Personal Preference of using Traditional Jamu for Diabetes Tipe II Therapy in Mengwi, Bali

<p><strong><em><span>Background: </span></em></strong><a name="_Hlk158011852"></a><em><span>Diabetes Mellitus (DM) type II is a chronic disease requiring a whole-life treatment. People with Type II DM tend to seek another treatment besides modern medicine to treat their disease; one of those is traditional jam. <strong>Objective:</strong> This research aims to find out the preference of using traditional jamu and modern medicine also the correlation between preference factors in Type II DM patients in I Mengwi Public Health Center, a public health center with the highest Type II Diabetes prevalence in Badung Regency</span></em><em><span> <strong>Method: </strong>This research was analytic observational research with quantitative methods and cross-sectional design. The sample of this research includes Type II DM patients within 54-69 years in I Mengwi Public Health Center. One hundred respondents were taken using non-probability sampling, using primary data from questionnaire responses. Data were analyzed by using the Chi-Square test. <strong>Result: </strong>The resulting study shows that 15% of respondents have traditional jamu preference, while 85% have modern medicine preference. This research also shows that personal factor has a correlation with preference based on educational and income level. Social factors correlate with preference based on surrounding information that builds the desire to try that medicine. Economic factor correlates with preference based on the cost and duration of the treatment. Cultural factor correlates with preference based on heritage, recommendation and perspective of culture. Psychological factor correlates with preference based on knowledge, perception, and satisfaction. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>Preference factors correlate with preference for using traditional jamu and modern medicine in type II DM patients</span></em></p>