Stunting is a condition in which an toddler has a length and heights are less when compared with age caused by multidimensional factors, namely poor nutritional factors experienced by toddlers, lack of maternal knowledge about health and nutrition, impact on the level of intelligence, susceptibility to disease. This study aimed to determine the correlation of knowledge and mother’s attitude with stunting prevention efforts in toddlers. This is quantitative research by using cross sectional design; it was conducted at the public health center Simpang Kawat Jambi city from February until July 2019. Populations were 881 people with total samples were 87 mother. The sample used proportional random sampling, analyzed as univariate and bivariate by using chi-square test. The findings indicated that from 87 mother, most of the mother (67.8%) have good stunting prevention efforts, most of the mother (65.5%) have high knowledge, most of the mother (64.4%) have good attitude. The result of this study were obtained there is significant correlation between knowledge with stunting prevention efforts in infants where p-value = 0.373 (p>0.05). There is significant correlation between attitude with stunting prevention efforts in toddlers where p-value = 0.030 (p<0.05). It is expected to the public health center Simpang Kawat to stunting prevention efforts carried out primary prevention through health promotion in providing understanding about stunting so that a change of attitude which is expected in achieve optimal health.
Counselling service and HIV test is indespensable for a group of highly risky people to be willing to have a test. One of higly risky groups is gay, transexual and homosexual (GWL). Based on surveys in the beginning the members of GWL that benefitted couselling service and HIV test in Jambi city is still low with 46,80 percentage.The purpose of the research is to know factors related to behaviour of GWL in utilising couselling service and HIV test. This analytic research and descriptive analytic approach use crossectional design. The number of population in this research comprises 210 respondens, but the qualified of inclusion criteria is 89 respondens. The data was taken using questionnaire analyzed in univariat and bivariat using chi-square.Based on the result of analysis, gotten that most of respondens have low knowledge and education as many as 38,2%, possitive attitude in number of (41,6%) and the role of VCT officers comprises 56,2%, where there is a relation between knowledge with the the behaviour of GWL utilising counselling service and HIV test with p-value = 0,000, comprises relation between attitude and behaviour utilising counselling service and HIV test withp-value = 0,000, and there is relationship between VCT officers and the behaviour of GWL in utilising counselling service and HIV test with p-value0,000.Hopefully that the VCT officers and LSM MWGJ improve elucidation regularly, directly or indirectly through information media, persuading and supporting so that the members GWL (Gay, Transexual, Homosexual) to utilise counselling service and HIV test.
Background: Puskesmas as public health facility encounter challenges in facing COVID-19, including nurses who provides care for patients who faces challenges in this emergency. The frequent interaction of nurses with patients put nurses in a high risk of being exposed to COVID-19. This situation triggers a negative stigma towards nurses in the community which impacted a lot of nurses. Purpose: The purpose of this study is the relation between anxiety level and stigma on nurses during the COVID -19 pandemic. Methods: The study used a descriptive analytic study with a cross-sectional study design with 96 respondents from Puskesmas Jambi City. Statistical test used in this research is Chi Square. Results: Statistical test result shows that there is a significant relation between stigma and anxiety on nurses in Puskesmas Jambi city with p value=0.001. Conclusions: Nurses are COVID-19 front liners, who are always exposed with patients, along with the stigma that comes from the community. The stigma could affect the nurses psychologically. Therefore, more attention is needed regarding this matter. Increasing public knowledge regarding infectious disease is one of the first steps in handling this issue as it could change the public perception regarding COVID-19 and its urgently needed to eliminate the negative stigma against nurses. for the next study, it can be a reference and research more about other factors that cause anxiety in nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic
Background: Hypertension is a condition in which the systolic blood pressure is more than 120 mmHg, and the diastolic pressure is more than 80 mmHg. Lavender aromatherapy is a way to cure sickness which uses essential oil. Purpose: The purpose of this study is to analyse the effect of lavender aromatherapy on the changes in blood pressure in the Elderly with essential hypertension Methods: This study used a pra-experiment pretest and posttest design where the measurement of blood pressure is done twice before the lavender aromatherapy is given (pretest) and after the lavender aromatherapy is given (posttest). The population of this study is the patients with essential hypertension in the work area of one of the Public Health Centers in Jambi, Indonesia in 2018 which is 627 patients. Meanwhile, the sample used in this study is Purposive Sampling. The method used in this study is univariate and bivariate data analysis using T-Test. Results: Statistical test result shows that there was a significant effect of giving lavender aromatherapy on changes in blood pressure of patients with essential hypertension with p < 0.05; systole (p = 0.001) and diastole (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The use of alternative lavender aromatherapy as a therapy used to lower blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension. It is suggested to researchers who are interested to examine this topic of the effect of lavender aromatherapy on blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension to do further research in the same scope with a different variable.
Non-Communicable Diseases (PTM) is one of the world's health problems that is still a concern in the world of health because it is one of the causes of death. Hypertension is a condition where systolic blood pressure is 140 mmHg or higher and diastolic blood pressure is 90 mmHg or higher. The cause of hypertension is due to abnormal water and salt retention, sensitivity to angiostensin, obesity, hypercholesteroemia, disturbed emotions / stress and smoking. One of the non-pharmacological therapies that can be used for the management of hypertension is to use wet cupping therapy. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of wet cupping on the blood pressure of hypertensive patients.Blood pressure as the dependent variable and wet cupping as an independent variable. This study uses a Pre Experimental Design study with "Two Group Pre Test and Post Test Design". The sample consisted of 20 people with hypertension with 10 respondents in the intervention group and 10 respondents in the control group in the Al-Thaf Nursing home in Jambi City on March to July 2021 with the Purposive Sampling technique. He statistical test carried out is to use paired t-test. From the results obtained p value systolic blood pressure = 0,000 and p value diastolic blood pressure = 0,000.The conclusion of this study is that there is an effect of wet cupping therapy on blood pressure stabilization in hypertensive patients in the city of Jambi
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