Track: Modeling and Simulation

Abstract

Jamu Registry is a system for recording the use of jamu and the services of doctors with jamu at the Jamu Scientification clinic, hospitals and primary health centers that already have traditional health services (yankestrad), as well as to individual health general practitioners. This study aims to describe the characteristics of patients with hemorrhoids complaints who received jamu by doctors. The Jamu Registry study design was a cross-sectional. A total of 158 patients with complaints of hemorrhoids were collected in ten provinces in 2014-2018. Data was extracted from the Jamu Registry recording system and analyzed descriptively. The results showed that the majority were women (58.9%); aged 25-44 years (42.4%) and 45-64 years (43.0%); high school education (43.7%); private employees (22, 8%); went to the clinic (38.6%); and domiciled in Central Java (74.7%). Common symptoms suffered include no appetite, weakness/fatigue, difficulty sleeping, bleeding during bowel movement, and anal swelling or lumps.