Background: Malnutrition is a public health problem, especially in developing countries. Malnutrition of children can affect brain development during growth and increase morbidity and mortality. Low birth weight (LBW) plays an important role in child morbidity and mortality. The prevalence of malnutrition in children under five years old and LBW in Indonesia are still high.Objective: This study aimed to assess the risk of LBW on the incidence of malnutrition in children under five years old in coastal areas.Method: This was an observational analytic study with case control approach. The study was conducted on 64 respondents in the coastal area of Kendari City, Southeast Sulawesi on November to December 2018. Case group (n=16) was children under five years old who experienced malnutrition in the working area of Abeli, Mata and Benu-Benua Health Center in October 2018. Control group (n=48) was taken by measuring body weight and then adjusted to the category and threshold of nutritional status based on the body weight index according to age. Sixteen respondents of case group were recruited using total sampling. Forty-eight respondents of control group were also recruited using purposive sampling with non-matching method according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The Odd Ratio (OR) statistical test was used with a 2x2 contingency table and a 95% confidence level with a significance level of α = 0.05.Results: The majority of respondents were 25-48 months old, and maternal age was mostly 36-45 years old in the case group (37.5%) and 26-35 years old in the control group (50.0%). The majority of maternal education level was junior high school in the case group (43.7%) and high school in the control group (47.9%). The statistical test results were obtained OR = 5.923 (CI=95%) with Lower Limit (1.724) and Upper Limit (20.346). Conclusion: Infants with LBW had a 5 times higher risk for experiencing malnutrition in childhood in coastal areas. Therefore, knowledge of LBW and malnutrition is needed to improve public health status.
Background: Low nutritional intake during pregnancy and nutritional status of pregnant women cause various effects for mother and babies. One of the effects is low birth weight. The prevalence of LBW in coastal areas is still high. This study aims to determine the relationship between eating habits of pregnant women with birth weight in coastal areas.Method: This study was an observational analytic study using a cross-sectional method. The sample were 50 respondents obtained using the consecutive sampling method. Data collection on eating habits used a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Data analysis used Fisher's Exact test with a significance value of p <0.05.Results: The results showed that infant birth weight in coastal areas was associated with the habits of pregnant women eating carbohydrate sources (p=0.45), protein sources (p=0.17) and vegetables (p=0.006). Infant birth weight in coastal areas was not related to the habits of pregnant women eating fruit (p=1.00). Conclusion: There was a relationship between infant birth weight in coastal areas and the habit of pregnant women eating carbohydrates sources, protein sources and vegetables. There was no relationship between infant birth weight in coastal areas and the habit of pregnant women eating fruits. Keywords :Birth weight, eating habits, pregnant women
One effort in realizing quality and effective collaboration among health professions is the holding of early collaborative practices through learning systems by conducting Inter Professional Education in the academic stage. This study aims to identify medical student perception about interprofessional education at medical faculty of Halu Oleo University. This study was a comparative analytical research design. The number of samples were 46 respondents with used purposive sampling. Statistical analysis using non parametric Mann Withney comparative test with a 95% CI value. The results showed that medical education study program students have a good perception of the IPE as much as 86% and the nursing concentration students have a good perception of the IPE as much as 86%. The results of comparative test was obtained pvalue = 0.947. There is no difference perceptions of Medical students of Halu Oleo University about the IPE both of students in the Medical Education Study Program and students in the Nursing Concentration.
Background: The learning achievement of students in higher education is reflected in their grade point average (GPA). Selection types in student admission, learning motivation, and learning strategies are believed to influence the effective and efficient learning achievement, thus facilitating achieving the desired learning objectives. Medical students should have good behavior and learning styles that eventually can help to make lifelong learning. Students that can organize themselves to learning tend to use a good strategy in running the study. Learning motivation and learning strategies used by the learner will affect student results. This study aimed to compare the 3 types of selection in student admission to learning motivation, learning strategies and achievement of students of the Faculty of Medicine.Method: This was a quantitative study using a cross sectional design. The subjects were preclinical students at the Faculty of Medicine of Halu Oleo University, Kendari, consisting of 161 first-year students, 137 second year students, and 148 third year students. This study used a questionnaire ‘Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (MSLQ)’ to measure learning motivation and learning strategies. The results of MSLQ and GPA were compared based on the type of student selection.Results: Within all categories of learning achievement, the highest scores were achieved by the students from selection of SBMPTN, followed by SNMPTN, then SLMPTN. Mean of extrinsic goal orientation of students with all types of student selection was high, whereas the lowest mean was learning self-confidence. Learning strategy with high score was repetition, and the lowest score was critical thinking in students with all types of student’s selection. There was a positive relationship between admission style, learning motivation, learning strategies and achievement of students.Conclusion: Students that were selected by SBMPTN have highest score of learning achievement, and the lowest score were students from SLMPTN. There was no significant different of motivation and learning strategy between all type of student selection.
Background: Pregnant women more often experience urinary tract infections, especially asymptomatic bacteriuria. Asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women increases the risk of preterm labor, low birth weight, and pyelonephritis.Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in coastal areas.Method:This study design was analytic observational with cross sectional method. The research was carried out in the coastal area of Kendari city. The population was pregnant women who performed antenatal care in the working area of Puskesmas Mata, Puskesmas Nambo and Puskesmas Abeli in May-October 2016. Sampling was simple random sampling. Data analysis used Chi square test with significance level <0.05.Result:In this study 268 urine samples were obtained from respondents who performed antenatal care in the coastal area of Kendari City. The highest respondents aged 26-30 years old (42.1%), high school education (49.6%), third trimester (55, 6%) and the entrepreneurial husband (41.8%). Examination of bacteriuria showed positive test with nitrite and leukocytes (24.6%) and positive nitrite and/or leukocytes (30.9%). The highest prevalence of bacteriuria occurs in the third trimester (36.9%). Chi-square test showed a significant difference in the prevalence of bacteriuria according to gestational age (p <0.00).Conclusion: The prevalence of asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women in coastal areas was 30.9%. The highest prevalence occurs in third trimester of pregnancy.Key words :asymptomatic bacteriuria, gestational age, pregnant women
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