A cross sectional study on menstrual hygiene practices among the village women attending a primary health centre, Tripura

Background: Hygienic practices performed by the rural women during menstrual cycle is often remain unsatisfactory, resulting adverse health outcomes and poor productivity. Assessment of the practices among different population groups as well as different geographical locations thus has been a priority issue. The objective of this study is to assess the menstrual hygiene practices among the village women attending a Primary Health Centre of Sipahijala district, Tripura.Methods: The study was conducted among 141 village women of reproductive age group (15-49 years), visited Madhupur primary health centre, Sipahijala district, Tripura for some other health conditions. Unwilling individuals were excluded from the study. Data were collected using a pre-designed pre tested schedule by interviewing the participants for basic socio-demographic variables as well as questions related to hygienic practices during menstrual period. Data were analysed using IBM SPSS version 20 and presented using principles of descriptive statistics. Ethical clearance was obtained from Institutional Ethics Committee, Tripura Medical College.Results: Majority of the study subjects belonged to 21-30 years of age group (49.3%). Cloth was the major absorbent material (44.0%) followed by sanitary napkin (36.2%). 47.5% of the study subjects reused the material. Only 2.1% of the study subjects changed the material less than 2 times/day. More than 90% of the study subjects clean their private parts regularly. 66.0% of the study subjects disposed the material in dustbin.Conclusions: Majority of the participants were performing satisfactory menstrual hygienic practices. However, large scale analytical studies will be helpful to draw a definite conclusion about influence of sociodemographic factors on menstrual hygiene practices.

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Prevalence of metabolic syndrome among rural women in a primary health centre area in Tamil Nadu

Indian Journal of Public Health ◽

10.4103/0019-557x.106423 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 56 (4) ◽

pp. 314 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

I Selvaraj ◽

S Gopalakrishnan ◽

M Logaraj

Keyword(s):

Metabolic Syndrome ◽

Rural Women ◽

Tamil Nadu ◽

Health Centre ◽

Primary Health Centre ◽

Primary Health

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EPIDEMIOLOGY OF DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER (DHF) IN SEMANU II PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRE, GUNUNGKIDUL FROM JANUARY-JUNE 2019

Epidemiology and Society Health Review (ESHR) ◽

10.26555/eshr.v2i1.1577 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 23

Author(s):

Vidya Aries Anggraini ◽

Sulistyawati Sulistyawati ◽

Desita Purnamawati ◽

Siwi Mars Pramatama Wijayanti

Keyword(s):

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Health Centre ◽

Public Health Problem ◽

Secondary Data ◽

Hemorrhagic Fever ◽

Primary Health Centre ◽

Age Group ◽

Primary Health ◽

Group 6 ◽

Descriptive Approach

Background: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is a public health problem in Indonesia. The dengue virus causes the disease through mosquito Aedes aegypti bite. This study aims to describe Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in Semanu II Primary Health Centre, GunungKidul, Yogyakarta.Methods: This is a quantitative study with a descriptive approach, describing DHF based variable person, place, and time, using secondary data. Data collection was carried out in August 2019 from secondary data reports SP2TP UPT PuskesmasSemanu II period January-June 2019.Results: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF), which occurred in the region of Primary Health Center Semanu II in 2019, was a total of 18 cases with Incidence Rate 72/100,000 population. The majority of cases were found in the age group 6-11 years. 67% of the cases occurred in males. 72% of the cases happened in Pacarejo village. Most of the DHF incidence occurred in March (39%). Conclusions: The incidence of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Primary Health Care Semanu II, most occurred in Pacarejo village, the majority in the age group 6-11 years. Male were the most infected group. And the highest DHF incidence occurred in March 2019

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Level of Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Reproductive Women to Cervical Cancer in the Duren Sawit Sub-District Primary Health Centre in 2016

Advanced Science Letters ◽

10.1166/asl.2018.12677 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 24 (8) ◽

pp. 6194-6197

Author(s):

Jean B. P Devi ◽

J Aaron ◽

N Catherina ◽

F. R Hanna ◽

R Ikhlas ◽

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Keyword(s):

Cervical Cancer ◽

Early Detection ◽

Low Income ◽

Health Centre ◽

Primary Health Centre ◽

Reproductive Age ◽

Reproductive Age Women ◽

Primary Health ◽

Level Of Knowledge ◽

And Behavior

Cervical cancer is one of the most common gynecological problems. According to WHO, in 2012 there were 528.000 new cases of cervical cancer diagnosed resulting in 266.000 deaths, 90% of which occur in middle-to-low income countries. In Indonesia, there are 40.000 new cases of cervical cancer each year, making it the most common cancer found in Indonesian women. The number of occurrences can be linked to knowledge, attitude, and behavior which are influenced by age, education, availability of information, and lifestyle. This research is aimed to evaluate the level of knowledge, attitude, and behavior in reproductive age women concerning cervical cancer particularly within the area of Duren Sawit Sub-District Primary Health Centre to be used to establish a work plan with the end goal of reducing the occurrence of cervical cancer particularly within the area of Duren Sawit Sub-District Primary Health Centre. This research follows a cross-sectional design using questionnaires filled by 85 respondents chosen with simple random sampling. Respondents are reproductive age women who visited Duren Sawit Sub-District Primary Health Centre. The data are processed using SPSS using Chi-square test. The results yield significance in relation between level of education, cervical cancer knowledge and attitude towards early screening, but no significance in the practices. From those results, it can be inferred that despite the adequate knowledge and positive attitude towards early detection of cervical cancer, there are still factors hindering the community from early detection practices such as screening and vaccination.

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