Background: Fatigue in pregnant women can lead to cesarean delivery, also triggering problems during pregnancy, childbirth, and the puerperium. Therefore, there is a need for non-pharmacological interventions to reduce the level of fatigueObjective: This study aims to determine the effectiveness of giving progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) and aromatherapy to complaints of fatigue in pregnant womenMethods: This is a quasi-experiment with pretest and post-test with control group design. The sampling technique was simple random sampling, consisted of 52 respondents who were divided into two groups. The statistical using a paired t-test and independent t-testResults: After the administration of PMR and aromatherapy interventions, the fatigue score decreased significantly from 5.15 to 3.15; p<0.001. In the control group, the fatigue score was reduced from 5.04 to 4.00; p<0.0001. There was a significant difference in fatigue scores in the intervention and control groups (3.15 ± 1.592 vs. 4.00 ± 0.980; p<0.05).Conclusion: Combination progressive muscle relaxation exercises and aromatherapy are effective in reducing fatigue scores in pregnant women

Bu çalışma, görme engeli olan çocuklarda Dental Braille Eğitiminin (DBE) çocukların oral sağlık ve hijyen ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumlarına olan etkisini analiz etmeyi amaçlamaktadır. Gereç ve yöntem: Çalışmada pre-post test yönetemi kullanılmıştır. Çocuklar eğitim öncesi ve sonrası 21. günde değerlendirilmiştir. Sonuçlar: Bu çalışma, görme engelli 12 çocuğa uygulanmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre eğitim öncesi ve sonrası çocukların bilgi düzeyi (Z =-3217 ve p = 0.001, p> 0.05) ile tutumları (Z =-2724 ve p = 0.006, p> 0.05) arasında istatiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmamıştır. Tartışma: Görme engelli çocuklara Braille yöntemi ile verilen eğitim çocukların oral sağlık ve hijyen ile ilgili bilgi ve tutumları üzerinde anlamlı değişikliğe neden olmamıştır. Bu popülasyonda oral sağlık ve hijyen eğitiminin başarısını etkileyen faktörlerin incelendiği ileri çalışmaların planlanması önerilmektedir.

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The number of events of sexual violence among school-age children in Indonesia is still high. Community health centres (puskesmas) have established school health centres (UKS). However, the methods implemented by the community health centres for preventing sexual violence among school-age children have not been identified, including primary, secondary, and tertiary preventions. This research aims to examine the prevention practices of sexual violence among school-age children conducted by community health centres. It employs qualitative method. The roles of community health centres in Tasikmalaya and Bandung in implementing the practices of sexual violence were identified through the school health centres (UKS) program. The findings indicate that in the primary prevention, the community health centres do not have specific programs; they perceived the sexual violence prevention as not being part of their responsibility. In terms of secondary prevention, the community health centres do not have the authority to monitor students’ actions; the community health centres take actions based on schools’ reports. In the tertiary prevention, the community health centres only provide health examinations for identifying sexual violence. Generally, the community health centres have not played specific roles in the primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention of sexual violence among school-age children.Keywords: school-age children, sexual violence

Motoric dysfunction in stroke patients can cause a decrease in the ability of patients to mobilize including doing daily activities. This can cause patients to experience dependence when they are at home. ROM exercises can increase the muscle strength of stroke patients so that functional abilities can increase. This causes patients to be more independent while in the hospital or when they are at home. ROM exercises modified by progressive muscle relaxation exercises can have a better impact on the patient's functional abilities.This study aims to see the effect of structured ROM exercises and progressive muscle relaxation exercises on the functional abilities of stroke patients. This type of research is quantitative research with quasi-experimental pre and post-test. Interventions were carried out on two groups of respondents. The control group performed ROM exercises according to the standard at the hospital while the intervention group performed structured ROM exercises and progressive muscle relaxation exercises. The results showed the average value of functional ability before and after exercise in the control group and intervention group had increased. In the intervention group, the average value of functional ability after exercise increased higher than the control group. This suggests that modified ROM exercises with progressive muscle relaxation exercises can improve the functional ability of stroke patients. This exercise needs to be applied to stroke patients to increase patient independence in carrying out daily activities.