Edukasi “Steril Kit Care” Terbukti Efektif dalam Meningkatkan Tingkat Kemandirian Pencegahan Infeksi pada Luka Post Operasi

Breast tumors are masses or lumps in the breast. Treating breast tumors requires several treatment methods, such as surgery. One of the impacts that arise after surgery is infection. One effort to prevent infection during hospitalization and after the patient returns home from the hospital is by providing sterile kit care education to increase independence in preventing infection in post-operative wounds. The purpose of this study was to determine of the effectiveness of "Sterile Kit Care" education on the level of patient independence in preventing infection in post-operative wounds of breast tumors at Harapan Anda Islamic Hospital, Tegal. The research design used in this study was a quasi-experimental with a pretest and posttest design with a control group. The sample of this study was 70 respondents using a purposive sampling technique. Data analysis techniques used the Wilcoxon test and the Mann-Whitney test. Before the intervention, the intervention and control groups had a sufficient level of independence. After the intervention, the intervention group had a sufficient level of independence, while the control group had a sufficient level of independence. There was a difference in the level of patient independence in preventing infection in post-operative wounds of breast tumors after being given sterile kit care education between the intervention group and the control group p value (0.000). Sterile kit care education was effective in increasing the level of patient independence in preventing infection in post-operative wounds of breast tumors at Harapan Anda Islamic Hospital, Tegal (0.018). It is hoped that sterile kit care education can be a routine activity for all mothers with a history of breast tumors by providing an explanation of good and correct wound care regarding the prevention of post-operative wound infections of breast tumors.