Paparan sinar matahari yang tinggi di Indonesia menyebabkan perlunya perlindungan terhadap kulit dengan pemakaian sunscreen. Wanita lebih sering menggunakan sunscreen daripada pria, oleh karena itu survei ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui tingkat pengetahuan dan perilaku dalam penggunaan sunscreen pada mahasiswa S1 pria. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah survei dengan pengambilan sampel secara accidental sampling pada mahasiswa S1 pria di Universitas Airlangga. Teknik pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner yang terdiri dari 15 pertanyaan tentang pengetahuan dan 8 pertanyaan tentang perilaku penggunaan. Dari 130 responden, 81% responden memiliki pengetahuan dengan kategori sedang, 14% responden memiliki pengetahuan dengan kategori rendah, dan hanya 5% responden yang memiliki pengetahuanb dengan kategori baik. Dari 130 responden, hanya 52 orang menggunakan sunscreen. Perilaku penggunaan sunscreen dari 52 responden tersebut menunjukan 51% responden berkategori kurang, 49% responden berkategori sedang, dan tidak seorangpun responden berkategori baik. Hasil tersebut menunjukkan bahwa mayoritas tingkat pengetahuan dan perilaku responden survei ini dalam penggunaan sunscreen masih kurang baik, sehingga edukasi terkait pentingnya penggunaan sunscreen perlu dilakukan untuk memperbaiki kondisi ini.
Penyakit infeksi masih menjadi salah satu penyebab kematian pada bayi dan anak, padahal pemerintah Indonesia telah menggalakkan program imunisasi untuk mencegah penyakit infeksi yang dapat berakibat fatal seperti TBC dan difteri. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengetahuan dan sikap ibu balita terhadap imunisasi dasar serta kelengkapan imunisasi dasar balita pada saat usia 0-9 bulan di Kelurahan Kalirejo, Kecamatan Lawang, Malang, Jawa Timur pada September 2019. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode deskriptif analitik dengan desain studi cross sectional. Kriteria responden adalah ibu yang memiliki anak usia dibawah 5 tahun. Dari 91 responden diketahui 64 (70,3% ) responden berpengetahuan baik dan 92,4% bersikap mendukung pelaksanaan imunisasi dasar. Dari penelitian ini diketahui bahwa 94 (92,2%) balita telah melakukan imunisasi dasar secara lengkap dan 8 (7,8%) sisanya belum melaksanakan imunisasi dengan lengkap.
BackgroundAsthma is a chronic disease that requires indefinite long-term therapy. Many approaches have been developed to enable people with asthma to live as normally as possible. In medication therapy management, pharmacists could play important roles in supporting the everyday life of asthmatic patients, such as by providing education therapy management to ensure that patients achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes. A good collaboration between health care practitioners and patients will produce a better system in terms of therapeutic management, which will lead to health care cost savings related to emergency visits. Although the Government has made various efforts to manage asthma in Indonesia, without commitment and support from both patients and health care professionals, the expected outcomes cannot be achieved.ObjectiveThis study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention provided by pharmacists compared with that of usual care.MethodsA randomized controlled trial comparing usual care with an education session by pharmacists is underway. The intervention comprises a one-on-one education session of 60 minutes with a pharmacist comprising information regarding (1) asthma medication that has been used; (2) how to use asthma medication devices correctly; (3) asthma symptoms and how to prevent exacerbation of asthma; and (4) how to manage asthma triggers and environmental control measures. The primary outcome measure is change in asthma control, as measured using the Asthma Control Questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include changes in Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score, lung function, asthma-related health visits, days off from work or study, and oral corticosteroid use. Research assistants who are masked to the group allocation will collect outcome data at the baseline and every month for a 3-month period. Informed consent will be sought at enrollment and intention-to-treat analysis will be performed.ResultsThis study was funded in January 2017 and ethical approval was obtained in June 2017. The enrollment was started in August 2017, and about 72 participants have been enrolled. First results are expected to be submitted for publication in 2019.ConclusionsThis is the first study to evaluate the effectiveness of a pharmacist-guided asthma education session compared with that of usual care in Indonesia. If it is proven effective, this intervention program could improve asthma self-management by patients, which may reduce risks of poorly controlled asthma. This intervention could also be implemented in addition to the current usual care for patients with asthma.Trial RegistrationThai Clinical Trials Registry TCTR20171219001; http://www.clinicaltrials.in.th/index.php? tp =regtrials&menu=trialsearch&smenu=fulltext&task=search&task2=view1&id=3068 (Archived by WebCite at http://www.webcitation.org/73Ci5eKtv)International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)DERR1-10.2196/10210
Background Many studies examine the use of medicines among pregnant women, however few studies report the pregnant women's belief for taking medication during pregnancy. Individual factors such as patients' beliefs about their medications have been known to influence medication adherence. Objective This study aimed to examine beliefs about medicines among pregnant women in Indonesia and how these varied across pregnancy trimesters. Setting We conducted a cross-sectional survey of pregnant women who had regular visits at 63 community health centres in Surabaya, Indonesia. Methods Participants were approached while they were in the waiting room and were asked to complete the questionnaire. The survey package contained information about the study, an informed consent form, and the Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire (BMQ). Main outcome measure Beliefs about medicines were assessed using the BMQ, which comprises four subscales: general-overuse, general-harm, specific-necessity, and specific-concern. Differences in medication beliefs between pregnancy trimesters were assessed using suitable statistical tests according to data normality. Results A total of 492 pregnant women completed the survey. The majority were aged 21-30 years (57.1%), housemakers (68.7%), and educated to high-school level (51.4%); 92.9% did not have any chronic diseases, and more than 90% took vitamins and/or supplements. The difference between Specific-Concern and Specific-Necessity scores was calculated for each participant, and more than half of the participants (59.6%) were thus classified as having negative beliefs about medications. In the first trimester of pregnancy, women's beliefs about medication necessity were stronger than in the third trimester (p = 0.033). Conclusion Medication beliefs of pregnant women regarding their concerns and the necessity of medication taken in different trimesters of pregnancy were varied. The results of this study highlight the difference in medication beliefs during trimesters in pregnancy. Keywords Beliefs about medicine • Indonesia • Medicine • Pregnancy • Survey Impacts on practice• The varied medication beliefs in different trimesters of pregnancy warrant pharmacist to pay attention when counselling pregnant women who take medication. • Interventions by pharmacists, such as providing education for pregnant women with chronic diseases who take regular medication during pregnancy are crucial, particu-larly for those women who are highly concerned about using medication during pregnancy.
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