scholarly journals Assessment of Anemia status among school going adolescent of Raipur and Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh

Author(s):  
Shailendra Agrawal ◽  
Kamlesh Kumar Jain ◽  
Mini Sharma ◽  
Nirmal Verma ◽  
Shubhra A. Gupta ◽  
...  

Background: According to WHO, adolescence is the population of 10-19 years of age. According to NFHS III, in Chhattisgarh, 58.7% adolescent girls and 34.6% adolescent boys aged between 15-19 years were anemic. So, to combat anemia MoHFW launched weekly iron and folic acid supplementation (WIFS) programme with the objectives to reduce the prevalence. Thus the present study was in attempts with the objective to assess anemia status among school going adolescent of Raipur and Jashpur districts of Chhattisgarh.Methods: It was a school based cross-sectional study conducted in the two districts of Chhattisgarh during 2017-18 among the students aged between 12-19 years and the sample size was 480. By using simple random sampling method, four schools from each district and from each school total 60 students i.e. 10 students from each class 7th -12th were selected by using systematic random sampling method. Permission from DEO of the respective district followed by permission from the principal of each schools and consent from parents of the student was taken and then study was proceeded.Results: In the present study, the mean age of the students in Raipur and Jashpur district was 15.1±1.8 years and 15.2±1.8 years respectively. Out of all the students, in Raipur district, 101 (42.1%) students were found to be anemic and mean Hemoglobin level was 12.5±1.9 gm/dl. In Jashpur district about two third 147 (61.2%) of the students were anemic and mean Hemoglobin level was 11.9±1.9 gm/dl.Conclusions: This study concluded that anemia is still high among adolescent boys and girls.

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Syahid Kinayung Widyaji ◽  
Trias Mahmudiono

Background: Anemia is one of the nutritional problem in society with low socioeconomic status. Low socioeconomic associated with lower nutritional intake do to limited access to a variety of foods.Objective: the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship netween household expenditure and intake protein with hemoglobin level among sand miner.Method: this was a cross sectional study with 51 sample sand miner was selected by simple random sampling. The data were collected through interview using questionnaire, 2x24 hours food recall, and hemoglobin level measured by Easy Touch GCHb. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation.Result: The result showed that there were associations between household expenditure (p = 0.016) and intake protein (p = 0.037) to hemoglobin level. Conversely, there was no association between intakes of iron to hemoglobin level.Conclusion: Household expenditure and intake protein related to the hemoglobin level among sand miner.Conclusion : Patient satisfaction of food by outsourcing system was no difference from the patient satisfaction of food by self operated system.ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Anemia merupakan salah satu masalah gizi pada masyarakat dengan status sosial ekonomi yang rendah. Pada sosial ekonomi yang rendah cenderung asupan zat gizinya rendah karena terbatasnya akses ke pangan yang beragam.Tujuan: Untuk menganalisis hubungan antara pengeluaran rumah tangga, asupan protein, dan asupan zat besi dengan kadar hemoglobin pada pekerja tambang pasir tradisional.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectional dengan besar sampel 58 pekerja tambang pasir tradisional yang dipilih menggunakan simple random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara menggunakan kuesioner, 2x24 hours food recall, dan kadar hemoglobin diukur dengan alat Easy Touch GCHb. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah korelasi pearson.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan pengeluaran rumah tangga (p = 0,016) dan asupan protein (p = 0,037) dengan kadar hemoglobin. Sebaliknya tidak terdapat hubungan  asupan zat besi (p = 0,258) dengan kadar hemoglobin.Kesimpulan: Pengeluaran rumah tangga dan asupan protein berhubungan dengan kadar hemoglobin pada pekerja tambang pasir tradisional.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-5 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kahsu Gebrekirstos ◽  
Atsede Fantahun ◽  
Gerezgiher Buruh

Background.In addition to beneficial traditional practices, there are around 140 harmful traditional practices affecting mothers and children in almost all ethnic groups of Ethiopia. Therefore this study might give a clue about their practice and associated factors. The objective of this study was to assess magnitude of harmful traditional practices among children less than 5 years of age in Axum Town, North Ethiopia.Methods.Community based cross-sectional study was conducted on 752 participants who were selected using multistage sampling. Simple random sampling method was used to select ketenas from all kebelles of Axum Town. After proportional allocation of sample size to eachketena, systematic random sampling method was used to get the study participants. Data was collected using interviewer administered questionnaire; it was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 16 and descriptive statistics was calculated.Results.Majority of the respondents (81.2%) were Orthodox, 78.2% of the mothers had no work, and majority of mothers had no formal education. Among the harmful traditional practices performed on children, uvula cutting alone was performed on 72.8% of children followed by milk teeth extraction and uvula cutting with eyebrow incision.Conclusion.The leading harmful traditional practice performed on children in this study was uvula cutting.


2017 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
A.A. Ayu Rani Puspadewi ◽  
Etty Rekawati

Setiap orang dapat mengalami depresi, salah satunya adalah lansia, dimana lansia memiliki konsekuensi fungsional yang lebih serius dibandingkan dengan tingkat pertumbuhan lainnya, mulai dari kualitas hidup yang negatif hingga bunuh diri. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara depresi dengan kualitas hidup lansia. Sampel penelitian adalah lansia ≥ 60 tahun yang tinggal di Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Budi Mulia 1 Jakarta, mampu berkomunikasi dengan bahasa Indonesia, serta bersedia menjadi responden. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan desain penelitian cross sectional dengan metode simple random sampling yang melibatkan 101 lansia. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya hubungan antara tingkat depresi dengan kualitas hidup lansia (p=0,017; α=0,10). Penelitian ini diharapkan dapat berguna untuk pengembangan ilmu keperawatan di masa yang akan datang terkait peningkatan kualitas hidup lansia dengan cara menangani depresi lansia. Kata Kunci: Depresi, Kualitas Hidup, Lansia, Panti Sosial Tresna Werdha Abstract Depression in Relation with the Quality of Life Elderly in Nursing Home Jakarta. Depression could experienced by anyone, such as elderly whose fuctional consequences is experienced more serious such as low quality of life and the worst one is suicidal. The purpose of this research was to find  the relationship between depression and quality of life in elderly. The research sample was elderly aged 60 and over who live at Institutionof Elderly Budi Mulia 01 Jakarta, speak Bahasa, and willing to be a respondent. This research used cross sectional study design with simple random sampling method which involved 101 elderly. The result of this study showed that there was significant relation between level of depression and quality of life in elderly (p=0.017; α=0.10). This research is expected to be useful for nursing science development in the future, spesificly on preventive of quality of life decreased by handling depression in elderly.  Keywords: Depression, quality of life, elderly, nursing homes


2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Syahid Kinayung Widyaji ◽  
Trias Mahmudiono

Background: Anemia is one of the nutritional problem in society with low socioeconomic status. Low socioeconomic associated with lower nutritional intake do to limited access to a variety of foods.Objective: the aim of this study was to analyze the relationship netween household expenditure and intake protein with hemoglobin level among sand miner.Method: this was a cross sectional study with 51 sample sand miner was selected by simple random sampling. The data were collected through interview using questionnaire, 2x24 hours food recall, and hemoglobin level measured by Easy Touch GCHb. Data were analyzed using Pearson correlation.Result: The result showed that there were associations between household expenditure (p = 0.016) and intake protein (p = 0.037) to hemoglobin level. Conversely, there was no association between intakes of iron to hemoglobin level.Conclusion: Household expenditure and intake protein related to the hemoglobin level among sand miner.Conclusion : Patient satisfaction of food by outsourcing system was no difference from the patient satisfaction of food by self operated system.ABSTRAK Latar Belakang: Anemia merupakan salah satu masalah gizi pada masyarakat dengan status sosial ekonomi yang rendah. Pada sosial ekonomi yang rendah cenderung asupan zat gizinya rendah karena terbatasnya akses ke pangan yang beragam.Tujuan: Untuk menganalisis hubungan antara pengeluaran rumah tangga, asupan protein, dan asupan zat besi dengan kadar hemoglobin pada pekerja tambang pasir tradisional.Metode: Penelitian ini menggunakan desain cross sectional dengan besar sampel 58 pekerja tambang pasir tradisional yang dipilih menggunakan simple random sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara menggunakan kuesioner, 2x24 hours food recall, dan kadar hemoglobin diukur dengan alat Easy Touch GCHb. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah korelasi pearson.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat hubungan pengeluaran rumah tangga (p = 0,016) dan asupan protein (p = 0,037) dengan kadar hemoglobin. Sebaliknya tidak terdapat hubungan  asupan zat besi (p = 0,258) dengan kadar hemoglobin.Kesimpulan: Pengeluaran rumah tangga dan asupan protein berhubungan dengan kadar hemoglobin pada pekerja tambang pasir tradisional.


Author(s):  
Mamata Rani Giri ◽  
Arun Kumar Sahoo

Background: Adequate sleep is required for optimal functioning of human body and mind. Attention and concentration difficulties are related to inadequate sleep among the students. Medical students are considered a stressful group of students because of their hectic schedule. The present study was carried out to know the sleeping pattern among the medical students.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in VIMSAR, Burla, Sambalpur in 2016 among the MBBS Students. Fifty students from each batch were selected by simple random sampling method. Information were collected in a pre-designed pretested questionnaire and was analyzed with Ms-Excel.Results: One hundred and fifty students were selected as the study subjects. The mean bed time during working days was found to be 11:22 pm. Majority of the students 70 (46.6%) were going to bed between 11-12 am. The mean wake up time during working days was 6:52 am and week end was 8:14 am. 75 (50%) students sleep for 6 hours and 42 minutes. 7 (6%) students sleep for 4 hours and 30 minutes. The mean duration of sleep in working days was 6 hours and 46 minutes and in the weekend was 7 hours and 34 minutes.Conclusions: There was less duration of sleep as compared to the recommended sleep duration along with the increase in the mean bed time sleep. It is a concern for the students to prevent the sleep disorder development in future.


Author(s):  
Indra Agussamad ◽  
Maya Sari

Perawat merupakan petugas kesehatan dengan presentasi terbesar dan memegang peranan penting dalam pemberian pelayanan kesehatan.WHO (2013) mencatat, dari 39,47 juta petugas kesehatan di seluruh dunia, 66,7%-nya adalah perawat. Di Indonesia, perawat juga merupakan bagian terbesar dari tenaga kesehatan yang bertugas di rumah sakit yaitu sekitar 47,08% dan paling banyak berinteraksi dengan pasien. Penelitian ini bersifat analitik dengan desain cross sectional study dengan jumlah sampel 72 perawat dengan menggunakan teknik simple random sampling,dan penelitian ini secara univariat dan bivariat dengan Chy-Square yang disajikan dalam bentuk tabel. Hasil menunjukkan bahwa terdapat adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara pengetahuan, pengawasan, motivasi, sikap dan ketersediaan alat terhadap kepatuhan perawat rawat inap dalam menggunakan alat pelindung diri dengan(p-value< 0,05).


2012 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Aryal ◽  
A Badhu ◽  
S Pandey ◽  
A Bhandari ◽  
P Khatiwoda ◽  
...  

Background The patients suffering from tuberculosis are receiving shame and unfair treatment from the people living around them within their own society attending DOTS clinic of Dharan municipality. Objective To assess the stigma experienced by tuberculosis patients and to find out the association between stigma experienced by Tuberculosis patient and the selected variables (socio-demographic characteristics, clinical profile and illness experience). Methods Descriptive Cross Sectional study was done among sixty tuberculosis patients. Stratified random sampling was used to select the main center and sub center of Tuberculosis treatment and population proportionate simple random sampling using lottery method was done. Data was collected using predesigned, pretested performa from Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue developed by World Health Organization. Results The study revealed that 63.3% of the subjects were stigmatized. There was association between stigma and variables such as occupation, monthly family income and past history of Tuberculosis. There was also association of stigma with treatment phase, category of the patient and past outcome of illness. Conclusion Due to lack of knowledge and awareness about Tuberculosis, many patients were stigmatized. Efforts should be made to educate the public about Tuberculosis to reduce stigma experienced by Tuberculosis patients and improve the compliance of the patient. KATHMANDU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL JOURNAL  VOL.10 | NO. 1 | ISSUE 37 | JAN - MAR 2012 | 48-52 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/kumj.v10i1.6914


2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-60
Author(s):  
Hastuti Marlina ◽  
Buchari Lapau ◽  
Ezalina .

Perilaku seksual remaja merupakan segala bentuk tingkah laku yang didorong oleh hasrat seksual baik dengan lawan jenis maupun sesama jenis. Bentuk perilaku seksual remaja dimulai dari tingkat yang kurang intim sampai dengan yang paling intim (melakukan hubungan seksual). Remaja usia 15-24 tahun yang melakukan hubungan seksual sebanyak 66,55% secara global, 2,2% di Malaysia, 45% di Provinsi Riau dan 44,23% di Pekanbaru. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui faktorfaktor yang berhubungan dengan perilaku seksual remaja SMA Negeri Se-Kota Pekanbaru tahun 2012. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain penelitian cross sectional study. Sampel adalah 1000 orang remaja SMA Negeri Se-Kota Pekanbaru. Prosedur pengambilan sampel dengan cara systematic random sampling, pengambilan data menggunakan kuesioner dan analisis data dilakukan secara univariat, bivariat dengan uji chi-square dan multivariat dengan uji regresi logistic ganda. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan proporsi remaja yang melakukan perilaku seksual berisiko sebanyak 280 orang (28%). Variabel yang berhubungan dengan perilaku seksual remaja adalah pengawasan orang tua (OR:115; 95%CI: 13,24-999, 72), mitos tentang seks (OR:12; 95%CI:2,61-57,32), gaya hidup (OR: 8; 95%CI: 1,35-47,46) dan jenis kelamin (OR: 0,2; 95%CI: 0,06-0,61), variabel yang tidak berhubungan dengan perilaku seksual remaja adalah tempat tinggal selama bersekolah dan variabel yang lainnya merupakan counfounding dengan variabel dependen maupun independen. Sebaiknya diharapkan ada kerja sama institusi kesehatan dengan Dinas Pendidikan dalam hal memberikan penyuluhan baik itu kepada orang tua, guru dan remaja itu sendiri mengenai bahaya perilaku seksual, penyakit menular seksual, mitos tentang seks dan sebagainya.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
Immawanti Immawanti ◽  
Junaedi Yunding

ABSTRAK Penggunaan metode kontrasepsi hormonal dalam waktu lama dapat menimbulkan efek samping salah satunya adalah peningkatan tekanan darah atau hipertensi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan lama penggunaan kontrasepsi hormonal jenis pil dan suntik pada wanita pasangan usia subur dengan kejadian hipertensi. Rancangan penelitian ini merupakan survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional study. Sampel sebanyak 67 wanita pasangan usia subur, sampel diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik simple random sampling. Alat ukur yang digunakan adalah spignomanometer dan lembar kuisioner. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukan ada hubungan lama penggunaan kontrasepsi hormonal pil (p=0,00) dan kontrasepsi hormonal suntik (p=0,01) dengan kejadian hipertensi pada wanita pasangan usia subur. Diharapkan instansi terkait untuk memberikan informasi tentang kelebihan dan kelemahan penggunaan jenis kontrasepsi bagi calon akseptor. Kata Kunci : hipertensi, kontrasepsi pil, kontrasepsi suntik, lama pemakaian


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-21
Author(s):  
Kalaivani Annadurai ◽  
Geetha Mani ◽  
Raja Dhanasekaran

Background: Knowing the prevalence of tobacco use and the socio-demographic profile of users might prove useful in further strengthening the information, education, communication and regulatory activities, thereby decreasing tobacco use. The objective was to study the prevalence and pattern of tobacco use among men aged 18 years and above in rural area of Tamil Nadu. Methods: A cross sectional study was performed among 714 males aged 18 years and above in Vadagarai village of Tamil Nadu during 2010 and interviewed with a pretested questionnaire. Systematic random sampling was used to select the participants. Results: Prevalence of smoking was found to be 36.7%. Cigarette smoking was more common than beedi and smokeless tobacco. Conclusion: Strict enforcement of anti-tobacco legislation and awareness measures targeting ill-effects of tobacco can be intensified to reduce tobacco related morbidity and mortality.


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