DESCRIPTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE CONSUMPTION OF YELLOW SEED CAPSULES (CURCUBITA MOSCHATA DUCH) IN PREDIABETES PATIENTS IN JUMPANDANG BARU HEALTH CENTRE MAKASSAR CITY

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Introduction: Medication adherence in prediabetes patients is one of the ways to keep blood glucose within normal limits. Objective: This study aims to determine the description of compliance with taking pumpkin seed capsules (Curcubita moschata Duch) in patients with prediabetes in the Jumpandang Baru health centre area in Makassar city. Materials and Methods: This study is a descriptive study with a sample size of 37 people. Data collection in this study was to use a family support questionnaire, a knowledge level questionnaire along with a monitoring sheet for drug compliance schedule. Data analysis in this study used univariate analysis using the frequency test on SPSS. Results: In the characteristics of 37 respondents, the age of the most respondents was 51-60 years old (35.1%), the last level of education of the most respondents was high school (51.4%), the occupation of the most respondents was housewife (78.4%), and the marital status of the respondents was married status (78.4%) and widow status (21.8%). In the results of univariate analysis, based on the level of adherence to taking medication, most prediabetic women are in the high category (89.2%). Based on the statement of family support for prediabetic women is the respondent's family hears what complaints are experienced. Based on respondents who answered correctly on the statement of general knowledge of diabetes is the time to take pumpkin seed capsules and the dose in taking pumpkin seed capsules (100%). Based on the level of knowledge of prediabetes, most of them were in the high category (64.9%). Conclusion: The high adherence to taking medication in this study was due to the desire to recover from oneself and the family who played an active role while the respondents were taking medication and good knowledge in the respondents.