Effectiveness Administration Of Virgin Coconut Oil To Prevent Striae Gravidarum In The First Trimester Of Pregnancy

Abstract

Pregnancy is a natural and physiological process. Every woman who has healthy reproductive organs who has men- struated and has sexual relations with a man whose repro- ductive organs are healthy is very likely to experience pregnancy. The aim of this research is to find out the effectiveness of giving virgin coconut oil to prevent striae gravidarum in the first trimester of pregnancy in the working area of the Kassi Kassi Health Center in 2023. This type of research is analytical with a quasi experimental method with a post test only non equiva- lent approach control group. This design is almost the same as the post test only control group design in pure experimental research. The sampling technique in this research is the sample selection method used is non-probability sampling with consecutive sampling type. The population in this study was the sample in this study were 30 pregnant women at the Kassi Kassi Community Health Center in 2023 who met the inclusion criteria and did not include the exclusion criteria. The results of this research, by testing using the chi- square technique, obtained ρ=0.000 <α=0.05, namely ρ value is smaller than α, where Hο is rejected and Ha is accepted. It can be concluded that giving Virgin Coconut Oil is effective in preventing Striae Gravidarum in the first trimester of pregnancy