Comparison “Piosokie” Culture on Involution of Uterus among Postpartum Women at Tanjung Gunung Village, Central Bangka Regency of Bangka Belitung Islands Province

Abstract

Piosokie Culture is a traditional method of Buton tribe in postpartum who lived in Bangka Belitung Islands. ―Piosokie‖ is described as a stone placed on the postpartum woman’s abdomen that believed can accelerate the recovery process of the puerperium. The study aimed to assess whether there was an influence of Piosokie culture on the involution of uterus among postpartum women. This study was quantitative research designs with experimental types to measure the effect of Piosokie on uterine involution. Samples were postpartum women at Tanjung Gunung Village, Central Bangka Regency of Bangka Belitung Islands Province who divided into two groups, experimental and control groups. The experimental received stone compress in their abdomen during the postpartum period, while the control group received only the routine postnatal care. On the 14th day of the puerperium, the decreased of fundal height and lochia expenditure would be compared. The data were analyzed using the Mann Whitney Test. The result showed that there was a significant difference between experimental groups and a control group in the deceased height of their uterine fundus (p=0,001) and lochia expenditure (p=000). Postpartum women who received stone abdominal compresses have a faster decrease in fundal height and lochia expenditure. It means Piosokie culture could accelerate the time of decrease in fundal height and lochia expenditure. It also showed that there was a traditional culture that turns out to have a good effect on health and can be safely used in society.