MEDIA ILMU KESEHATAN

The role of soybeans on hemoglobin levels in pregnant women Tangerang City in 2022

Thu, 25 Apr 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: Anemia in pregnancy is a condition affecting around 70% of pregnant women in Indonesia due to factors such as iron deficiency, vitamin B12 deficiency, and vitamin C deficiency. Soybeans can be an alternative food to prevent anemia in pregnant women, as they are a vital source of health.
Objective: To determine the benefits and effects of consuming processed soybean foods on hemoglobin levels in mothers during pregnancy.
Method: The study utilized a quasi pre-experimental approach with a pretest-posttest approach to analyze data from 25 pregnant women at Azzahra 2 Clinic Tangerang from July to August in 2022.
Results:The results showed that after consuming processed soybean food, pregnant women's hemoglobin levels increased from 10 g/dl to 10.5 g/dl. The effect of giving processed soybean food on hemoglobin in pregnant women at Az-Zahra Clinic 2 Tangerang City was significant (p-value= 0.000 < 0.05).
Conclusion: The study concluded that there is a relationship between the provision of processed soybeans and increasing hemoglobin levels in pregnant women. Pregnant women can consume processed soy foods as an alternative to traditional diets.

Analysis of factors influencing smoker behavior in designated non-smoking zone on campus

Sat, 20 Jul 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: The GATS research findings indicate that tobacco use in Indonesia is the highest worldwide among teenagers, with a percentage of 34.8% consumed by individuals aged 15 and above. Tobacco companies leverage this legality to market cigarettes widely to students, including university students. Smoke-free areas are government efforts to prevent smoking on campuses.
Objective: To identify determinant factors affecting non-smoking behavior among smokers in smoke-free campus areas.
Methods: This research study is descriptive quantitative with a cross-sectional design. It used a purposive sampling technique with criteria of 74 male smoker students from the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry at Universitas Prima Indonesia and was analyzed using a chi-square test.
Results: The chi-square test analysis results indicated an effect between knowledge and attitude on non-smoking behavior in smoke-free campus areas with a P-value of 0.001.
Conclusion: The research findings found that knowledge and attitude are determinant factors of non-smoking behavior among smokers in smoke-free campus areas.

The comparison of sensitivity and specificity of the critical care pain observation tool (CPOT) and behavioral pain scale (BPS): a scoping review

Suhartini Ismail, Uniplaita Eper Dortheis — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: Assessing pain in critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilatory support remains a challenge in the intensive care unit. Due to mechanical ventilation and a reduced level of consciousness, the patient was unable to verbally report perceived pain. Highly sensitive pain assessment tools are critical for pain detection in critically ill patients in the intensive care unit. The Critical Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT) and the Behavioral Pain Scale (BPS) are two pain assessment tools recommended for use in the critical care setting
Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the sensitivity and specificity of CPOT and BPS in the assessment of pain in patients receiving mechanical ventilation.
Methods: This study was a systematic review conducted using the Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest, and ScienceDirect databases and followed established guidelines for conducting systematic reviews or scoping reviews
Results: CPOT was found to be more sensitive at 95% with a cut-off score >2, whereas BPS exhibited higher specificity at 91.5% with a cut-off score >6
Conclusion: Both CPOT and BPS demonstrate sensitivity to painful situations and are capable of detecting pain in critically ill patients.

The effectiveness of peer mentoring on school wellbeing in nursing students at Universitas Jenderal Achmad Yani Yogyakarta

Khristina Dias Utami, Sujono Riyadi, Retno Sumiyarini — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: School well-being is an important aspect for students in determining their success during their studies and their future. Low school well-being will have an impact on the emergence of mental problems and academic problems in students. Peer mentoring is needed as a form of assistance, carried out by more experienced individuals (mentors) to help less experienced individuals (mentees).
Objective: To find out how effective peer mentoring is for Unjaya Nursing students on school well-being.
Methods: In quantitative form with a cross-sectional approach, the school well-being instrument was tested for validity and reliability first. The sample was 40 nursing students at Jenderal Achmad Yani University, Yogyakarta.
Results: The average school well-being score before the intervention was 83.43 and after 83.85 peer mentoring was given, there was an increase in the score of 0.42. The school well-being score before and after the intervention was in the form of non-normally distributed data, and was tested using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test.with sig 0.638.
Conclusion: The peer mentoring that is carried out is less effective in improving the school well-being of nursing students.

Breastfeeding promotion and counseling training effect on the skills posyandu cadre as stunting prevention

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: Improving the quality of human life should commence right from infancy. One pivotal factor contributing to this enhancement is breastfeeding (or breast milk). Challenges concerning the limited coverage of exclusive breastfeeding persist due to insufficient empowerment and suboptimal education activities for breastfeeding counselors, as well as ineffective dissemination, advocacy, and related breastfeeding campaigns. Establishing breastfeeding support groups and cadre is imperative to support mothers in successfully breastfeeding.
Objective: The research aimed to assess the impact of Promotion And Breastfeeding Counseling training on cadre’s skills.
Methods: This study employed a quasi-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest, utilizing purposive sampling technique. The total sample size consisted of 53 respondents. Test data were analyzed using wilcoxon.
Results: The result of the study was known that there was an effect of Promotion And Breastfeeding Counseling training on skills training cadres (0.000 p <0.05).
Conclusion: Promotion And Breastfeeding Counseling training effect on the level of skills of cadres.

Effectiveness of postural corrective exercise on postural improvement in students with forward head posture (FHP)

Ummy A'isyah Nurhayati, Eka Zinta Nurmala Dewi — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: Forward head posture (FHP) is a postural problem in the cervical area characterized by the position of the tragus in front of the plumb line in the sagittal plane with a craniovertebral angle (CVA) value <50°. This condition can be caused by work positions or activities that tend to look down for a long duration. Postural corrective exercise is one of the exercises that can improve posture.
Objective: Knowing the effectiveness of postural corrective exercise on posture improvement in students with FHP.
Methods: This study used a quasi-experimental pre & post-test design. Respondents were 68 students of Universitas 'Aisyiyah Yogyakarta with CVA <50° who were then randomly divided into 2 groups. namely Group A (postural corrective exercise) and Group B (self-postural corrective exercise). CVA measurement was performed using the On Protractor application.
Results: There was a significant increase in CVA after postural corrective exercise and self-postural corrective exercise treatment (p = 0.00). Postural corrective exercise is more effective in improving FHP posture than self-postural corrective exercise (p = 0.00).
Conclusion: Postural corrective exercise is more effective on posture improvement in students with FHP.

Improve the sleep quality of elderly in nursing home using lavender aromatherapy

Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: Inadequate sleep and poor quality could interfere with the elderly health. The number of elderly people with sleep quality problems will be much larger, more serious, and more complex. One way to overcome sleep quality is non-pharmacological therapy, one of which using lavender aromatherapy.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy to the sleep quality of elderly at a Nursing Home.
Methods: This research used a quasy experiment with a purpossive sampling design. Sample 32 elderly was divided into 2 groups, intervention and control groups. Data obtained used a translate of PSQI questionnaire. The intervention groups was given the lavender aromatherapy for 5 days. Data analyzed for the univariate and bivariate used a Mann-Whitney test.
Results: Score of sleep quality in the intervention group pretest was 9.13 and posttest was 4.69. The score were decrease approximately 4,44 point. Whereas in the control group pretest was 9.19 and posttest was 8.13. The bivariate analysis for pre and post test data in intervention group revealed that the p-value was 0.001 (<α=0.05).
Conclusion: Lavender aromatherapy significantly effect the sleep quality of elderly in a nursing home

Factors that lead to stagnation of total fertility rate (TFR) decline in Jakarta Province based on 2017 Indonesian demographic and health survey (IDHS) data

Erina Windiany, Tiarlin Lavida Rahel, Anah Sugihanawati — Sat, 03 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: The Total Fertility Rate (TFR) of 2017 IDHS data in Jakarta stagnated at 2.2, which has not yet reached the TFR target of 2.1.
Objective: To investigate the variables associated with the stagnation of TFR decline in Jakarta based on the 2017 Jakarta IDHS data.
Methods: Cross-sectional design, source of secondary data came from the 2017 IDHS fertility data of DKI Jakarta Province. Sample data of women of childbearing age, 883 samples. Independent variables: characteristics (age, education, occupation, decision maker), reproductive services (source of family planning services, media about family planning) and reproductive behavior (age at first active sexual intercourse, family planning method, use of health insurance, opinion about number of children). Data analysis was conducted up to the multivariate.
Results: There was an association between age (p=0.000), education (p=0.028), decision maker (p=0.000), source of family planning services (p=0.000), age of sexual activity (p=0.008), contraceptive method (p=0.000) and opinion on number of children (p=0.000) with stagnation of TFR decline. Multivariate analysis: The OR value (2.331) was highest for the variable opinion about having more than two children.
Conclusion: Factors that lead to stagnation of TFR decline in Jakarta were most at risk in the variable women of child bearing age opinion about having more than two children. Education is needed to raise awareness about the perception of ideal child value

Women’s satisfaction as an indicator of achieving a positive experience in midwifery continuity of care in Purwakarta Regency, West Java, Indonesia

Thu, 08 Aug 2024 01:20:59 +0700

Background: Midwives as providers of continuous midwifery care have a strategic position to play a role in efforts to overcome reducing MMR and IMR. An important aspect of continuous midwifery care is developing a quality relationship between midwives and women that will increase client satisfaction with the care provided. Continuity models of midwifery care have been proven beneficial to women and babies and are highly recommended by WHO as one important factor when it comes to creating a positive birth experience.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine how women's satisfaction as an indicator of a positive experience in sustainable midwifery care in Purwakarta
Methods: This research is a Quasi Experimental with Posttest-Only approach with Non-Equivalent Groups Design. The experimental group was pregnant women up to the postpartum period who received continuous midwifery care while the comparison group was women who did not receive continuous midwifery care. Data analysis in this study used the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test.
Results: There was an association between client satisfaction and continuous midwifery care, both in pregnancy, labor and postpartum period (p value <0.05).
Conclusion: Women who received continuous midwifery care had higher satisfaction and positive experiences.

Effect of hemoglobin levels and upper arm circumference of pregnant on stunting in toddlers

Iin Setiawati, Tiya Maulana — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background:The highest proportion of stunting is found in East Nusa Tenggara and West Nusa Tenggara. In December 2018 the average stunting case in NTB reached 37.2% (around 150,000 children). At the Pabelilo Health Center in 2021 the most cases of stunting were in Panda Village, there was an increase of 4.8%, from 23 toddlers (9.8%) to 44 toddlers (14.6%) in 2022
Objective:Analyzing effect of hemoglobin levels and upper arm circumference of pregnant on incidence of stunting in toddlers
Methods:The research method uses analytic with a cross-sectional approach. Sample of 124 toddlers, simple random sampling technique, Palibelo Bima Public Health Center from February to March 2023. Ethical certificate 1573/KEPK/STIKES-NHM/EC/II/2023. Statistical test using multiple linear regression α 0.05
Results: Hemoglobin levels of pregnant in toddlers who experience stunting are almost halved, 9.5-10.5 grams/dl, namely 17 toddlers (38.6%). The upper arm circumference in toddlers who experience stunting is almost entirely 19.5-22.5 cm in 35 toddlers (79.6%). Statistical tests show ρ<α (0.00<0.05), which means that hemoglobin levels and upper arm circumference simultaneously have a significant effect on stunting in toddlers
Conclusion: Hemoglobin levels and upper arm circumference of pregnant have an effect on the incidence of stunting in toddlers, but partially the hemoglobin level of pregnant has no effect on the incidence of stunting in toddlers while the circumference of the upper arms has an effect on the incidence of stunting in toddlers

The relationship nutritional status with incidence of anemia in adolescent girls at At-Taqwa Islamic Boarding School

Tapianna Sari Harahap, Hasni Rahmah, Suci Saftari Apriani, Ajeng Hendianti — Wed, 21 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: Adolescent developmental growth must be met with nutritional resources. This is sometimes ignored, causing health problems such as anemia.
Objective: To determine the nutritional status of the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls.
Methods: The research was conducted at At-Taqwa Islamic Boarding Schoo Cilaku District Cianjur Regencyl, quantitative analytical research with a cross-sectional approach in 2023. The sample size was 52 respondents, using a random sampling technique. Data collection using a questionnaire that has been tested by experts, measuring Hb levels using the Sahli method, measuring body weight using a digital step scale, and height using a stature meter. Data analysis using bivariate looking at correlation.
Results: Most of the adolescent girls had a nutritional status with normal BMI as many as 29 respondents (55.8%) and most were not anemic as many as 31 respondents (59.6%). The results of statistical tests obtained a p-value of 0.000 (<0.05), meaning that there is a correlation between nutritional status and the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls.
Conclusion: Fulfillment of nutritional intake, provision of information and regular check-ups will have an impact on nutritional status and the incidence of anemia in adolescent girls

The relationship between parental work and child growth and development

Sun, 25 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0700

Background: The parent's occupation factor is important because it can influence the quality of parenting, economic conditions, and family environment, all of which contribute to child development.
Objective: This study aims to identify and analyze the relationship between parental economic status, namely parental employment, and child growth and development.
Method: The research uses survey methods with a quantitative approach. Data was collected from respondents of mothers with children aged 0-5 years. Data analysis was carried out using the Chi-Square test to determine the significance of the relationship between parental employment and children's growth and development.
Results: The study's results show a significant relationship between fathers' work and child growth, where children of fathers who work as laborers have the most normal growth. Meanwhile, maternal employment has a significant relationship with child development, with the highest normal development in children of mothers who do not work. However, maternal employment did not show an important relationship with child growth.
Conclusion: This study concludes that the father's work has more influence on children's physical growth, while the mother's work has more influence on child development. These results show that parental employment characteristics have important implications for child development