Abstract
The postpartum period is the period after the placenta is born and ends when the uterine devices return
like pre-pregnancy conditions. Buton women make use of posoropu tradition as postpartum care that affects their
health status. This study aims to explore the utilization of posoropu tradition during the postpartum period in
Kulisusu District, Bonegunu District, & North Kulisusu District in North Buton Regency. A qualitative study with
Ethnographic approach, conducted with indepth interviews on 14 informants obtained with purposive sampling.
rom the analysis of posoropu tradition during the postpartum period, consist of social aspect and cultural aspect.
The social aspect of the female Buton has a self concept that the treatment performed by the Bisa (Shaman) cause
a magical touch, trusted, & service satisfaction in restoring the function of the reproductive organs in the past.
Indentification of individuals to social groups that is the interest and habits of hereditary choose treatment done
Odhe (hatra) and “Bisa”. While the cultural aspects of postpartum care tradition that must be done, namely pidaho
wee musodo (hot bath), pirarai (roasted), kabongkoi (belt/belly), and drinking traditional ingredients. Viewed
from the social aspect of the people of North Buton still maintains the traditions of the puerperium while the cultural
aspects of society still cling to the culture that has been inherited by ancestors from generation to generation.
Recommended Citation
Usman, Usman and Sapril, Sapril
(2018)
"Pemanfaatan Budaya Posoropu dalam Perawatan Masa Nifas oleh Perempuan Buton Utara,"
Media Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia: Vol. 14:
Iss.
3, Article 6.
DOI: 10.30597/mkmi.v14i3.4453
Available at:
https://scholarhub.unhas.ac.id/mkmi/vol14/iss3/6
Pages
268-277
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DOI
10.30597/mkmi.v14i3.4453