ANALYSIS OF THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINIMUM SERVICE STANDARDS FOR TOODLERS AT PUBLIC HEALTH CENTER

Abstract

According to the World Health Organization (WHO) the total of all pregnancies in the world is 12.5%. Discomfort that is often experienced by pregnant women is nausea, vomiting which if sustained can cause hydration to make the body of pregnant women become weak, pale, and urinate frequently. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of massage therapy with lemon and peppermint aromatherapy on nausea vomiting of 1st trimester pregnant women at Pratama Afiyah Clinic Pekanbaru. This research is quantitative research with experimental queasy design. The population in the study with a total of 18 respondents with 30 minutes was given   massage therapy with lemon aromatherapy and peppermint using observation sheets that refer to the standard operating procedure for giving massage therapy to nausea vomiting. The analysis used is univariate and bivariate analysis with statistical tests using dependent t-tests. The results of the study found that the average nausea vomiting in pregnant women before massage therapy with lemon and peppermint aromatherapy was 7.33 and after therapy was 5.44. Based on the results of bivariate tests, a p value of 0.000 (<0.05) means that there is an effect of massage therapy with lemon and peppermint aromatherapy on nausea. Researchers recommend for future studies using diffuse as a tool with a mixture of essential lemon oil and peppermint.