PENGARUH PEMBERIAN KOMPRES DAUN KEMBANG SEPATU TERHADAP PENURUNAN SUHU TUBUH PADA ANAK USIA 1-3 TAHUN DENGAN DEMAM DI KLINIK BIDAN SUMARNI BATANG KUIS TAHUN 2025

Fever is a common condition that often occurs in early childhood as a response of the body to infection or inflammation. This study aims to determine the effect of hibiscus leaf compresses on reducing body temperature in children aged 1–3 years who have mild fever. The research design used was a pre-experiment with a one group pretest-posttest approach. The number of respondents was 28 children, all of whom were in a feverish condition (body temperature >37.5°C) before the intervention. After the hibiscus leaf compresses were given, 22 children (78.6%) experienced a decrease in body temperature to the normal category (≤37.5°C), while 6 children (21.4%) still showed symptoms of mild fever. The results of statistical analysis using the Paired Sample t-test showed a p value of 0.001 (p