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Oral hygiene is an important factor in maintaining children's health, especially in elementary school age. This study aims to measure the effectiveness of education on tooth brushing frequency in improving oral hygiene in elementary school students. This study involved 50 students from grades 4 and 5 at Sekolah Dasar Inpres Batua 1 who were given educational interventions on the importance of brushing their teeth twice a day, correct brushing techniques, and the use of fluoride-containing toothpaste. Measurements were made using plaque index before and after the intervention. The results showed a significant decrease in the average plaque index of students from 2.5 before education to 1.2 after education, with an increase in dental hygiene of 52%. In addition, the number of students who brushed their teeth twice a day increased from 40% to 90%, and students with a plaque index <2 increased from 20% to 70%. These results indicate that the education provided is effective in increasing awareness and good brushing habits among elementary school students. This study concludes that the educational intervention on tooth brushing frequency can significantly improve dental hygiene in elementary school students.

Health behavior problems in school-aged children are related to the surrounding environment and the individual. One of the main polemics is about personal hygiene, in this case it is about washing your hands using clean water and soap. The aim of this counseling is to determine the knowledge of class VI students at SDN Bueng Cala Aceh Besar, Aceh. This type of counseling uses the method of giving leaflets, pretest, demonstration of 6 steps for washing hands using clean water and soap and posttest in the form of questions and answers. The results of the counseling showed that there was a significant improvement in the majority of class VI students at SDN Bueng Cala after being given hand washing education using clean water and soap.

Preschool aged children have a habit of paying less attention to hand washing behavior, especially in the play environment. The habit of washing hands with soap (CTPS) is still a global concern because people still forget to wash their hands. The focus of CTPS activities is early childhood because they are the ones who will be agents of change in the future. In this activity, hand washing education with soap will be provided to children in the form of counseling indoors and followed by simulations in the field based on the 7 steps for washing hands. Before carrying out the activity, they did not know how to wash their hands with soap properly and correctly. So this activity was considered 100% successful, this was because the children were able to practice washing their hands using soap properly and correctly. Implementation time is October 2023. The aim of this activity is to provide positive information to increase preschool age children's knowledge regarding clean living behavior, especially regarding hand washing, so that children are better able to maintain personal hygiene at school and avoid disease. Activities were carried out for pre-school children at SD IT Insan Qur'ani.

High parity pregnancies increase the risk of complications for both the mother and fetus. In the Bumiayu Community Health Center alone in 2021-2022 there were 45 cases of mother with grande multipara. To provide Comprehensive Midwifery Care service to pregnant, maternity, newborn, postpartum and family planing sevices in a comprehensif manner though a midwifery management approach according to Varney and SOAP. Based on the bacground above, the problem formulation is how to provide comprehensive midwifery care for Mrs. I aged 32 years in the Bumiayu Community Health Center, Brebes Regency in 2022. The author uses a quality descriptive research method with a case study approach. In pregnancy cases of anemia and CED were found, partus precipitatus birth accurred. As well as giving formula milk to babies and lack of personal hygiene in neonatus and the normal postpartum periode. Grande Multipara Comprehensive Midwifery Care, Presipitatus delivery, giving formula milk to babies, and lack of personal hygiene with newborn and normal postpartum bebies.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sanitation hygiene knowledge on the hygiene behavior intention of culinary students in SMK. The type of research used in this study is quantitative with an evaluative descriptive approach. Descriptive evaluative research is research conducted to investigate circumstances, conditions, situations, events, activities, and others whose results will be compared with criteria and conclusions drawn. The population of this study were X and XI grade culinary students of SMK Negeri 1 Lamongan, totaling 30 students selected using simple random sampling technique. The instrument used is a knowledge test question in the form of multiple choice of 20 questions which is used to measure the level of student knowledge and observation sheets to see student hygiene behavior at school. This study uses simple regression test analysis, the instrument is calculated using SPSS 25 and can be said to be valid if r count> 3.361. for the reliability test, the results are said to be reliable if Cronbach's Alpha> 0.60. In this study, the reliability value is 0.708. The results showed that 2 students' sanitation hygiene knowledge was in the low category (6.7%), 5 students in the moderate category (16.7%), 8 students in the good category (26.7%) and 15 students in the excellent category (50%). For hygiene behavior intention, 13 students were in the very good category with a percentage of 43.3% and there were 17 students in the good category with a percentage of 56.7%. The results showed that sanitation hygiene knowledge affects students' hygiene behavior with a large influence on the R Square value obtained of 26.5%.

Background: Breast cancer is a disease condition in which abnormal cell proliferation occurs in the breast tissue which occurs quickly and uncontrollably, so this Final Scientific Work aims to identify nursing care for post-chemotherapy ca mammae patients by providing oral hygiene interventions with NaCl 0.9% which is useful for reducing the degree of mucositis. The method used in this case study was to provide nursing care for 3 days. The results obtained show that there are changes in pain, appetite and fatigue felt by patients as an effect of oral hygiene intervention with 0.9% NaCl which can help reduce post-chemotherapy complaints.

The high prevalence of Scabies is due to the lack of attitude and poor environmental sanitation conditions. The lack of these will lead to the emergence of bad habits, such as poor personal hygiene, which can cause the body to be attacked by skin diseases that often occur in students, such as Scabies. This research aimed to determine the effect of snakes and ladder game media on the attitude of students in preventing Scabies at the Babun Najah Islamic Boarding School of Banda Aceh. This research used quasi-experimental methods with the pretest and post-test control group design. The population in this research was 53 students, while the sample was 15 students chosen by the Simple Random Sampling technique. The research instrument used a questionnaire to determine attitude of students about scabies prevention. the Likert scale to assess students' attitudes. This research was conducted at Babun Najah Islamic Boarding School of Banda Aceh on August 18, 2023. The analysis using the t-test obtained a -value of 0.002 < α = 0.05 for attitudes, thus indicating that Ho was rejected, and Ha was accepted. This research concludes that there is a correlation between snakes and ladder game media on the attitude of students in preventing Scabies at the Babun Najah Islamic Boarding School of Banda Aceh. The researcher suggests that the Islamic boarding school can maintain the cleanliness of students to avoid Scabies.

Five moments hand hygiene is a program carried out by WHO to overcome HAIs. The implementation of this program is influenced by various things such as the knowledge and motivation of nurses. The aim of the research was to determine whether there was a relationship between the level of knowledge and motivation of nurses and compliance with five moments hand hygiene in the inpatient room at RSU Muhammadiyah Siti Aminah Bumiayu.The design of this research is descriptive correlative with a cross sectional approach. The research variables are knowledge, motivation and compliance with five moments hand hygiene. The research sample was taken as a total sampling of 50 nurses at RSU Muhamamdiyah Siti Aminah Bumiayu. Data collection was carried out using questionnaires and observation sheets. Data were analyzed using Chi Square with significance α≥0.05.The results showed that the majority of nurses with a good level of knowledge were 32 people (72%) who complied, 23 (46%) did not comply with the implementation of five moments hand hygiene, 9 (10%) and all nurses with moderate motivation, 43  (64%) complied.  towards five  moments hand  hygiene 32  (64%) and  non- compliance 11 (22%). The results show that there is no relationship between the level of nurses' knowledge and five moments hand hygiene compliance (ρ=0.345) and there is a relationship between nurses' motivation and five moments hand hygiene compliance (ρ=0.345) at RSU Muhammadiyah Siti Aminah Bumiayu. Motivation is needed by nurses to comply with the five moments of hand hygiene. Supervision and training are expected to increase nurses' motivation to be able to prevent and control infections in hospitals.

Cross-infection is one of the main risks faced in medical procedures, including tooth extraction in health facilities such as the dental clinic of the Health Center. This infection can occur through direct contact with blood, saliva, or non-sterile medical equipment, as well as through transmission from patients to medical personnel or vice versa. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts to prevent and control cross-infection in tooth extraction procedures at the Dental Clinic of the Kassi - Kassi Health Center. The methods used in this study include counseling to medical personnel regarding cross-infection prevention protocols, including hand hygiene, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and sterilization of equipment. Evaluations were conducted before and after counseling through questionnaires filled out by the participants. The evaluation results showed a significant increase in understanding, awareness, and implementation of cross-infection prevention protocols. Before counseling, only 60% of participants had a good understanding of cross-infection, while after counseling, this figure increased to 90%. Improvements were also seen in awareness of hand hygiene, knowledge of PPE use, sterilization procedures, implementation of SOPs, and handling of high-risk patients. The conclusion of this study shows that counseling and strict implementation of protocols can significantly reduce the risk of cross-infection in tooth extraction procedures. Therefore, it is recommended that similar counseling be held routinely to ensure consistent and sustainable implementation of infection prevention in the Puskesmas environment.

Fluorus albus (vaginal discharge) is white fluid that comes out of the sexual canal in excess. Fluorus albus is a vaginal fluid, not blood. During pregnancy, vaginal discharge increases in quantity. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), recommendations in America that reproductive health problems include 31.6% of pregnant women experiencing vaginal discharge (fluor albus) caused by the fungus Candida albican. In Indonesia, the problem of vaginal discharge is increasing, with more than 75% of women experiencing vaginal discharge due to the humid temperature in Indonesia, making them easily infected. candida albicans fungus, parasites such as pinworms or germs (trichomonas vaginalis) (WHO, 2019). According to data from the 2019 North Sumatra Province Health Profile, there were 648,829 pregnant women in 2019, 1,566 cases of pregnant women experiencing vaginal discharge, in the city of Medan in 2019 there were 855,281 people and 45% had experienced vaginal discharge (North Sumatra Health Profile, 2020) . Method: This activity begins with the preparation, implementation and evaluation stages. Results: 15 participants in this activity were pregnant women who visited PMB Shinta in Medan Polonia, Medan City. In its implementation, it was explained that the genital organ problem that pregnant women often experience, especially in the third trimester, is fluoride albus (vaginal discharge). The types of vaginal discharge also need to be understood as well as the treatment and therapy that needs to be given to pregnant women in preventing and treating cases of Fluor Albus. Conclusion: The results obtained from this community service activity are an increase in knowledge about preventing vaginal discharge and the treatment that will be carried out if complications occur. Pregnant women who experience vaginal discharge will pose a risk to the health and growth and development of their fetus later. The risk of vaginal discharge before and after was an increase of 15% for the good level of knowledge, and 27% for the sufficient level, and at the level of poor knowledge it decreased by 40%. With this change in the level of knowledge and strengthening understanding of Fluor Albus, it is hoped that pregnant women will be more aware of the conditions of their pregnancy, especially in maintaining personal hygiene which will result in disruption of fetal growth and development. Conclusion: The results obtained from this community service activity are an increase in knowledge about preventing vaginal discharge and the treatment that will be carried out if complications occur. Pregnant women who experience vaginal discharge will pose a risk to the health and growth and development of their fetus later. The risk of vaginal discharge before and after was 15% increased for the good level of knowledge, and 27% for the sufficient level, and for the poor knowledge level it decreased by 40%.

Clean and Healthy Living Behavior (PHBS) is a form of healthy living orientation in individual, family, and community culture, which aims to improve, maintain, and protect their health both physically, mentally, spiritually, and socially. PHBS Clean and Healthy Living Behavior aims to provide learning experiences or create conditions for individuals, groups, and families, by opening channels of communication, information, and education to improve knowledge, attitudes, and behavior so that people are aware, willing, and able to transmit clean and healthy living behavior. Healthy. Through PHBS, it is hoped that people can recognize and overcome their problems and can implement a healthy lifestyle by maintaining, maintaining, and improving their health. A preliminary survey of PBHS indicators in Lawe Loning Aman Village, Lawe Sigala-Gala District, Southeast Aceh Regency, revealed that there are still many people in Lawe Loning Aman Village, Lawe Sigala-Gala District, Southeast Aceh Regency who have not implemented PHBS. This research aims to analyze the impact of health promotion on changes in clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) in the household environment in Lawe Loning Aman Village, Lawe Sigala-Gala District, Southeast Aceh Regency, in 2023. Meanwhile, for data collection, the type of research used is quantitative with this Quasi-experiment research design using one group pretest-posttest. The instrument used was an observation sheet which was distributed to 30 respondents. The results of data analysis show that health promotion has an impact on several changes, namely the behavior of weighing babies every month (p = 0.000), hand washing behavior (p = 0.000), the behavior of using clean water (p = 0.000), the behavior of using healthy toilets (p = 0.000), mosquito larva eradication behavior (p=0.000), fruit and vegetable consumption behavior (p=0.000), physical activity behavior (p=0.000), non-smoking behavior (p=0.005). Apart from that, two variables cannot be directly influenced by health promotion, namely delivery behavior with the help of health workers (p=0.489) and exclusive breastfeeding behavior (p=0.320). Based on the findings of this research, it is recommended that health workers and other health promotion organizers improve PHBS behavior in the home environment and again interventions can be carried out aimed at further improving hygiene to avoid various diseases.

Oral health is an important aspect in maintaining the quality of life of the elderly. However, the elderly often face challenges in maintaining oral hygiene due to decreased physical abilities, changes in cognitive status, and lack of knowledge and access to dental health services. This study aims to identify factors that influence oral hygiene in the elderly and to develop an effective community-based intervention to improve oral hygiene among the elderly. The methods used in this study included a survey of knowledge, attitudes, and oral hygiene practices before and after counseling, as well as direct observation of oral hygiene in 50 elderly in the local community. The intervention was carried out through counseling, training, and providing support from family and community. The results showed a significant increase in knowledge of the elderly, from 60% before counseling to 85% after. Positive attitudes also increased, with more than 80% of the elderly showing a stronger intention to maintain oral hygiene independently. Oral hygiene practices also improved, with 75% of participants reporting brushing their teeth at least twice a day after the intervention, compared to 40% before the intervention. In addition, family and community support play an important role in facilitating these behavioral changes. The conclusion of this study is that a comprehensive community-based intervention is effective in improving oral hygiene in the elderly. This approach, which combines education, attitude change, and social support, can be a model adopted in oral health programs in other communities to improve the quality of life of the elderly.

Clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) is a reflection of a person's lifestyle who always pays attention to and maintains their health. Pulmonary TB is an inflammatory disease of the lung parenchyma due to infection with the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria. Schools have the potential to increase the incidence of pulmonary TB if students do not maintain personal and environmental hygiene. The aim of this community service is to educate students about clean and healthy living behavior for elementary school students, especially preventing TB transmission in Oelomin Village, Nekamese District, Kupang Regency. The activity was carried out at SDN 2 Tunfeu, Oelomin Village, where students from grades 1 to 6 were educated about preventing TB disease, how the disease is transmitted, how to behave in a clean and healthy lifestyle to avoid tuberculosis. Before the activity took place, students were given a questionnaire about tuberculosis to determine the level of student knowledge. Then practice the behavior of washing hands with soap at school. At the end of this activity, students were asked questions about preventing tuberculosis and how to wash their hands properly. After the activity is finished, students are given another questionnaire to measure student understanding. The results of this activity show that the percentage of students who are not good at carrying out PHBS practices for preventing pulmonary TB is more often found in the group with the poor knowledge category (52%) compared to the group with the good knowledge category (20%). Students' lack of knowledge about pulmonary TB and PHBS is that 75% of students do not know the symptoms of pulmonary TB, namely coughing for more than 3 weeks. As many as 66.5% of students did not know the cause of pulmonary TB, namely Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. As many as 40% of respondents did not know about the transmission of pulmonary TB disease when sufferers sneezed and 54% did not know about the transmission of pulmonary TB disease when sufferers spoke. As an outcome of this activity, it is hoped that students will be able to implement clean and healthy living habits at home, as well as using masks when they are sick to prevent tuberculosis.

This community service aims to assist in the production process of packaged shrimp paste chili sauce for the Sari Asih Women Farmers Group (KWT) in Klegenwonosari village, Klirong sub-district. Making shrimp chili paste will be able to meet the availability of chilies throughout the year for daily consumption. The method implemented is assistance starting from planning, preparating the ingredients, treatments of chili ingredients before making chili sauce, the shrimp chili paste-making process, frying, packaging, and labeling. At each stage of the production process, insight into hygiene and health risks is providing so that packaged chili products are attractive with color, taste, and aroma that remain stable and safe for consumption. The accompanying production process of packaged shrimp paste chili sauce is starting from the preparation, manufacturing, and packaging processes. The preparation selects goods and fresh ingredients free from chemical and biological contaminants. The stage of making chili paste is to control the water and cooking oil content in the chili sauce to extend the shelf life. The packaging process involves selecting packaging made from polypropylene for safety, controlling water content, and closing the packaging tightly to extend shelf life.

Helminths is a term that refers to a group of parasitic diseases caused by nematodes that are transmitted to humans through soil contaminated with feces. The incidence of worms is influenced by several factors, including poor environmental sanitation and personal hygiene, such as lack of cleanliness in washing hands, not wearing footwear, not paying attention to clean nails, and poor sanitation are factors that cause worm infections. In an effort to control worms, the Minister of Health has established regulations for the mass administration of worm prevention medication, hereinafter referred to as POPM worms. The general aim of this research is to determine the relationship between parental knowledge, personal hygiene and environmental sanitation with the incidence of worms in children at SD Negeri 94 Kendari in 2023. The population in this study is all active students at SD Negeri 94 Kendari in 2023. The results of this research show There is no relationship between parental knowledge and the incidence of worms with a P-value of 0.207, for personal hygiene it has a significant relationship with the incidence of worms with a P-value of 0.010 and for environmental sanitation it also has a significant relationship with the incidence of worms with a P-value 0.001.

Littering has become a problem for environmental hygiene and health threatening people in the red zone. It is feared that it becomes a seductive ethic. The ward head serves as a local government geographically a territory closer to the community being led. As a result of his hand being extended to assist his duty, which includes the administration of environmental order and security surveillance and the dynamics of community life has been observed and faced by the ward's head. The study was aimed at getting information from a facto face perspective on the ethics of the environment community concurred with government policy on keeping the environment clean, including the disposal of trash in its place. This method of research uses qualitative research using data collection techniques through semi structured interviews. The results showed that there was no crucial problem with the people's ethic of removing garbage and local governments had undertaken socialization to maintain community hygiene and that garbage disposal workers had been radiating governments to help transport the garbage on a regular basis. The community's ethical cooperation and the attention of the government have succeeded in turning the neighborhood into a green zone on environmental hygiene.

The lack of reproductive health knowledge about personal hygiene during menstruation among young women, obtained from parents and schools, causes the knowledge and behavior of young women about personal hygiene during menstruation to be very lacking. One effort to increase knowledge of adolescent reproductive health is by providing health education using poster media. The aim is to determine the effect of poster media education on female students' knowledge of personal hygiene during menstruation at the Assalam Islamic boarding school, in Manado City. The method used in this research was pre-experimental with a one-group pretest-posttest design approach. The sample taken was 18 subjects using purposive sampling. Data collection uses questionnaire sheets and SAP (Extension Event Unit). The collected data was processed using test. Statistical tests use the McNemar Test with a significance level of ≤ 0.05. The research results obtained a value of p = 0.000 (α ≤ 0.05) so that Ha was accepted, meaning that there was an influence of poster media education on female  students' knowledge of personal hygiene during menstruation at the Assalam Islamic Boarding School, Manado City. The conclusion based on the research results is that there is an influence of poster media education on female students' knowledge of personal hygiene during menstruation at the Assalam Islamic Boarding School, Manado City. Suggestions for future researchers can use other media as comparison material so that they can add more information

Patient An K was brought by her parents to the MTBS clinic of Puskesmas Kuta Makmur with complaints of itching throughout the body since 1 month ago. Complaints are mainly felt in the area between the fingers, toes and in the folds of the neck, which are getting worse at night.  The patient's parents conveyed that their child's complaints had repeatedly appeared since 3 months ago, as well as a history of other family members who also had the same complaints. The patient tried to buy his own medicine at the pharmacy or was taken to the orderly but the complaints returned and did not decrease. From the examination results obtained HR: 89x/i, RR: 19x/i, temperature: 36,5C. Primary data was obtained through alloanamnesa and physical examination by conducting home visits, filling out family folders, and filling out patient files. Assessment was carried out based on holistic diagnosis at the beginning, process, and end of the visit quantitatively and qualitatively. The interventions carried out included education about the causes of scabies to the family, environmental sanitation and hygiene education and management of the disease and explaining the complications that might arise from the patient's disease so that the patient's family would maintain personal hygiene and environmental cleanliness.

Stunting merupakan permasalah gizi global termasuk di negara Indonesia yang memerlukan penanganan secara sistematis dan menyeluruh dari bidang keperawatan. Tenaga kesehatan dan pendidikan kesehatan turut berperan dalam penanggulangan masalah stunting, STIKES Telogorejo melaksanakan upaya promotif, preventif, dan tatalaksana lanjut pada temuan kasus stunting untuk mencapai tujuan dan cita-cita SDGs. Sebuah program yang digagas oleh STIKES Telogorejo yaitu POHON RANTING KAYU yang merupakan akronim dari Pola asuh, Hygiene, Hipnosis, Optimalkan sehat, Ngerti Gizi, Gerakan Anti Stunting Kelurahan Karangayu bertujuan untuk menurunkan angka stunting di wilayah Kelurahan Karangayu Kota Semarang. Metode yang digunakan yaitu melaksanakan upaya promotif, preventif, kuratif, dan maintenance dengan membentuk tim penanggungjawab khusus seperti Satgas Ranting Kayu dan Tim Kinclong. Upaya promotif dilakukan dengan sosialisasi & edukasi, Upaya preventif dilakukan dengan pelatihan kepada kader. Upaya kuratif dilakukan oleh Satgas Ranting Kayu, Tim Kinclong, dan hipnoterapis. Hasil Program POHON Ranting Kayu yang bersinergi dengan program lainnya baik dari pemerintah maupun pihak lain telah menurunkan angka stunting sebesar 73% di wilayah Kelurahan Karangayu. Berbagai upaya promotif dan preventif yang telah diberikan juga berpotensi mencegah temuan kasus baru.

Brushing teeth properly and correctly is an important factor for maintaining oral health. The success of maintaining oral and dental health is also influenced by the pattern of brushing teeth. The pattern of brushing teeth includes the technique of brushing teeth, the time and frequency of brushing teeth. The problem in this study is poor oral and dental hygiene in elementary school children (46.4%). Dental and oral hygiene is an important factor for dental and oral health to be free from disease, therefore dental and oral hygiene must be maintained and maintained in order to create optimal health. Objective: Knowing the relationship of brushing patterns with dental and oral hygiene in elementary school children. Method:. Collecting data on brushing patterns by filling out a checklist on the observation sheet and interview sheet. Collecting dental and oral hygiene data using an examination sheet. Respondents in this study amounted to 110 students, who were taken by simple random sampling. The data analysis technique used was the Chi-square test. Results: The pattern of brushing teeth in the poor category is 89 respondents (80.9%), dental and oral hygiene is in the bad category, namely 51 respondents (46.4%). The results of the Chi-square test are P value 0.002.Conclusion: That there is a relationship between the pattern of brushing teeth with dental and oral hygiene in elementary school children.