ESTIMATION OF HYPERTENSION RISK FROM LIFESTYLE FACTORS IN COASTAL POPULATIONS

The prevalence of hypertension in coastal areas was still high between 2007 and 2018 with the highest prevalence in 2007 at 53.3%. The purpose of this research was to analyze the prediction of hypertension based on the determinants of the lifestyle of the coastal population. The type of this research is using cross-sectional research design, with a total sample of 210 people in the coastal area of Medan Belawan. The data were collected using an instrument in the form of a questionnaire, body mass index measurement using a manual weight balance and a stature meter and blood pressure using an sphygmomanometer aneroid. The selection of candidates as predictive variables is carried out by chi-square test analysis, followed by multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression test and the formulation model to find predictions hypertension, namely age ≥ 45 years has a 3.040 times greater risk of suffering from hypertension than age 45 years (p = 0.001; 95% CI = 1.549-5.966) and obesity nutritional status has a large 2.284 times greater risk of suffering from hypertension than nutritional status was not obese (p = 0.028; 95% CI = 1.091-4.780). The results of the calculation of the probability from the modeling, it is found that if a person is ≥ 45 years old and has a nutritional status of obesity, the probability of suffering hypertension is 99.99%.

PREVALENSI STATUS GIZI PADA SISWA-SISWI SMK N PRINGKUKU KABUPATEN PACITAN

School-aged teenagers, in particular, have a habit and the pattern of food consumption is often irregular and does not pay attention to the pattern of good and balanced consumption. The condition of unbalanced consumption patterns can affect individual nutritional status. Body mass index measurement (BMI) is related to the prevalence of nutritional status in students of SMK N Pringkuku Kab. Pacitan is used as a general description of nutritional conditions within the school environment. Nutrition status data obtained from the calculation of height and weight and then calculated body mass index (BMI), and data related to healthy habits and lifestyle obtained from the filling of questionnaires by respondents. The results showed that there were students with less nutritional status, normal nutritional status, more nutritional status, and obesity were 25.44%, 58.18% 10.91% and 5.45% respectively with the condition related to sex and general breakfast habits and the frequency of eating a day showed 72.09% of students behaved well, while 27.91% of students behaved eating is not good. Keywords: body mass index, consumption patterns, nutrition, students ABSTRAK Remaja usia sekolah khususnya memilikikebiasaan dan pola konsumsi makanan sering tidak teratur serta tidak memperhatikan pola konsumsi yang baik dan seimbang. Kondisi pola konsumsi yang tidak seimbang dapat berpengaruh pada status gizi individu. Pengukuran body mass index (BMI) terkait dengan prevalensi status gizi pada siswa SMK N Pringkuku Kab. Pacitan digunakan sebagai gambaran umum kondisi gizi dilingkungan sekolah. Data status gizi diperoleh dari perhitungan tinggi badan dan berat badan kemudian dilakukan perhitungan body mass index (BMI), dan data terkait kebiasaan-kebiasaan dan pola hidup sehat diperoleh dari pengisian kuisoner oleh responden. Hasil penelitian menunjukan terdapat siswa dengan status gizi kurang, status gizi normal, status gizi lebih dan obesitas berturut-turut sebanyak 25,44%, 58,18% 10,91% dan 5,45% dengan kondisi tersebut berhubungan dengan jenis kelamin serta secara umum kebiasaan sarapan pagi dan frekuensi makan dalam sehari menujukan 72,09% siswa berperilaku makan baik, sedangkan 27,91% siswa berperilaku makan tidak baik. Kata kunci : body mass index, gizi, pola konsumsi,siswa

Characteristic patients with oral mucositis receiving 5-FU chemotherapy at Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung

Introduction: Oral mucositis is an inflammatory reaction of oral mucous membrane that often appears in cancer patients due to the chemotherapeutic agents, such as 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). The aim of this study was to describe the characteristic patients who receive 5-FU and had oral mucositis. Methods: This study was conducted on 41 patients with cancer receiving 5-FU chemotherapy at Dr Hasan Sadikin Hospital Bandung. The data was retrieved through interviews to find out patient’s characteristic; nutritional status examination by using body mass index measurement; and oral examination. Severity level was determined by using National Cancer Institute’s Common Toxicity Criteria scale, and the level of pain was measured by Numeric Pain Intensity Rating scale. Results: This research have shown 60,98% patient with cancer had received 5-FU chemotherapy treatment, and 44% with poor nutritional status (underweight). Oral mucositis was only found at non-keratinised mucous. The finding of this study was patients that receiving 5-FU chemotherapy treatment diagnosed with oral mucositis was on the 1st stadium (52%) and the 2nd stadium (44%) with the level of pain was on the mild level (48%) and moderate level (32%).Conclusion: Oral mucositis was found on patients with cancer that received 5-FU chemotherapy with a variety of characteristics, nutritional statuses, locations, levels of severity and pain.

Elementary School Nurses’ Perceptions and Practices Regarding Body Mass Index Measurement in School Children

This study examines elementary school nurses’ perceived efficacy expectations, perceived barriers, and perceived benefits to measuring body mass index (BMI) in students in schools with mandated BMI policies versus schools without mandated policies. Of the 2,629 school nurses participating in the study, 67% believe nurses should measure BMI in schools, 62% believe BMI results should be sent home, and 81% believe nurses should be designing programs to help children address overweight issues. In schools with a BMI assessment mandate, the nurses’ efficacy expectations are statistically significantly greater and nurses’ perceptions of barriers to measuring BMI are significantly lower. The most common perceived barriers to measuring BMI are inadequate school resources (57.6%) and inadequate or inappropriate parental responses (55.2%). Obese school nurses perceive significantly more barriers to measuring youths’ BMIs than do nonobese school nurses. Having mandates has a positive influence on school nurses and their measurement of BMI and increases the likelihood that nurses will measure BMI.