Journal of International Public Health

Factors Affecting The Nutrional Status Of Toddlers In Pkm Muara Nasal, Kaur District

Nani Sunarsih, Fikitri Marya Sari, Julius Habibie — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

: In Indonesia, the problem of nutritional status still needs attention. Based on Riskesdas data, it is known that the prevalence of malnutrition and undernutrition in children under five is 17.7%, while the prevalence of nutritional obesity is 11.8%. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that influence the nutritional status of children under five in PKM Muara Nasal, Kaur Regency.

The method used is a descriptive research design with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all mothers who had toddlers in the PKM Muara Nasal Area, Kaur Regency. This study uses the Chi-Square test.

The results of the univariate analysis were obtained in the form of the majority of respondents with good nutritional status (82.6%), more than half of the respondents had a high education (57%), almost half of the respondents had good knowledge (41.9%), almost all of the respondents worked (77.9% and more than half of the respondents (64%) had income ≥Rp. 2,387,220. Meanwhile, the bivariate results revealed that there was a relationship between education and the nutritional status of toddlers (p-value: 0.000) , knowledge with under-five nutritional status (p-value: 0.032), work with under-five nutritional status (p-value: 0.014), and income with under-five nutritional status (p-value: 0.008)

The combination of education with knowledge and education with work and income will have an impact on mother's behavior related to the nutritional status of toddlers. Therefore, parents should increase their knowledge through both formal and non-formal education, and pay attention to the nutritional content consumed by their toddlers.

Knowledge Relationship With Bronchial Asthma Prevention Effort At Home Regional General Hospital (RSUD) Kaur Year 2022

Vera Mita Julia, Tuty Handayani, Retni Retni — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:12:08 +0000

Asthma is a serious global health problem and needs to be addressed. The incidence of asthma sufferers based on data from the Kaur Regional General Hospital (RSUD) for 2019-2021 found that the incidence of recurrence of bronchial asthma in 2019 was 40 people, in 2020 there were 50 people, and in 2021 there were 63 people. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between knowledge and efforts to prevent bronchial asthma at Kaur Hospital, Kaur Regency in 2022.

The research design used is a type of quantitative research with a cross sectional approach. The data collection tool uses a questionnaire as a research instrument. The number of samples is 63 people in total sampling. Data analysis was performed univariately and bivariately (using the chi square test with α=0.05).

The results showed that almost some of the respondents had good knowledge, most of the respondents were good at preventing bronchial asthma and there was a significant relationship between knowledge and efforts to prevent bronchial asthma at Kaur Hospital, Kaur District in 2022. It is hoped that Kaur Hospital can improve health promotion at the hospital regarding the prevention of bronchial asthma.

Factors related to the incidence of pneumonia in toddlers at the Padang Guci Community Health Center, Kaur District, in 2022

Beti Supriani, Yusran Fauzi, Wulandari Wulandari — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Pneumonia is an acute infection caused by microorganisms such as viruses, fungi and bacteria. Microorganisms will then attack the lung tissue (alveoli). According to (WHO, 2020) pneumonia killed 740,180 children under the age of 5 years in 2019, accounting for 14% of all deaths in children under five years but 22% of all deaths in children aged 1 to 5 years. Pneumonia is the second cause of death after diarrhea in Indonesia. Patients with pneumonia under five in Indonesia in 2017 reached 447,431 cases (46.34%) and caused 1,351 deaths in under five (Ministry of Health RI, 2018). According to the 2018 Basic Health Research (Riskesdas), in 2013 in Bengkulu the prevalence of Pneumonia based on a NAKES diagnosis was 1.1% or around 45.3 thousand people and in 2018 it was 1.7% or around 70.0 thousand people. The Kaur District Health Office reported that the incidence of pneumonia in Kaur District in 2021 was 1,167 cases (Lap. ARI P2 Program of the Kaur District Health Office 2021). This study used a quantitative method with a cross-sectional research design. The population in this study were all mothers who had toddlers visiting the Padang Guci Health Center in Kaur District in 2022 from January to May with a total of 210. The sample used in this study was 68 respondents. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between the level of mother's knowledge and the incidence of pneumonia in toddlers at the Padang Guci Health Center in Kaur District in 2022, there is a relationship between the mother's attitude and the incidence of pneumonia in toddlers at the Padang Guci Health Center in Kaur District in 2022 and the relationship between mother's education and the incidence of pneumonia in toddlers in Padang Guci Health Center, Kaur District, in 2022. Suggestions can examine other risk factors that have not been identified and for the health center to provide education to mothers about the incidence of pneumonia, such as playing a video in the patient waiting room at the health center.

Factors Associated with the Utilization of the Elderly Posyandu in the Working Area of the Muara Saung Health Center, Kaur District in 2022

Yopi Saputra, Tuti Rohani, Darmawansyah Darmawansyah — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

The elderly are an aging population and require a process of adaptation to various changes in function and environmental stress caused by a decrease in the body's ability (Listyarini & Alvita, 2018). In the world, the number of elderly people ranges from ≥629 million people (Susanti, Mila, 2017). According to data from the Central Statistics Agency (BPS), the number of pre-elderly and elderly people in Kaur Regency in 2021 will be 130,266 people (BPS, 2021). According to the health profile of Kaur Regency in 2021, only 11,7204 elderly people receive health services out of a target number of 130,266 people in the working area of the Muara Saung Health Center and is the lowest in Kaur District. The aim of this research is to find out the factors related to the utilization of the elderly posyandu in the working area of the Muara Saung Health Center, Kaur Regency in 2022. This study used a quantitative method with a cross-sectional study design. The population in this study were all elderly people at the Muara Saung Health Center in Kaur Regency in 2021, with a total of 288. The sample was taken in this study using the Simple Random Sampling technique. The number of samples used in this study were 74 respondents. The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and the utilization of the elderly posyandu in the working area of the Muara Saung Health Center, Kaur Regency, in 2022 with a value of p = 0.017. there is a relationship between family support and the use of the elderly Posyandu in the working area of the Muara Saung Health Center, Kaur Regency in 2022 with a value of p = 0.008. There is a relationship between the role of cadres and the utilization of the elderly posyandu in the working area of the Muara Saung Health Center, Kaur Regency in 2022 with a value of p=0.023. Suggestions can add insight in the health sector, especially regarding the elderly posyandu at the Muara Saung Health Center, Kaur Regency

The Relationship Between Knowledge And Readiness For Menarche In Class V Students At Sd N 01 Kaur District

Yuda Agung Saputra, Yusran Fauzi, Retni Retni — Fri, 30 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Menarche or first menstruation is a sign that a girl is entering puberty/adolescence. Young women need information and knowledge about the menstrual process and health during menstruation. Young women will experience difficulties in dealing with menstruation for the first time if they have never previously obtained an overview of knowledge about menstruation. The purpose of this study was to find out the relationship between knowledge and readiness in facing menarche in fifth grade students at SD N 01 Kaur District. The method used was an analytic survey research with a cross-sectional research design. The data was collected in the form of primary data by distributing questionnaires to 32 fifth grade students at SD N 01 Kaur Regency using total sampling technique. Data analysis was performed using the Chi-Square test. The results of the univariate analysis showed that almost half of the students, namely 15 (46.9%), had less knowledge and most of the students, namely 17 (53.1%), were not ready to face menarche. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a relationship between knowledge and readiness to face menarche in fifth grade students where the value of p = 0.012. The researcher suggests that the school be able to provide direction and information to students so that their knowledge about menarche is good.