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Knowledge of couples of childbearing age about Implanable contraception is one factor in choosing the use of Implanable contraceptives. The better a person's knowledge of contraceptives, the more rational they are in using contraceptives. Support from the husband in the use of contraception is very necessary. Married couples must jointly choose the best contraceptive method, cooperate with each other in use, finance contraceptive expenditure and pay attention to red flags. (Laras T.N, 2018). This study aims to analyze the relationship between the level of knowledge of mothers and husband support with the selection of Implanable birth control at the Sudiang Raya Health Center in Makassar City. The type of research conducted uses descriptive analytics with a Cross Sectional Study approach. The research will be conducted in April - May 2023 at the Sudiang Raya Health Center in Makassar City. The sample size used in this study was 38 respondents. It can be concluded that from the results of statistical tests show that there is a relationship between the level of knowledge and the selection of Implan birth control with a value of p = 0.004. The results showed that there was a relationship between husband support and the selection of Implan birth control with a value of p = 0.018. The Health Office and midwives, especially those in charge of the poly family planning section, should always socialize about contraceptives and the advantages and disadvantages of contraceptives so that people can easily choose contraceptives that are in accordance with their wishes.

Pregnant women are a group that is vulnerable to infection with the COVID-19 virus. This is because pregnant women experience physiological changes in the body including changes in the immune system. During the pregnancy period there is a decrease in lymphocytes, a decrease in natural killer cells, and an increase in pro-inflammatory factors which make pregnant women susceptible to infection with viruses, including COVID-19. The impact of COVID-19 infection on the fetus is that 30% experience fetal distress and 37% premature birth. Anxiety is a feeling that exists in every human being. Anxious because of factors that could endanger himself or his family, thus causing discomfort in life. The anxiety of pregnant women is increasing especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. Most pregnant women are worried about the impact of the corona virus on the birth of their babies, where pregnant women are afraid of being infected with Covid-19. Due to excessive anxiety finally the mother chooses to give birth alone. This anxiety affects the success of Early Breastfeeding Initiation (IMD). Pregnant women experience increased anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: This study uses an analytic survey method using a cross-sectional approach which is used to examine an event at the same time. In this study, the samples taken were all mothers in the working area of ​​the Somba Opu Gowa Health Center who were met by researchers during the research process. Results: From the results of the statistical test the P-Value was 0.000 <0.05 so that there was a significant relationship between the anxiety of mothers giving birth during the Covid 19 Pandemic to the success of IMD. Conclusion: There is a significant relationship between maternal anxiety during the Covid 19 Pandemic and the success of IMD

Delayed motor development in children means that motor development has not been developed as it should be, at the child's age, which results in the child not being able to carry out developmental tasks appropriate to his age group. Delayed motor development in children, some of which can be controlled and some of which cannot. This delay is often caused by the child's lack of opportunity to learn motor skills, excessive parental protection, or the child's lack of motivation to learn them. This research was carried out at the Parsoburan Community Health Center, Siantar Marihat District, Pematang Siantar City with a sample size of 53 respondents. After conducting research on the relationship between mothers' knowledge about the growth and development of toddlers and gross motor development aged 1-2 years in the work area of ??the Parsoburan Health Center, Siantar Marihat District, Pematang Siantar City in 2023, it can be concluded that there is a relationship between mothers' knowledge about the growth and development of toddlers and gross motor development at age. 1-2 Years in the Working Area of ??the Parsoburan Health Center, Siantar Marihat District, Pematang Siantar City in 2023

Service quality can be measured by comparing the perceptions between expected services and services received and felt by patients. Patient satisfaction is the level of patient feelings after comparing with his expectations. A patient if he is satisfied with the value provided by a product or service then it is very likely to become a customer for a long time. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between service quality in the registration section and patient satisfaction for pregnant women at the highlands sub-district, Binjai sub-district health center, Kota Binjai in 2023. The type of research used in this study was analytic with a cross-sectional approach. Cross sectional is a research approach that emphasizes the time of measurement/observation of independent variable data and depends only once at a time. The chi-square test results obtained a p value of 0.0050.005. This means that there is a significant relationship between the quality of the registration section and the satisfaction of pregnant women. Reliability where the p value = 0.000. Responsiveness with p value = 0.000. Assurance with a p value = 0.000. Empaty with p value = 0.002.

Traditional health services are expected to be implemented in health care facilities. Puskesmas had a traditional health clinic that has been running since 2019, but there is no evaluation on that program. This study aims to identify the implementation that has been carried out, in order to find out which aspects still need improvement. The research method used is descriptive qualitative research. Researchers collect data by interview, observation and secondary data. The results of the study show that traditional health services at the puskesmas have been implemented fairly well. In 2022 there were 20 visitors with the majority of visitors aged 31-45 years (50%), female (90%), all coming from the Javanese and Muslim religions. Meanwhile, the average number of visits was 1 time (55%) and 5% of visitors made 4 repeat visits. The most frequently treated complaints were dizziness/headaches (35%) and other pain complaints (45%). Treatment in traditional health polyclinics is provided with oral medication as much as 40% and 60% without drug administration. The traditional treatment given is acupressure (65%), cupping (15%) and a combination of both as much as 20%. Officers who provide traditional health services at the Palm Health Center are nurses with acupressure training. The implementation that has been carried out still requires various improvements in order to increase the number of patient visits. Further research is needed to find the right implementation model so that traditional health services at puskesmas are widely utilized by the community.

Menopause causes significant psychological symptoms in women due to the occurrence of physical and physiological changes as a result of decreased and ceased estrogen hormone production. The preliminary study results in the Sonder Primary Health Care Center area show that a significant portion of premenopausal mothers aged 45-50 years do not comprehend and lack understanding on how to cope with menopause. Additionally, there are concerns among these mothers regarding sexual issues after entering menopause.To determine the effectiveness of health education in preparing premenopausal mothers to face menopause in the working area of Puskesmas Sonder.This study employed a pre-experimental design with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The population consisted of 15 premenopausal women in the working area of Puskesmas Sonder, selected using simple random sampling. Data analysis involved univariate and bivariate analysis using Wilcoxon.Before health education, the majority of premenopausal mothers were categorized as unprepared to face menopause (53.3%). After receiving health education, a significant number of respondents were categorized as prepared to face menopause (80.0%). The effectiveness of health education in preparing premenopausal mothers to face menopause in the working area of Puskesmas Sonder was statistically significant (0.025 < 0.05).

Parenting in the family is an action taken by parents in the family, so that children who get positive parenting can avoid growth and development disorders. This study aims to determine the relationship of parenting patterns to the growth and development of children aged 12-36 months. This research was conducted at Batua Raya Health Center and Tamalanrea Jaya Health Center. The total sample was 172 people with purposive sampling technique. This research is a quantitative study with a cross sectional approach method. The results of this study showed that parents who had positive parenting patterns had good nutrition 71 people, positive parenting patterns had poor nutrition 24 people, negative parenting patterns had good nutrition 40 people, negative parenting patterns had poor nutrition 37 people, positive parenting patterns had appropriate child development 71 people, positive parenting patterns had poor child development 24 people, negative parenting patterns had appropriate child development 41 people and negative parenting patterns had poor child development 36 people. The data analysis used is chi square and the p value for growth is 0.002 and the p value for development is 0.003. This shows that there is a relationship between parenting patterns and the growth of children aged 12-36 months.

The toddler period is a golden period that determines the rate of growth and development of toddlers both physically, mentally and emotionally. Assessment of nutritional status Assessment of nutritional status of toddlers using standard and measurable parameters can be used as a monitoring item for nutritional problems in toddlers. This study aims to describe the findings based on research data conducted in 2021 on 96 toddlers in the working area of the Ranomuut Public Health Center, Manado City, North Sulawesi Province. Primary anthropometric and age data were collected on toddlers 6-24 months and obtained data that 26% of toddlers have nutritional status in the poor category (<2SD) and 74% of them have nutritional status in the good category (? -2 SD to +2SD). Even though there is no urgency found in the results of this study, the conclusions of the research need to be published, and it is hoped that this can be used as a reference for future research.  

Bone Village is a fostered village of the TLM Study Program, Poltekkes, Kupang Ministry of Health, which is in the Nekamese sub-district, Kupang district. This village has an early childhood education center and a Elementary School (SD). On average, PAUD students will have their blood type checked when they are about to enter the next stage of school, namely elementary school, because blood type is one of the requirements for enrolling in elementary school, while those who do not continue their studies will not have the opportunity to have their blood group checked. SD Negri Bone students rarely have their blood group or rhesus checked, so it is deemed necessary to do a blood group examination for elementary school and PAUD children. The output of this activity is that elementary and early childhood students in Bone Village know about the importance of golda and know each other's golda. The results showed that the respondents were elementary school students (68.6%) while those in early childhood education (31.4%). The highest grade of elementary school children was found in grade B+ (24.2%) and grade O+ (24.2%). In the golda of PAUD children the most was in golda B+ (14.1%).

In human life, adolescence is a very important period. During this period, the initial process of maturation of the reproductive organs occurs. In this phase, adolescents will experience physical growth accompanied by mental, cognitive and psychological development. Lack of adequate nutrition during this period can cause disruption and obstacles in adolescent growth. One program that can be carried out to achieve and maintain normal nutritional status in adolescents is by implementing a balanced nutritional intake. This community service activity is carried out using nutrition education methods for teenagers. Through this service activity, it is hoped that there will be an increase in knowledge among teenagers regarding the importance of implementing a balanced nutritional intake for teenagers, which in turn is hoped that teenagers will be able to achieve and maintain normal nutritional status. This activity was attended by 23 teenagers in the working area of ​​the Somba Opu Health Center, Gowa Regency. The knowledge score results show that before being given counseling about balanced nutrition, the average knowledge score for teenagers was in the medium category, namely 60,8%. After following the counseling regarding balanced nutrition and carrying out a posttest, the results showed that the teenagers' knowledge scores increased to an average of 65,22% in the high category. This shows that there is an increase in knowledge among teenagers regarding balanced nutrition after attending this counseling.

This study aims to examine the effect of organizational culture and work environment on employee performance at the Dangung-Dangung Health Center, Fifty Cities District. This type of research is quantitative, where the research process emphasizes objective measurement of results using statistical analysis. The population in this study were all employees of 73 people. The sample collection technique used is the total sampling technique, where total sampling is the sampling technique when all members of the population are sampled, while the number of samples is 73 people obtained from all members of the staff. The type of data used in this research is quantitative and qualitative data. While the data sources are primary and secondary data sources. Data collection techniques using observation, questionnaires and literature study. By using test instrument test, (validity test and reliability test), analysis descriptive test, classical assumption test (normality test, multicollinearity test and heteroscedasticity test) then multiple linear regression and hypothesis testing with the help of the SPSS application. The results of the study show that organizational culture has a positive and significant effect on employee performance and the work environment has a positive and significant effect on employee performance.

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia associated with abnormalities in carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism. A prominent complaint in patients with Diabetes Mellitus is that patients always feel weak and tire easily. Pharmacological actions are usually given insulin therapy and non-pharmacological therapy is used as a drug companion. One of the non-pharmacological therapies to reduce weakness and fatigue due to increased blood glucose is to apply a low-sugar diet. Where nurses provide low-sugar food and drinks while patients are in the ER and provide knowledge to patients and families about managing food and drinks independently for patients to consume while at home. The purpose of this application is to reduce blood glucose levels in diabetes mellitus patients at the Biloro Pearawatan Health Center. Writing the final report of this case study using a descriptive method with a nursing process approach and based on Evidence Based Practice. The analysis of this case study was carried out in 1 patient with diabetes mellitus with the focus of implementing a low-sugar diet intervention. The results after a low-sugar diet were found to result in a decrease in blood glucose levels in patients on the first day of 351 mg/dl and after being intervened for 3 days it showed a decrease in glucose levels to 207 mg/dl. Low sugar diet interventions can be given to other diabetes mellitus patients to reduce blood glucose levels.    

Indonesia ranks ninth in the world with more than 15.5% of newborns experiencing LBW annually. The purpose of this study is to explain the role of MCH officers in early detection of LBW in pregnantwomen at the Poasia Health Center. This type of research is a qualitative study with a phenomenological approach. The informant determination technique was carried out by purposive sampling. Data collection used interviews and observations with research informants, namely 2 MCH officers and 2 pregnant women who had their pregnancies checked at the Poasia Health Center. pregnant at risk of LBW or not. As well as meeting ANC standards, however, the knowledge possessed by pregnant women who check their pregnancies at the Poasia Health Center is still lacking because pregnant women do not receive counseling related to LBW from KIA officers.

Background: Mother's milk (ASI) is rich in nutrients and is the key to baby's health. Breast milk is the best food that babies aged 0-6 months need for optimal growth and development, increasing body resistance, protecting against infection, forming a healthy digestive system and increasing intelligence. Objective: to determine the relationship between factors that influence the smooth flow of breastfeeding in breastfeeding mothers in the work area of ??the Kuta Baro Aceh Besar Community Health Center. Method: This research is quantitative with an analytical design using a cross-sectional study method. Data were collected using a questionnaire conducted from March 8 to April 4 2023. The population in this study were all breastfeeding mothers who had babies aged 0-6 months, totaling 139 people, using a sampling technique, namely proportional random sampling, of 58 people. Results: Data analysis using chi square with the results of the study shows that there is a relationship between family support and smooth breastfeeding with a value of p= 0.011, there is a relationship between breast care and smooth breastfeeding with a value of p= 0.012, there is a relationship between the frequency of breastfeeding and smooth breastfeeding with a value of p= 0.025 and There is no relationship between the use of contraceptives and the smoothness of breastfeeding with a p value = 0.372. Conclusion: This research is a factor that influences the smoothness of breast milk.  

The problem of medication adherence in individuals with hypertension remains a challenge, even in developing countries. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Emo demo education on adherence to taking medication in hypertensive patients enrolled in the Prolanis program at Puskesmas Sumbersari Lumajang. This study was conducted at Sumbersari Health Center in March 2023. This study used a quasi-experimental research design with a one group pre-post test design. The purposive sampling technique was chosen to select a sample of 50 respondents. This study used the MMAS-8-4 (Morisky Medication Adherence Scale) questionnaire as a measuring tool for medication adherence. Statistical tests using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. Before the emo-demo, most of the 22 (44%) respondents were at a low level of compliance. After emo-demo education, most of the respondents were in moderate compliance 33 (66%) and high compliance 14 (28%).  The results of bivariate analysis show that Emo demo education has a significant effect on drug compliance in hypertensive patients participating in Prolanis, with a p-value of 0.000 which is smaller than the predetermined level of significance of 0.05. The provision of Emo Demo in health education with a focus on the target group is expected to be facilitated by the puskesmas. Effective medication adherence among hypertensive patients can improve control of blood pressure and prevent complications of the disease.

Stunting is a condition of growth failure in infants that occurs during a critical period of the process of growth and development in the womb and during the initial period after the baby is born. It is not only affected the physical growth of the baby but also the brain. The purpose of this research was to determine the factors associated with the stunting prevalence among the children under five years old of age in Jetis 1 Primary Health Care Center, Bantul. The research method is quantitative, case control research design with retrospective approach. The data analysis methods were chi-square and logistic regression. The results of this research were some factors could be associated with stunting prevalence. The factors were the history of exclusive breastfeeding (p: 0.037 or: 0.253) and the nutritional status of the mother during pregnancy (p: 0.001 or: 5.634). Meanwhile, gender (p: 0.153), history of birth weight (p: 0.677) and mother's education (p: 0.127) were found to have no relationship with stunting prevalence. It is expected that the mothers of children under five years old can prepare for pregnancy in the future by calculating nutritional intake before and during pregnancy and provide exclusive breastfeeding for 6 months.

  Infectious diseases are still an important public health problem, especially in developing countries. One of the mainstay drugs to overcome this problem is antibiotics. Bacterial resistance to antibiotics continues to increase throughout the world, including Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the average use of antibiotic eye drops for the period January to March 2021 at the Community Eye Health Center January to March 2021. The method in this research is a descriptive survey. The population in this study were all prescription data from January to March at the Community Eye Health Center. Results In January to March 2021 the average number of uses of the antibiotic Levofloxacin was 39.6. Polynel is 35. Bralifex is 34.

In Indonesia, there were 35,985 postpartum mothers who experienced ASI dams or (15.60%) postpartum mothers, and in 2015 postpartum mothers who experienced ASI dams were 77,231 or (37.12%). The increasing incidence of ASI dams is one of the health problems in Indonesia. Where this greatly affects the postpartum period, namely the failure to provide breast milk to infants and one of the failures to achieve coverage of exclusive breastfeeding. This study aims to determine the determinants that influence the occurrence of breast milk dams in postpartum mothers in Bulukumba Regency. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with a population of 30 postpartum mothers using total sampling. The results showed that the nipple length was the most influential factor among the five factors causing breast milk dams in the working area of ​​the Ujung Loe Health Center, Bulukumba Regency. This is based on a simple linear regression test obtained a p value of 0.04. Conclusion: From the results of the research conducted, it is known that all respondents who experienced breast milk retention were 19 mothers and 11 mothers who did not experience breast milk retention. After statistical tests were carried out using a simple linear regression test, it was found that there was a significant relationship between the causal factors, namely the nipples being too long and the occurrence of breast milk dams with a p value of 0.001.    

Cervical cancer is the most common health problem in women, where special attention is needed to prevent this health problem. One effort that can be done to recognize pre-cancerous lesions early is by conducting an Acetic Acid Visual Inspection (IVA) examination which can reduce the incidence of morbidity and maternal mortality caused by cervical cancer. This IVA examination is very easy and practical to be carried out either by midwives or professional health workers (doctors) who can be obtained at health facilities such as clinics, health centers and hospitals. This study aims to determine the effect of health education on maternal adherence to visual inspection of acetic acid at the Suli Health Center. This research method is analytic with design Quasi Experiment (experiments pseudo), with design one group pretest posttest . The population in this study were all women of childbearing age (WUS) who were in the work area of the Suli Health Center as many as 78 people and the sample in this study were all WUS who were in the work area of the Suli Health Center who had certain characteristics, namely women of childbearing age who had active sexual relations. with the number of samples in this study amounted to 30 people. Sampling was carried out using purposive sampling method. This research was processed using a computerized system with the help of the SPSS program. The data analysis method used was statistical test analysis with the Wilcoxon signed ranks test to determine the effect of health education on WUS compliance by conducting an IVA examination where if obtained The p value of this test or p 0.000 <0.05, can be interpreted as significant. Therefore, it is recognized that health education has an impact on WUS adherence to carrying out IVA examinations.  

Background: One of the non-pharmacological intervention techniques that can be used is the guided imagery relaxation technique. When doing Guided Imagery Relaxation it produces endorphins. Endohrpin is a neurohormone associated with pleasant sensations so it is expected to lower blood pressure. This study aims to determine the effect of Guided Imagery Relaxation on reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients. Method: This type of research is Quasy Experiment with a one group pretest posttest design. The sampling technique used purposive sampling with the population that will be taken in this study is the community of the Cikalongkulon Cianjur Health Center in people with hypertension aged 45-70 years who do not experience complications and do not regularly take hypertension medication. The number of samples is 16 respondents. Statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank T-Test. Results: From the results of the Wilcoxon Signed Rank T-Test analysis, it shows that there is a significant effect between Guided Imagery Relaxation and a decrease in blood pressure in the Working Area of ​​the Cikalongkulon Health Center, Cianjur p-value 0.002 (<0.05). Conclusion: From this study it shows that there is an effect of guided imagery relaxation on reducing blood pressure in the Working Area of ​​the Cikalongkulon Health Center.