and after applying red onion
compress 0.734oC. It was noticed that the significance value was 0.000 (ρ
<0.005) meaning that there was a significant body temperature difference
between before and after applying the red onion compress. In conclusion, red
onion compress affects the body temperature on children with fever.
Keywords: red onion compress,
body temperature, children with fever
Penulis: Etika Dewi
Cahyaningrum
Kode Jurnal: jpkebidanandd170268
