Perbedaan lama waktu kesembuhan luka bekam pada perokok dan nonperokok

Abstract

Cupping, also known as hijamah or cupping, has been recognized by the World Health Organization as a method of treatment. The cupping procedure always causes scars on the skin, due to copying and sticking. Wound healing is a complex process involving biocellular, biochemical, vascular response, vascular activity, chemical mediators. The healing complex response can affect wound healing factors. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is a difference in the healing time of cupping wounds in smokers and nonsmokers. This research is a type of observational research that uses primary data and secondary data taken from medical records. The statistical test used is the Chi-square test. The results of this study are that out of a total of 54 male respondents, the majority are teenagers. The majority of healing of cupping wounds was in respondents with the category of wounds that did not disappear after 5 days 51.8%. The results of bivariate analysis using the chi-squared test technique can be concluded that there is a difference in the healing time of cupping wounds in smokers and nonsmokers, with a p value <0.05.