HUBUNGAN PENGETAHUAN IBU NIFAS DENGAN PERAWATAN LUKA PERINEUM DI RUMAH BERSALIN AULIA MOJOSONGO BOYOLALI

Abstract

Background: Maintaining cleanliness in postpartum mothers is very important because post partum is very susceptible to infection. So mothers need to always keep their whole body clean, the clothes they wear and the cleanliness of their environment. One of the recommendations for postpartum mothers is to clean the genital area by using water every time you finish urinating. Cleaning starts from the area around the vulva from front to back, and then cleans the area around the anus. From the results of a preliminary study conducted at the Aulia Boyolali Maternity Home, the data for maternity women were 20 people with details of 15 perineal wounds, 2 without perineal wounds and 3 cesarean section wounds. The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between postpartum mother's knowledge and perineal wound care at the Aulia Boyolali Maternity Home.

Research Methods: This type of research is analytic with a cross sectional design. The sample of this study was postpartum mothers who had perineal wounds at the Aulia Boyolali Maternity Home, which amounted to 38 people with accidental sampling technique. Data collection techniques using questionnaires and checklists. Data analysis using chi square test.

The results: showed that the knowledge of postpartum mothers with perineal wound care, the majority of whom had sufficient knowledge, were 19 people (50.0%) and the majority of respondents who performed perineal wound care were 20 people (52.6%). While the results of the analysis obtained a significant value of 0.001 <0.05 with a contingency coefficient of 0.570 which means moderate closeness.

Conclusion: It can be concluded that there is a significant relationship between knowing the relationship between knowledge and perineal wound care at the Aulia Maternity Home.