Original Research Article
Year: 2019 | Month: July-September | Volume: 3 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 1-9
Comparison of Lime Juice (Citrus aurantifolia S.) and Sarfruit Juice (Averrhoa bilimbi L.) on decreasing the Number of Air Germs in H. Andi Sulthan Daeng Radja Bulukumba Hospital
Andi Besse Tenri Luwu1, Anwar Mallongi2, Masni3, Andi Sumrah Pananrangi4, Agus Bintara Birawida5, Hasnawati Amqam6, Hasan Hasyim7
1,2,5,6Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
3Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University.
4Department of Non Formal Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Muhammadiyah University of Bulukumba.
7Department of Celebes techno park yappmi, Gowa.
Corresponding Author: Andi Besse Tenri Luwu
ABSTRACT
Care room where access is easier, which triggers the presence of air which is quite high. Existence of air germs should be minimized through more economic control measures such as lime (Citrus aurantifolia S) and starfruit (Averrhoa bilimbi L).The aim of this study was to compare lime juice (Citrus aurantifolia S) and starfruit juice (Averrhoa bilimbi L) on decreasing the number of air germs. Research is a quasi-experimental; pretest-post test one group design approach. Sample in this study was all the number of air germs in Bougenville’s Care Room. Data were analyzed using paired t test and unpaired t test. Results showed there were differences before and after giving treatment of lime juice and starfruit juice with concentrations of 25%, 50%, 75% with p values of each concentration smaller than 0, 05 and there is no difference in the number of air germs after giving of lime juice (Citrus aurantifolia S) with starfruit juice (Averrhoa bilimbi L) with a p value of each concentration greater than 0, 05. To the hospital to maintain air quality in each care room to minimize the number of air germs.
Key words: Lime, Star fruit, Concentration, Air Germ Number, Care Room
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