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Effect of Boiled Ginger Water Consumption on Nausea and Vomiting Among First-Trimester Pregnant Women in the Working Area of Cabangbungin Health Center, Bekasi

Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Background: Nausea and vomiting are common symptoms during early pregnancy and may interfere with daily activities. Ginger has been used as a non-pharmacological option for symptom relief; however, its use should be considered alongside appropriate antenatal assessment and clinical advice. Objective: This study aimed to examine changes in nausea and vomiting following consumption of boiled ginger water among first-trimester pregnant women in the working area of Cabangbungin Health Center, Bekasi. Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental, non-equivalent control-group pretest–posttest design involving 32 pregnant women allocated to an intervention group (n=16) and a control group (n=16). Nausea and vomiting were assessed before and after the study intervention using a questionnaire identified in the source manuscript as the Pregnancy-Unique Quantification of Emesis (PUQE) instrument. Within-group changes were analysed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Results: The source data report that all 16 participants in the intervention group were classified as having no nausea and vomiting after the intervention, compared with 13 participants (81%) in the control group; three control participants (19%) were classified as having mild symptoms. The manuscript reports a Wilcoxon p-value of 0.000, which should be expressed as p<0.001. However, the available statistical table does not clearly identify whether this p-value refers to the intervention group, the control group, or both. Conclusion: A reduction in symptom categories was observed after the intervention in the study groups, with a larger proportion classified as symptom-free in the ginger-water group. Because the available report does not provide a clear between-group effect estimate and contains inconsistencies in symptom scoring, the findings should be interpreted cautiously and do not establish the independent effectiveness of boiled ginger water.
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7225541767
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