PENYULUHAN KESEHATAN DENGAN METODE BRAINSTORMING DAN SIMULATION GAME TERHADAP PENGETAHUAN REMAJA PEREMPUAN TENTANG MENSTRUASI

Menstruation is periodic and cyclical bleeding from the uterus accompanied by the release (desquamation) of the endometrium. Menstrual bleeding is the result of a complex interaction involving the hormonal system with the body's organs, namely the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovaries and uterus. Every woman experiences menstruation with a different cycle. The cause of irregular menstruation is from genetics and from a bad lifestyle. The purpose of this paper is to provide health education between brainstorming methods and simulation games to increase knowledge about menstruation. Participants in the Health education were 66 grade X students at SMA Negeri Beringin. In the implementation of activities using an instrument (questionnaire) to collect data. related to increasing knowledge about menstruation. The conclusion of this activity is that health education using simulation game and brain storming methods can increase adolescent knowledge about menstruation in class X students at SMA Negeri Beringin.

VALIDATION OF SCREENING MODEL OF BREAST CANCER: A REVIEW

Globally, Breast Cancer is mostly detecting in women’s due to family history, obesity, irregular menstruation, intake of alcohol/tobacco, etc. When uncontrollable grow of cells in breast which turns into cancer, occur at lobules or duct of breast. Various indications are seen like – appearance of lumps, swelling, size & color of breast is change, unusual discharge, etc. Breast cancer can be diagnosis by oneself by doing some physical activity and by advance modern technology can help to detect the cancerous cells. Mammography and Sonography is the initial diagnosing method to detect the cancer cells without any incision or inserting tools into the breast. Doctors or trained healthcare observe the tumor i.e. it’s benign or malignant after that screening model is use to confirmation of the tumor.

Investigation of Cognition Status of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Medical Institutions Staff

Objective: To investigate the cognition, application and commendation of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) among medical institution staff with different professional background. Methods: Female staff aged 40-60 years in 4 tertiary hospitals were randomly selected. The participants’ characteristics and the information of cognition, application and recommendation of MHT were collected by questionnaire. Results: A total of 341 people participated in this study, the cognition rate of MHT was 37% and the recommendation rate was 44%. For people with indications of MHT, the utilization rate is 15%, and 84.6% of them have used MHT for less than 3 years. 84.6% of those who did not use MHT considered menopause is not a disease and there was no need to use medication. Compared with nurses, doctors know more about MHT (P<0.01), and MHT recommendation rate of doctors was higher than that of nurses(P<0.01). The cognition of MHT were analyzed in menopause group, irregular menstruation group and regular menstruation group, there was no difference was found among these three groups (P>0.05). Conclusion: Strengthening the training of MHT related knowledge in medical institutions, will be helpful to improve the cognition and utilization rate of medical institutions and promote the whole society to study and use MHT.

Menstrual Cycle Patterns and the Prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Korean Young Adult Women

Menstruation is one of the important indicators of reproductive health. Therefore, in order to improve the reproductive health of women in puberty and early adulthood, it is necessary to investigate menstrual health and symptoms. This cross-sectional descriptive correlational study was conducted to identify young women’s menstrual cycle patterns, prevalence of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS), Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and the relationships of health-related factors according to menstrual regularity and PCOS. 462 women participated in the first phase of the study and completed the menstrual health and health-related behaviors questionnaire. In the second phase, 88 women with irregular menstruation in phase one had blood tests taken and body composition measured. As a result, Menarche was slightly later in irregular menstruation group. Women with regular menstruation had a mean number of 11.7 menstrual cycles over the past year, 93.0% of them reported a normal menstruation cycle frequency (21–35 days), 95.2% reported a normal duration (2–7 days) and 55.9% of participants had heavy menstrual bleeding. In the irregular menstrual group, there were higher percentages of underweight and obese women as well as more women experiences weight and diet changes. The estimated prevalence rates of PMS and PCOS were 25.5%, 5.2% respectively. This study provides updated basic data about menstrual health among Korean young women but more extensive and sophisticated studies are needed in the future.

How Can Dietary Habits Effects on Dysmenorrhea among Health Track Students – A Cross Sectional Study

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate whether dietary habits can affect the dysmenorrhea and irregular menstruation. Design: A cross sectional study. Setting: A total of 655 female students from Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University (IAU). A non-quantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess their food habits. Participants: Female students in health track in IAU with no health problem, pregnant or even lactating and age from 17 – 26 years were included. Results: The severity of dysmenorrhea was significantly associated with the less intake of seafood (P= 0.007) and low consumption of nuts (P= 0.02). High sweet consumption contributed with pain increased significantly during the menstrual days (P= 0.002), as well as elevates the severity of dysmenorrhea (P= 0.04). Drinking less coffee contributes significantly to the undesired effect of dysmenorrhea (P= 0.04). While there were no significant association between dairy products intake and vegetables consumption with the severity of dysmenorrhea as well as irregular menstruation. Conclusion: Regular consumption of seafood and nuts can alleviate the severity of dysmenorrhea. Eating too many sweets increased the severity of dysmenorrhea among 17 to 26 year old female.

Nutritional Status and Anthropometric Indices in relation to Menstrual Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study

Purpose. Dietary habit and body composition can develop risk of menstrual disorders. The objective of this study was to assess the relationship between macronutrient intake, anthropometric indices, and menstrual disorders. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 217 women with an average age of 28.8 ± 7.9 years. Anthropometric indices including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and skinfold thickness from all participants were measured. Menstrual cycle characteristics were self-reported. The dietary habits were assessed by using a modified, semiquantitative 147 items Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) by two trained dietitians. Chi-square and independent T-test were used to assess bivariate associations and logistic regression was implemented in SPSS 21. Results. Most of the participants (52.5%) suffered from at least one of the menstrual disorders including painful menstruation (41%), premenstrual syndrome (PMS) (24.9%), and irregular menstruation (22.1%). The mean of waist circumference in women with no complication was 76.0 ± 11.8 and in women with at least one disorder was 86.7 ± 14.0 ( P < 0.001 ). Our results suggest that women with no disorder consumed less calorie, carbohydrate, protein, and fat in comparison to women with at least one disorder ( P < 0.001 ). Furthermore, the proportion of all kinds of disorders among women, who had overweight or obesity, was significantly higher than women with normal BMI ( P < 0.001 ). Conclusion. Irregular menstruation, painful menstruation, and PMS were significantly associated with high intake of calories, proteins, carbohydrates, and total fat. Furthermore, menstruation-related complications were worsened by obesity.

Dose Correlation of Danggui and Chuanxiong Drug Pairs in the Chinese Medicine Prescription Based on the Copula Function

Dosage is essential for studying the compatibility and effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine. Danggui and Chuanxiong are widely used in traditional Chinese medicine for ailments and treatment of various disorders. 628 traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions containing Danggui and Chuanxiong were extracted from the self-built prescription database and screened for the three groups of prescriptions, i.e., irregular menstruation, sores, and stroke. We processed and tested the dosage of Danggui and Chuanxiong and selected the optimal copula function, Gumbel copula function, from the Archimedes function family and elliptical copula function family to establish the data model. To establish the presence of a correlation between the dose of Danggui and Chuanxiong, a graph of the joint distribution function of rank correlation coefficients, Kendall’s rank correlation coefficient and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient, was used. Our results suggest that the model using the Gumbel copula function better reflects the correlation between the dose of Danggui and Chuanxiong. For irregular menstruation, sores, and strokes, Kendall’s rank correlation coefficients were 0.6724, 0.5930, and 0.7757, respectively, and Spearman’s correlation coefficients were 0.8536, 0.7812, and 0.9285, respectively. In all three prescription groups, the dose of Danggui and Chuanxiong was positively correlated, implying that, as the dosage of one drug increases, the dosage of the other increases as well. From the perspective of data mining and mathematical statistics, the use of the copula function model to evaluate the correlation between the prescribed dosage of the two drugs was innovative and provided a new model for the scientific interpretation of the compatibility of traditional drugs. This might also serve to guide the clinical use of traditional Chinese medicine.

Investigation of Cognition Status of Menopausal Hormone Therapy in Medical Institutions Staff

Objective: To investigate the cognition, application and commendation of menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) among medical institution staff with different professional background.Methods: Female staff aged 40-60 years in 4 tertiary hospitals were randomly selected. The participants’ characteristics and the information of cognition, application and recommendation of MHT were collected by questionnaire.Results: A total of 341 people participated in this study, the cognition rate of MHT was 37% and the recommendation rate was 44%.For people with indications of MHT, the utilization rate is 15%, and 84.6% of them have used MHT for less than 3 years. 84.6% of those who did not use MHT considered menopause is not a disease and there was no need to use medication. Compared with nurses, doctors know more about MHT ( P <0.01), and MHT recommendation rate of doctors was higher than that of nurses ( P <0.01). The cognition of MHT were analyzed in menopause group, irregular menstruation group and regular menstruation group, there was no difference was found among these three groups (P >0.05).Conclusion: Strengthening the training of MHT related knowledge in medical institutions, will be helpful to improve the cognition and utilization rate of medical institutions and promote the whole society to study and use MHT.