Contraception is the prevention of pregnancy that the wearer is aware of. Contraception is used to limit the population and ensure the availability of natural resources so as to maintain the quality of human life. The purpose of this research is to study and explain the relationship between characteristics and the choice of long-term contraception in women of childbearing age in the Working Area of ​​the North Kefa Polindes, North Central Timor District, East Nusa Tenggara Province. This research method is quantitative with a cross sectional approach. The sampling technique uses accidental sampling. The population is 830 WUS and the sample is 106 WUS. This study found that 35.80% of WUS used MKJP alkon. The results of the bivariate analysis showed that the variables that were significantly related were education, occupation, family income and number of children, and the most dominant variable in choosing long-term contraception was family income. The conclusion of the family income variable that shows the most dominant in the selection of long-term contraception.

Background: Elderly is a closing period in a person's life span, namely a period when a person has moved from a more useful and productive time. With increasing age, physiological function decreases due to the aging process so that joint disease appears in the elderly. One of the joint diseases in the elderly is gout arthritis. There are two ways to reduce uric acid, pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Non-pharmacological can be done by giving ginger compresses to reduce pain levels. Objective: The purpose of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of ginger compresses to reduce pain levels in the elderly with gout problems. Method: Case study design using nursing care. The case study sample used 1 patient. Results: Based on the implementation results on Mr. S with the application of ginger compress therapy for 7 days the pain scale decreased, the first and second days a pain scale of 5, on the third and fourth days a pain scale of 4, on the fifth and sixth days a pain scale of 2 and on the seventh day a pain scale of 1 with uric acid levels on day the first was 8 mg/dl and on the seventh day the uric acid level was 7.3 mg/dl, so a nursing diagnosis of chronic pain, it can be concluded that there is a change towards improvement, this shows the effect of giving ginger compresses on reducing pain levels.

Keselamatan pasien suatu hal yang sangat erat keterkaitannya dengan pengenalan jenis dan pencegahan kejadian insiden keselamatan pasien. Insiden keselamatan pasien dapat dicegah atau diminimalkan dengan meningkatkan pengetahuan seluruh petugas, menerapkan budaya keselamatan pada pasien. Tujuan dari literature review ini untuk mengetahui bagaimana analisis manajemen keselamatan pasien di rumah sakit. Literature yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini yaitu dengan menetapkan artikel yang sesuai kriteria inklusi. Data base yang digunakan yaitu Google Scholar. Tahun publikasi sumber literature yang diambil yaitu 5 tahun terakhir antara tahun 2017 sampai dengan 2022, Sumber literature menggunakan bahasa Inggris atau Indonesia.  Hasil 5 artikel diperoleh bahwa manajemen keselamatan pasien yang dilakukan di rumah sakit yaitu dengan sistem pelaporan pasien, budaya keselamatan pasien, penerapan standar keselamatan pasien, penerapan komunikasi efektif dan mengurangi risiko infeksi. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa manajemen keselamatan pasien menjadi sebuah hal yang sangat penting dalam memberikan pelayanan kesehatan. Manajamen keselamatan pasien juga sebagai komponen indikator untuk meningkatkan kualitas pelayanan serta mutu pelayanan rumah sakit. Sehingga perlu baik pihak tenaga kesehatan maupun instansi rumah sakit memperhatikan serta memprioritaskan keselamatan pasien.
 
 

The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia reaches 34.11%, with the highest incidence of hypertension found in those aged 65 years and over at 63.22%. The number of elderly patients suffering from hypertension who undertake non-pharmacological therapy needs to be encouraged. Non-pharmacological therapy is always an option because it is not expensive, one of which is progressive muscle relaxation. Research objective: to determine the effect of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on reducing blood pressure in the elderly at the Tanjung Unggat Community Health Center UPTD. Quasi Experiment with One Group Pre-Post Test Design approach. The sample consisted of 26 elderly respondents who suffered from hypertension in the UPTD area of ​​the Tanjung Unggat Community Health Center using a purposive sampling technique. The mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure before progressive muscle relaxation therapy was 152.50 mmHg and 94.81 mmHg. After treatment with progressive muscle relaxation therapy, the mean systole was 138.85 mmHg and the mean diastole was 88.62 mmHg. The results of the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test statistical test obtained p-value = 0.000 (p < 0.05), namely H0 was rejected, which means there was an effect of providing progressive muscle relaxation therapy on reducing blood pressure in the elderly at the UPTD Tanjung Unggat Health Center. It is hoped that the elderly can apply progressive muscle relaxation to lower blood pressure.

Pregnant women are still often faced with various health problems, one of which is anemia. Anemia is the biggest public health problem in the world, especially for pregnant women because many suffer from iron deficiency. WHO in 2021 reports that globally the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women worldwide is 41.8%. It is known that the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women is estimated at 48.2% in Asia, 57.1% in Africa, 24.1% in America, and 25.1% in Europe. The PulauPanggung Community Health Center supervises 10 villages where 12 people (26,66%) of the 45 pregnant women examined were Desa PulauPanggung who had the most cases of anemia. The research design used in this study was a pre-experimental type one group pretest-posttest design. The population in this study were all pregnant women in Desa PulauPanggung, Working Area of ​​the PulauPanggung Health Center, Semende Darat Laut District, Muara Enim Regency, totaling 27 people. The sample in this study were pregnant women who attended counseling at the posyandu in the Working Area of ​​PulauPanggung, Semende Darat Laut, Muara Enim Regency. Based on univariate analysis, it is known that the average value of respondents' knowledge before counseling was 58.65 out of 20 respondents. The highest value is 72 and the lowest is 50. The value that is most often obtained is 60. The average value of respondents' knowledge after counseling is 92.95 from 20 respondents. The highest score is 100 and the lowest is 82. The highest score is 98. From 20 respondents, the average value of mothers' knowledge before counseling (pre-test) was 58.65. From 20 respondents, the average value of mothers' knowledge after counseling (post-test) was 92.96. There is an effect of health counseling on the level of mother's knowledge about anemia before and after counseling with the lecture method and audio-visual media in PulauPanggung Village, Semende Darat Laut District, Muara Enim Regency in 2023 with a p value of 0.000.

Stunting menurut Kementerian Kesehatan (Kemenkes) adalah anak balita dengan nilai z-scorenya kurang dari -2.00 SD/standar deviasi (stunted) dan    kurang    dari     -3.00     SD (severely stunted). Jadi                                    dapat disimpulkan bahwa stunting merupakan gangguan pertumbuhan yang dialami oleh balita yang mengakibatkan keterlambatan pertumbuhan anak yang tidak sesuai dengan standarnya. Dampak stunting pada jangka pendek berdampak terhadap pertumbuhan fisik yaitu tinggi anak di bawah rata-rata anak seusianya. Sedangkan untuk jangka panjang, stunting akan menyebakan anak menjadi rentan terjangkit penyakit seperti penyakit diabetes, obesitas, penyakit jantung, pembuluh darah, kanker, stroke, dan disabilitas di usia tua dan berkaitan dengan kualitas SDM suatu negara. Jika stunting tidak segera diatasi hal ini tentunya akan menyebabkan penurunan kualitas SDM di masa yang akan datang. Pemerintah Daerah melakukan upaya pencegahan stunting dengan melakukan kegaitan sosialisasi ke setiap desa di Kabupaten Bolaang Mongondow Utara.
 

COVID-19 disease has spread around the world.  Some events progress to acute respiratory distress syndrome or more severe forms of the disease leading to death. Pregnant women with COVID-19 are known to have a high risk of being admitted to the ICU. An increase in premature births is still observed in cases of complications caused by COVID-19. Vaccination is done to stimulate the body to form antibodies specific to the virus. However, the side effects of this vaccination need to be tested, especially its safety for pregnant and lactating women. The purpose of writing this article is to determine the safety of several types of COVID-19 vaccinations for pregnant women and nursing mothers. The method used is a literature study of previous research2. The results of this literature study found that the type of vaccination that is recommended for pregnant and lactating women is Sinovac.

Hypertension emergency is defined as a severe increase in blood pressure that is > 180/120 mmHg and there is evidence of worsening or target organ damage. The heart, brain and kidneys are the intended target. In this situation, immediate action to reduce blood pressure is needed within minutes. Risk factors that need to be considered in hypertensive crisis patients are those who are not diagnosed or do not adhere to treatment. Handling this can be done by adhering to medication and diligently taking medications that have been recommended by the doctor.

Masalah gangguan kesehatan gigi dan mulut yang rentan terjadi pada anak-anak juga dapat disebabkan karena kurangnya pengetahuan tentang pentingnya menjaga kebersihan gigi dan mulut. Berdasarkan fenomena yang didapatkan pada tanggal 23 September 2022 di Mis Miftahul Huda 1 Palangka Raya dengan menggunakan metode wawancara langsung dan observasi dari 21 siswa terdapat 14 siswa yang hanya menggosok gigi pada pagi hari saja, 5 anak diantaranya bahkan menjawab jarang menggosok gigi. Tujuan: Penelitian untuk mengetahui hubungan pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut dengan perilaku perawatan gigi dan mulut pada anak usia 7-9 tahun di Mis Miftahul Huda 1 Palangka Raya. Metode Penelitian: Menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang terdiri dari kuesioner pengetahuan dengan jumlah 18 soal dan kuesioner perilaku dengan jumlah 20 soal. Menggunakan metode Purposive Sampling sebanyak 77 Responden di Mis Miftahul Huda 1 Palangka Raya. Jenis penelitian ini adalah korelasional dengan menggunakan pendekatan Cross sectional menggunakan Uji Statistik Chi Square. Hasil Penelitian: Menunjukan bahwa mayoritas responden memiliki pengetahuan kurang sebanyak 27 responden (35%) tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut dan berperilaku negatif sebanyak 44 responden (57,2%) dalam perawatan kesehatan gigi dan mulut. Berdasarkan analisis didapatkan hasil p value 0,031 < α dengan tingkat signifikan 0,05. Kesimpulan: Ada hubungan antara pengetahuan dan perilaku. Penelitian ini diharapkan dalam membantu instansi kesehatan, instansi pendidikan, orang tua dan anak dalam meningkatkan pengetahuan tentang kesehatan gigi dan mulut dengan perawatan gigi dan mulut pada anak.
 

Stress is a physical and emotional reaction caused by environmental conditions, physical demands and social conditions that are difficult to control, which requires a person to adjust himself. Stres can happen to everyone, including final year students who are facing their final project. Some of the causes of someone experiencing stres are frustration that can occur when individual efforts to achieve certain goals are hampered or the opportunity to get the desired results is lost. The next cause of stres is a crisis where sudden circumstances can cause stres to individuals. The purpose of this study is to know the description of the stres level of Politeknik Kaltara students in facing their final project. This research uses a descriptive method. Sampling using total sampling technique as many as 67 respondents according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Data collection used a stres level questionnaire on students consisting of 14 questions. Based on the results of the study, data were obtained in the form of the highest level of student stres in the mild category 29 (43.3%) respondents, moderate category 22 (32.8%) respondents, severe category 16 (23.9%) respondents. The conclusion of this study shows that the stres level of students who are facing their final project is more in the mild stres category.