The Effect of Herbal Medicine on the Improvement of Nutritional Status of Premarital Women

Authors

  • Suchi Avnalurini Shariff Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Public Health, Muslim University of Indonesia
  • Suryani As Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University
  • St. Nurasni Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Hasanuddin University
  • Sundari Sundari Department of Midwifery, Faculty of Public Health, Muslim University of Indonesia

Keywords:

herbal medicine, nutrient status, prenuptial age women.

Abstract

One of the ways to overcome the problems is consuming herbal nutritious that can increase nutritional status. The aim of the research is to determine the effect of Herbal Medicine consisting of red ginger (Zingiber officinale), white onion (Allium sativum), lemon (citrus lemon), apple vinegar (apple cider vinegar) and honey (honey bee pollen) on the improvement of nutrient status of prenuptial age women of the students of Midwifery Program of Indonesia Moslem Unversity, Makassar City. The research used an experimental design with pre-post control group design conducted to the students of Midwifery Study Program. The samples were 30 students consisting of 30 girls given herbal Medicine as the intervention group and 30 female students given nutrition education as the control group. The measurement of Body Weight, BMI, UAC, and energy consumption was done before and after the treatment in week 8. The periodical measurement was done every two weeks. The data were analyzed using Wilcoxon Test and Mann Whitney Test. The results of the research indicate there is a significant effect on the nutrient status of the students of Midwifery Study Program, Public Health Faculty, Indonesia Muslim University in which body weight is p=0.000 for intervention group and p=0.408 for control group; body mass index is p=0.000 for intervention group and p=0.317 for control group; upper arm is p=0.000 for intervention group and p=0.466 for control group, and consumption energy is p=0.001 for intervention group and p=0.719 for control group.

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Published

2017-09-10

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Shariff, S. A., As, S., Nurasni, S., & Sundari, S. (2017). The Effect of Herbal Medicine on the Improvement of Nutritional Status of Premarital Women. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 36(1), 41–48. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/8019

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