Proceedings Series on Health & Medical Sciences
Vol. 2 (2021): Proceedings of the 2nd International Nursing and Health Sciences Universitas Muhammad

The CENAME (Menstrual Panties)

Frida Yuliana (Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto)
Happy Dwi Aprilina (Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto)



Article Info

Publish Date
26 Jan 2022

Abstract

Indonesia is the first country in its highest cases of cervical cancer in the world, and 62% of them was due to the use of a poor-quality sanitary napkins. There are 400 additional cervical cancer patients annually. Menstrual problems are also triggered by a poor quality sanitary napkins while menstruating and wearing regular sanitary napkins that have been mixed with chemicals and mixed with non-sterile materials from common sanitary napkins. Aim this research is to create a good quality of menstrual panties (named as CENAME). This research applied a research and development (R&D) method. A questionnaire trial on the panties to fertile women who were at menstruation period; they were 18 to 45 years old. The location was in Toyareka Village, Kemangkon District, Purbalingga. This research was carried out in December 2020. Most respondents were 18-20 and 21-30 years old (each with 2 persons), most of them had a high level of education (3 people). The product has passed a product testing of the health experts. The testing was to determine three aspects of comfort, capacity and hygiene. Its comfort level had an average score of 33.8, meaning very comfortable/excellent category. The producst has passed the testing of health experts. It has been proved to overcome an irritation which was usually caused by a regular disposable sanitary napkin and it surely minimizes the waste. The selection of the materials must be highly-considered.

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