Soaking Feet Hydrotherapy Using Warm Water to Improve Quality of Sleeping Among Pregnant Women

Sleep is a basic need that must be fulfilled by humans. Sleep disorders often occur in pregnant women which has an impact on the quality of sleep. This study aims to identify the effect of soaking feet with warm water on the quality of sleep for pregnant women. This study used a quasi-experiment design with a nonequivalent control group design approach. The sampling technique used total sampling with 40 respondents who were in accordance with the eligible criteria. Interventions are given for 7 consecutive days. Measurement of sleep quality score using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index questionnaire. The difference in sleep quality scores was analyzed by Mann Whitney test, and scores of each component were analyzed by using Wilcoxon test.The results of this study indicate the influence of soaking feet with warm water on sleep quality of respondents before and after the intervention (p = 0.007; α = 5%). From these results, it can be said that there was an increase in quality of sleep after soaking the feet with warm water. Hydrotherapy by soaking feet with warm water can be applied by pregnant women to improve sleep quality.

Effect Of Pregnancy Exercise On Third Trimester Primigravida Anxiety In Dealing With Childbirth

Background: The first labor anxiety is an unpleasant psychological condition due to physiological changes that cause psychological instability. The condition of excessive anxiety, worry, fear without cause, and stress, causes the muscles of the body to tense up, especially the muscles in the birth path to become stiff and hard, making it difficult to expand. This study analyzed the effect of pregnancy exercise on third trimester primigravida anxiety in dealing with childbirth. Methods: Quasi experimental design with nonrandomized pretest-postest control group. The sampling technique used was purposive sampling with 34 research subjects. 17 people for the treatment group were given pregnancy exercise 8 times, and 17 people for the control group were given health education about preparation for childbirth. Results: The results of data analysis using the Wilcoxon signed rank test showed that the average reduction in the treatment group was 8.00 and the control group was 3.00. The effect of pregnancy exercise on third trimester primigravida anxiety in the treatment group with a p-value (0.000) <(0.05), while the control group with a p-value (0.180)> (0.05). Conclusion: There is an effect of pregnancy exercise on third trimester primigravida anxiety in dealing with childbirth in the Wuryantoro Health Center work area.

Acupressure to Reduce Dysmenorrhea in Adolescent

Background: Dysmenorrhea is uncomfort symptom which suffered by adolescents during menstruation period. Adolescents experienced with dysmenorrhea and this commonly primary. Dysmenorrhea affects almost half of all woman, and it is need the safe and effective pain management. One of non-medical treatment techniques is acupressure. The purpose of this study to analize the effect of acupressure to reduce dysmenorrhea in adolescents. Methods: The design was quantitative experiment with intervention group and control group for each 26 respondents. The acupoints are SP6, Li4, and PC6. Intervention group got acupressure for 2 days in early period with 30times massage for each accupoint twice a day. The pain was measured using visual analog scale (VAS) before and after intervention. Data analize using SPSS software. Results: The result showed diffreneces in pain severity after acupressure to intervention group with mean 2,43 and p value 0.027(p<0,005). Conclution: Acupressure at the SP6, Li4 and PC6 can reduce pain severity of dysmenorrhea in adolescents.

Improving Sexual Function in Perimenopause Women with Loving Yoga Exercise

Background: Reduced vaginal mucus to dyspareunia (pain during intercourse) is often experienced by perimenopausal women. This decreases sexual drive and awakening in women who influence sexual quality with their partner. One of the body and mind intervention exercises in premenopausal women is loving yoga. This study aims to find out the effectiveness of loving yoga against the sexual function of perimenopausal women. Methods: This type of research is a quantitative experiment with a one-group pretest-posttest design approach. Research by giving loving yoga intervention for four weeks (with intensity twice a week). Loving yoga movement focuses on kegel gymnastics and pelvic muscle movements, such as plank movement, upward dog, happy baby, downward-facing dog, cat-cow, pigeon, cobbler, leg-up-the-wall, reclining-big-toe, and bridge. Researchers measured the sexual function in 30 women by purposive sampling with inclusion criteria were aged 40-50 and still sexually active before and after loving yoga using the Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) questionnaire. Analyze data using paired sample T-test. Results: This study result is seen from the mean value of 14.33, which means the FSFI score ≤ 26.5. While after complementary therapy loving yoga, the mean value of respondents is 30.13 or an FSFI score ≥ of 26.5, which means no sexual dysfunction. Based on the calculated Paired T-Test variables, the sexual function is obtained at the value of –28,748 with a significance value of < 0,000 (p < 0,05). Conclusion: Loving yoga has an influence 28,748 times on changes in the sexual function in perimenopausal women.

The Effect of Health Education with "MAGIS (Menstrual Hygiene Sehat)" Booklet to the Menstrual Hygiene Perception of Teenage Girls at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Surakarta

Menstrual hygiene is a component of individual hygiene in the form of maintaining health and hygiene of reproductive organs during menstruation. The perception that often arises in the community regarding menstrual hygiene is that the delivery of reproductive health information is inaccurate or incomplete, one of which is about the problem of menstrual hygiene. Booklet media is a method that challenges adolescents to learn because the messages are written using short, simple, concise sentences and packaged attractively. This research aims to determine the effect of health education with booklet to the menstrual hygiene perception of teenage girls. This research was quantitative with pre experimental design by using one-group pre-posttest design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling. The sample was 43 female students at SMP Muhammadiyah 1 Surakarta. The data collected with menstrual hygiene perception questionnaire and booklet “MAGIS (Menstrual Hygiene Sehat)”. The data analysis used Wilcoxon signed ranked test. The average age of respondents is 12.67 years old, meanwhile, the average of menarche age is 11.60 years old. The average perception before being given menstrual hygiene health education was 21 respondents (48,8%). Perception after being given menstrual hygiene health education in good category was as many as 42 respondents (97,6%). The result of data analysis showed z-5,696 and p = 0.000. The conclusion of this research shows that there is an effect of health education with the "MAGIS (Menstrual Hygiene Healthy)" booklet to the menstrual hygiene perception of teenage girls.

Quality test and determination flavonoid content of crackers shallot (allium cepa l.) peel flour

Background: Indonesia culinary tastes are obtained from a blend of various spices used, such as shallots (Allium cepa L.). However, the use of shallots (Allium cepa L.) was limited to its meat only, meanwhile the skin is not utilized. Shallot (Allium cepa L.) peel itself contains flavonoids, polyphenols, saponins, terpenoids and alkaloids. One of the utilization of shallot (Allium cepa L.) peel is by innovating it into flour to make crackers. The aims of this study were to determine the physical test and total flavonoids content of crackers from the skin of shallot (Allium cepa L.). Methods: This study used descriptive quantitative method. The observations of crackers quality was conducted in this study are in accordance with the parameters of crackers SNI 2973: 2011 and RSNI 2973: 2018, which include water content tests, acid insoluble ash content tests, organoleptic tests, hedonic tests, qualitative identification and quantitative analysis of flavonoids. Results: The average percentage of water content of crackers was 2%. The average percentage of insoluble acid ash content of crackers was 0.3%. The organoleptic crackers test results have a special shallots aroma, dark brown in color, and taste delicious. The hedonic test results showed respondents liked the aroma, color, and taste of crackers. Crackers from shallot (Allium cepa L.) peel flour contain positive flavonoid compounds. Conclusion: The determination of total flavonoids content in crackers shallot (Allium cepa L.) peel flour was conducted based on AlCl3 method with total flavonoids expressed in QE (Quercetin equivalent) at the maximum wavelength of 435 nm. The result showed that the average content of flavonoid total is 4,5591 mgQE/g extract.

Factors Related To The Actions Of Midwives In Providing Antenatal Care

Background: Midwives' actions under service standards are useful in applying the norms and performance levels needed to achieve the desired results. Midwives in providing antenatal care will have a significant impact on antenatal care services Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design. This study's population was 41 midwives who worked in the District of Kota Pinang, Labuhanbatu Selatan Regency (total sampling). The instrument used was a questionnaire about age, education, knowledge, attitudes, and midwives' actions in providing antenatal care. The bivariate analysis used exact fisher test and prevalent rate (PR). Results: The exact fisher test results showed that the midwife's age (p = 0.192), education (p = 0.175), knowledge (p = 0.390) (PR = 2.311) were not related to the midwife's actions in antenatal care. The variable of midwife attitudes (p = 0.018) (PR = 5,500) was related to the actions of midwives in antenatal care. Conclusion: A midwife who has a good attitude has a risk taking good actions than a midwife who has a bad attitude. It is hoped that the South Labuhanbatu Health Office will be more active in improving the skills of midwives in providing antenatal services with training on antenatal care..

Determinant of Stunting in Gandasuli Community Health Center, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku

Background: Stunting is a linear growth disorder that is not appropriate for age indicating a long-term event and is an accumulative impact of insufficient nutrient consumption, poor health conditions and inadequate care. Objectives: This study aims to analyze or explore in depth the causes of stunting in toddler. Methods: The research was conducted in ​​Gandasuli Community Health Center, South Halmahera Regency, North Maluku. This research is a qualitative research with a sampling of researchers using non-probability sampling techniques, or rather researchers using purposive sampling technique. Subjects were determined based on inclusion criteria and obtained as many as 12 toddlers over 24 months. Data analysis in qualitative research is presented based on the data that has been collected and then conclusions are drawn. Results: The results showed that the knowledge about stunting was still lacking, children were not exclusively breastfed causing malnutrition, errors in giving complementary foods which resulted in stunting, low family economic factors, inadequate use of integrated service post, as well as poor environmental sanitation, food taboo culture for pregnant women, breastfeeding women and toddlers themselves so they can reduce their food intake which in turn reduces their nutritional status.

The Effect Of Mixed Juiced Of Young Green Coconut And Date Fruits On The Duration Of Active Phase Of Labor

Background: The delivery process need a lot of energy from food. Juice preparation is one of the recommended food forms during labor. This study was purposed to analyze the effect of giving mixed juices of young green coconut and dates on the duration of the active phase of the first stage of labor. Methods: A quasi-experiment with a post-test only with control group design include 18 pregnant women (10 intervention and 8 control. Purposive sampling was used, respondents were multigravida (P2-P4) in active phase of labor, without previous section caesarean, no augmentation with oxytocin, estimated birth weight was 2500-4000 gr, singleton pregnancy, aterm labor, and without any other complication during delivery at Alian Public Health Center, Kebumen Regency in October - December 2020. The intervention group given 500 mL of mixed juice of young green coconut and dates during the first stage of labor and control group received standard care. Mann-Whitney test was used to analyze median difference between two groups. Results: There was no difference in the duration of the active phase of the first stage of labor between the intervention and control group (P-value 0,756). There was no difference of the rate of cervix dilatation between the two groups (P-value 0,408). The median of the active phase of the first stage of labor was 197,5 minutes and 147,5 minutes respectively. The median of rate cervix dilatation in the intervention group was 1,96 cm per hour and 1,94 cm per hour respectively. The rate of cervix dilatation in both groups was in normal category. Respondent in standard group was not forbidden eating and drinking, so both groups received enough energy and hydration during labor. Conclusion: Mixed juice of young green coconut and dates can be given during labor to fulfill the energy need during labor.

Peran Gender dalam Hubungan Seks pada Wanita Hamil

Background: Sexual intercourse during pregnancy is a physiological need for pregnant women that is influenced by factors of perception from within oneself and previous experience and gender role factors in the family with the aim of knowing the relationship between gender roles and sexual relations in pregnant women. Methods: Non-experimental research with a population of all pregnant women in the village of Curugsewu in the District of Patean. The total sample of pregnant women receiving antenatal care was 30 with the Kendal statistical test. Results: significance T = 0.022 <0.005 there is a relationship between gender roles and sexual relations of sufficient strength in the negative direction -391*.Conclusion: there is a relationship between gender roles and sexual relations, the husband's role is very dominant but the frequency of sex in early pregnancy is largely not done because it is influenced by cultural factors and a history of previous abortion sex.