ANC repeat visits experienced a significant decline during the pandemic due to maternal concerns about the transmission of the Covid-19 virus. The absence of the mother in the visit causes limited information in recognizing the danger signs of pregnancy. This can be anticipated with the WhatsApp Reminder service as a supporting intervention to increase maternal compliance and knowledge. This study aims to determine the effect of WhatsApp Reminder on ANC visit compliance and knowledge of pregnancy danger signs. This pre-experimental study used a one group pre-test post-test design for one group of subjects. Sampling using simple random sampling was 30 respondents in third trimester mothers at Puskesmas 5 Ilir Palembang in June 2021. Collecting data with the MMAS-8 instrument and analyzed using the Marginal Homogeneity test with a significant level of <0.05. The results showed a high level of compliance 60% and good knowledge 74% with p = 0.000.
Background: dysmenorrhea is a common problem for women in Indonesia and the world. According to WHO (2017) it is estimated that 90% of women worldwide have experienced dysmenorrhea, and 10-15% of them have experienced severe dysmenorrhea. This condition requires pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment. One of them gave lavender aromatherapy. Objective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of applying lavender aromatherapy procedures to clients with dysmenorrhea. Methods: This study used a qualitative design with a case study approach to describe in-depth information and explore clients' problems with dysmenorrhea in fulfilling their comfort needs by using lavender aromatherapy. Variable independent was lavender aroma therapy. The dependent variable was pain level. Results: Giving lavender aromatherapy for three consecutive days within ± 30 minutes as much as 2 x 1 day in the morning and evening was proven to reduce the intensity of dysmenorrhea pain in Ms. B from a scale of 6 to 1, while Ms. Ra experienced a decrease in pain intensity from a scale of 7 into 2. The difference in the final results of the decrease in pain intensity was more due to the difference in the initial pain intensity in the two patients. Conclusion: Non-pharmacological methods with lavender aromatherapy are effective in reducing the intensity of dysmenorrhea pain, so this method can be widely implemented to reduce cases of dysmenorrhea in adolescents.
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