scholarly journals FACTORS AFFECTING SCHOOL ABSENCE AMONG SCHOOLGIRLS IN SOUTH TANGERANG, INDONESIA

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Hoirun Nisa

AbstrakLatar belakang: Remaja perempuan sering memiliki pengetahuan yang kurang mengenai kesehatan reproduksi termasuk menstruasi, dan masalah menstruasi dapat mempengaruhi kehadiran siswi di sekolah. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor yang berhubungan dengan ketidakhadiran siswi sekolah dasar selama masa menstruasi.Metode: Penelitian cross-sectional dilakukan di sembilan sekolah dasar di Kota Tangerang Selatan. Informasi yang dikumpulkan antara lain karakteristik demografi, umur menarche, durasi menstruasi, dismenore, pengetahuan, dan sumber informasi mengenai menstruasi dari remaja siswi. Partisipan terdiri dari 133 siswi yang telah mengalami menstruasi. Uji chi-square dan regresi logistik digunakan dalam data analisis.Hasil: Frekuensi siswi yang tidak masuk sekolah saat menstruasi cukup tinggi (19%). Rata-rata ketidakhadiran sebanyak 2,4 hari setiap siklus menstruasi, dan alasan utama ketidakhadiran di sekolah antara lain takut tembus (69%), rasa sakit/tidak nyaman (62%), dan ejekan dari siswa laki-laki (19%). Pengetahuan yang buruk tentang menstruasi (AOR = 5,24; 95% CI = 1,69-16,30) dan dismenore (AOR = 6,05; 95% CI = 1,32-27,69) mempunyai hubungan positif yang signifikan dengan ketidakhadiran di sekolah (p<0,05), sementara pendidikan ibu secara signifikan dapat mencegah ketidakhadiran siswi pada masa menstruasi (p<0,05).Kesimpulan: Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi ketidakhadiran siswi di sekolah adalah pengetahuan tentang menstruasi, dismenore, dan status pendidikan ibu. Penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa memberikan pengetahuan dan manajemen menstruasi dapat bermanfaat dalam mengurangi ketidakhadiran siswi akibat menstruasi di sekolah. Kata kunci: menstruasi, menarche, pengetahuan, ketidakhadiran di sekolah AbstractBackground: Adolescent girls often have limited knowledge regarding reproductive health including menstruation, and challenges associated with menstruation may affect girls’ school attendance. This study aimed to examine factors associated with school absence during menstruation among schoolgirls.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted in nine elementary schools in the South Tangerang City. The information included the schoolgirls’ demographic background, menarche age, duration of menstrual, dysmenorrhea, knowledge about menstruation, and source of information related to menstruation. Participants were 133 schoolgirls who had experienced first menstruation. Chi-square test and logistic regression were used for data analysis.Results: The frequency of schoolgirls who missed school during menstruation was slightly high (19%). Absentee schoolgirls missed an average of 2.4 days each menstrual cycle, and main reasons for school absence were fear of leakage (69%), pain/discomfort (62%), and boys ridiculed (19%). Poor knowledge about menstruation (AOR = 5.24; 95 % CI = 1.69-16.30) and dysmenorrhea (AOR = 6.05; 95% CI: 1.32-27.69) revealed significant positive association with school absence during menstruation (p<0.05), while mother’s education had significantly prevented the schoolgirls from school absence during menstruation (p<0.05). Conclusion: Factors affecting school absence of schoolgirls included knowledge of menstruation, dysmenorrhea, and mother’s education status. The findings suggest that providing knowledge and menstrual management could benefit on reducing school absenteeism among schoolgirls due to menarche at school. Keywords: menstruation, menarche, knowledge, school absence

Author(s):  
Prakash Dudhani ◽  
Sanjay Khandekar

Background: There was a strong correlation between increase in hypertension and changing lifestyle factors. The problem which lies with the hypertension is that it cannot be cured completely. And its management requires lifelong medication with some life-style modifications. Decreased physical activities coupled with increased mental tension are important contributors of hypertension. They are usually seen amongst employees of the profession where working is typically sedentary.  The main objectives were to study on prevalence of hypertension and risk factors among Government Gazetted officers of Maharashtra, India.Methods: A cross sectional study was carried among gazetted officers working in various departments of state Government for a period of one year in Solapur district. 355 Gazetted Government officers of class I & class II cadre were studied. Blood pressure was measured with a standard mercury sphygmomanometer. Chi-square test was applied to assess risk factors.Results: In present study, the prevalence of hypertension among Gazetted officers was observed 20.28%. There was significant positive association was found between age and prevalence of hypertension. And also it was found significantly higher in men than women. The association between education and hypertension found to be statistically significant (P<0.001), while there was no association between socioeconomic status and hypertension was found (P=0.33). Prevalence of hypertension was noted higher at every level of BMI. Prevalence of hypertension was significantly higher in smokers, alcoholic and had significant association (P<0.05).Conclusions: We conclude that, because of high prevalence of hypertension in Gazetted officers, periodically they should be screened for the same.


Author(s):  
Shreyans D. Singhvi ◽  
Preksha T. Singh ◽  
Rafe M. Khan

Background: Occupational health diseases are becoming vividly active in the present scenario of the generation. Because of the active industrialization of the world, in the last century various industries are growing each and every day in various fields in multiple countries. Textile industries alone are one of the most common industry and a source of occupation for more than 20 million workers in India itself. Therefore, it is very important to ensure proper preventive and medical strategies for the industrial workers.Methods: A cross sectional study of 240 workers in a textile industry, was performed. For the study, a well structural questionnaire and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) examination was used. Several factors were considered for the abnormality of the PEFR and considerable associations were questioned. The statistical analysis is made by chi-square test and p-values.Results: There are positive association found with abnormal PEFR found and multiple factors including age of the workers, duration of exposure and type of exposure.Conclusions: The industrial workers are very prone to develop pulmonary occupational diseases; therefore, it is very important to make preventive measures for its associative factors causing it.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 015
Author(s):  
Revita Virgini Mappadang ◽  
Fima F.L.G. Langi ◽  
Odi Roni Pinontoan

Background: Immunization comes from the word "immune" meaning immunity. Immunization means being immunize, giving passive immunity (given antibodies) to the baby. The Indonesian Demographic Health Survey (IDHS) in 2017 shows that the achievement of complete basic immunization has not yet reached the government's target of 92%. This research aims to study the determinants of age of child, sex of child, age of mother, number of live children, level of mother’s education, residence and antenatal care with immunization. Method:  This research was a quantitative with a cross sectional study design. The data used were secondary taken from 2017 IDHS data conducted in 34 provinces in Indonesia with a total sample of 9,424 children under five. Data were processed and analyzed in a univariate, bivariate, and multivariate manner using the chi square test. Result: highschool education (p= <0,001, AOR 0,757); number of children more than two (p=<0,001, AOR 0,728); and village residence (p=0,007, AOR 0,868) reduces odds ratio. Conclusion: the level of mother’s education, number of live children and residence are the determinants


2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jasmin Grischke ◽  
Szymon P. Szafrański ◽  
Uthayakumar Muthukumarasamy ◽  
Susanne Haeussler ◽  
Meike Stiesch

Abstract Background The prevalence of peri-implantitis ranges between 7 and 38.4% depending on risk indicators such as smoking, diabetes mellitus, lack of periodontal maintenance program, and history or presence of periodontitis. Currently, the possible effect of the type of superstructure on peri-implant health is unclear. This cross-sectional study aims to investigate the influence of the superstructure on the prevalence of peri-implant mucositis, peri-implantitis and peri-implant dysbiosis. Methods During a 32-month recruitment period dental implants were assessed to diagnose healthy peri-implant tissues, mucositis or peri-implantitis. The study included 1097 implants in 196 patients. Out of all peri-implantitis cases 20 randomly chosen submucosal biofilms from implants with fixed denture (FD) originating from 13 patients and 11 biofilms from implants with removable dentures (RD) originating from 3 patients were studied for microbiome analysis. Composition of transcriptionally active biofilms was revealed by RNAseq. Metatranscriptomic profiles were created for thirty-one peri-implant biofilms suffering from peri-implantitis and microbiome changes associated with superstructure types were identified. Results 16.41% of the implants were diagnosed with peri-implantitis, 25.00% of implants with RD and 12.68% of implants with FD, respectively. Multivariate analysis showed a significant positive association on patient (p =  < 0.001) and implant level (p = 0.03) between the prevalence of peri-implantitis and RD. Eight bacterial species were associated either with FD or RD by linear discriminant analysis effect size method. However, significant intergroup confounders (e.g. smoking) were present. Conclusions Within the limitations of the present work, RDs appear to be a risk indicator for peri-implantitis and seem to facilitate expansion of specific periodontopathogens. Potential ecological and pathological consequences of shift in microbiome from RDs towards higher activity of Fusobacterium nucleatum subspecies animalis and Prevotella intermedia require further investigation.


2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (5) ◽  
pp. 725-730 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmen Sílvia Basílio ◽  
Rosana Fiorini Puccini ◽  
Edina Mariko Koga da Silva ◽  
Márcia Regina Marcondes Pedromônico

OBJECTIVE: To assess the receptive vocabulary of children aged between two years and six months and five years and eleven months who were attending childcare centers and kindergarten schools. METHODS: An analytical cross-sectional study was carried out in the municipality of Embu, Southeastern Brazil. The Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test and analysis of factors associated with children's performance were applied. The sample consisted of 201 children of both genders, aged between two and six years. Statistical analysis was performed using multivariate analysis and logistic regression model. The dependent variable analyzed was test performance and the independent variables were child's age, mother's level of education and family socio-demographic characteristics. RESULTS: It was observed that 44.3% of the children had performances in the test that were below what would be expected for their age. The factors associated with the best performances in the test were child's age (OR=2.4; 95% CI: 1.6-3.5) and mother's education level (OR= 3.2; 95% CI: 1.3-7.4). CONCLUSIONS: Mother's education level is important for child's language development. Settings such as childcare and kindergarten schools are protective factors for child development in families of low income and education.


2007 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 161
Author(s):  
Syafruddin Haris ◽  
Sri Sofyani ◽  
Bidasari Lubis ◽  
Munar Lubis ◽  
Syahril Pasaribu ◽  
...  

Background Malaria is still considered to be an important healthproblem in Indonesia. Malaria has been found in islands withdifferent degree of endemicity. Behavior of the community isone of the factors affecting the incidence of malaria in MandailingNatal district.Objective To know the parental knowledge, attitude, and practiceamong parents whose children suffered from malaria or not.Methods A cross sectional study was conducted in six primaryschools and one health centre in October 2004. Subjects wereparents whose children were malaria positive and malaria negativebased on laboratory examination. Sample size was 85 parents foreach group. Selected respondents were interviewed usingstructured questionnaire. Degree of knowledge, attitude, andpractice on malaria were established using scoring system withinthree categories: good, less, and poor. Data were collected andpresented using chi-square and P<0.05 was considered as a levelof significant.Results The mean age of 85 parents whose children were positivemalaria, was 38.47 years (SD 6.67) and the mean age of thosewhose children were negative malaria was 40.41 years (SD 8.05).Parent’s education level was 62.9% primary school and 90% oftheir children were school-aged. There were significant differenceson parental knowledge, attitude and practice in each group(P<0.05). There was also a significant correlation betweenoccupation and knowledge, but not between parental educationlevel and parental age. Parental knowledge and attitude on theincidence of malaria in Mandailing Natal district were good,though their practice were poor.Conclusion There are significant differences on parentalknowledge, attitude and practice, between parents whose childrenwere positive and negative for malaria.


2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 130-141
Author(s):  
Mofijul Hoq Masum ◽  
Ahmed Razman Abdul Latiff ◽  
Mohammad Noor Hisham Osman

Corporate voluntary disclosure becomes a burning issue in the literature of accounting throughout the last two decades. The study aims to explore the most crucial determinants that influence corporate voluntary disclosure in a transition economy. A cross-sectional study based on the pharmaceutical and chemical companies listed in the Dhaka Stock Exchange is conducted to reconnoiter the crucial determinants affecting the voluntary disclosure. Based on the agency theory, stakeholder theory, and previous literature, the determinants are selected. An unweighted disclosure index is used to measure the extent of voluntary disclosure; after that, a multivariate analysis is steered to reconnoiter the key determinants of voluntary disclosure. It is found that firm leverage and firm liquidity are the key determinants that significantly influence the corporate voluntary disclosure in a transition economy. In contrast, no significant positive association is found between voluntary disclosure and board size. In additon, it is also found that market category significantly influences voluntary disclosure with an inverse direction. This study has important implications for both the corporate people and the regulatory bodies of the transition economy. The study also helps various stakeholders of the transition economy – Bangladesh, in designing their strategies regarding the most significant determinants of voluntary disclosure. Acknowledgment We are very thankful to the Institute of Advanced Research (IAR), United International University, Bangladesh, to grant us the fund by mobilizing which we generate our required data for the study and complete this empirical study.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 257-264
Author(s):  
Ayşe TAŞTEKİN OUYABA

This research is a cross-sectional study. It was conducted with 340 students studying at the Faculty of Health Sciences of the Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University. Data were collected through a questionnaire. T-test, Mann Whitney U, and Chi-square test were used to compare the sociodemographic and internet usage characteristics of the students according to their gender. Data were evaluated with Structural Equation Model. Being a woman is associated with better motivation (β: = -.20, p = 0.000) and health behaviors (β= -.22, p = 0.000). High motivation is associated with better behavioral skills (β= .15, p = 0.005) and better health behaviors (β= .28, p = 0.000). Better health behaviors indicate a decrease in cyber victimization (β= -.11, p = 0.042). It was observed that female students’ sensitivity towards preventing and preventing cyberbullying was higher than male students. Students with a high level of motivation have better behavioral skills and health behaviors. Students with better behavioral skills and health behaviors were less exposed to cyber victimization.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Dehghani Firouzabadi ◽  
Ahmad Jayedi ◽  
Elaheh Asgari ◽  
Zahra Akbarzadeh ◽  
Nasim Janbozorgi ◽  
...  

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the association between the dietary and lifestyle inflammation score (DLIS) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its components in a sample of Iranian adults.Design: Population-based cross-sectional study.Setting: General adult population living in Tehran, Iran.Subjects: We included 827 adult men and women with an age range of 18–59 years who were referred to health centers in different districts of Tehran, Iran. Dietary intake was assessed by a semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire with 168 items. The DLIS was calculated based on four components, including dietary inflammation score, physical activity, cigarette smoking, and general obesity. Higher DLIS represents a more proinflammatory diet and lifestyle. The odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of the MetS across quartiles of the DLIS was calculated by using logistic regression analysis, controlling for age, sex, energy intake, marital status, education status, and occupation.Results: A total of 827 participants (31% men) were included, with a mean age of 44.7 ± 10.7 years. The prevalence of the MetS was 30.5%. The DLIS ranged between −2.35 and +3.19 (mean ± SD: 0.54 ± 1.09). There was a significant positive association between the DLIS and odds of MetS (OR fourthvs.thefirstquartile: 1.57, 95% CI: 1.01–2.45) in the fully adjusted model.Conclusion: Our results showed a significant positive association between the DLIS and odds of MetS. The results of the present crosssectional study suggested that having a more proinflammatory lifestyle can be associated with MetS. More prospective studies are needed to confirm the findings.


2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 96-105
Author(s):  
Dewi Sartika Siagian ◽  
Sara Herlina

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of exclusive breastfeeding and mother's education on infant development. This research is a quantitative observational analytic with cross sectional design. The results of univariate analysis show that most babies get exclusive breastfeeding as many as 46 people (55.4%), low education as many as 56 people (67.5%) and most of the normal development of 47 people ( 56.6%). The results of bivariate analysis of exclusive breastfeeding for infant development by chi square test obtained P value <0,000. Conclusions, there is a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding on infant development and bivariate analysis of maternal education on infant development. There is a relationship between mother's education and infant development. Keywords: Exclusive ASI, Mother's Education, Infant Development


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