Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is still a major public health problem in many regions in Indonesia including Bandung City. Community participation in implementing Eradication of Mosquito-Breeding Sites is still needed as it is considered the most effective method in controlling the dengue fever. This study aimed to determine the influence of health education towards community participation to e…
Marriage at young age and lack of knowledge in parenting are among the causes of nutrition problem. The students in Santa Elisabeth Medan School of Health Sciences were found less knowledgable about it. This study aimed to analyze the influence of Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) education towards knowledge and attitude of students at Santa Elisabeth Medan School of Health Sciences 2016. This study w…
Educating Indonesian children to improve their knowledge about the importance of maintaining oral health is needed. This study was aimed to explain relation between several factors in elementary school students, such as grade, age, sex with number of children in family or economic factor such as whether the mother is housewife or she earns regular income, which is affected by improvement of the…
Family Planning program is one of very important national development programs in order to embody wealthy Indonesian families. Role of such program has a big influence to a person’s reproductive health, both reproductive health of woman and man. This study aimed to determine factors related to reproductive men’s motivations for contraceptive use in Bumijo Village, Jetis District, Yogyakarta…
Introduction: Mental status examination is a significant phase in delivering nursing care as the basis to make diagnosis. In reality, a lot of nursing students still find it difficult to understand terminologies and structures in mental status assessment. Studies show that interactive multimedia may help students to understand real conditions of the patients which are difficult to visualize. Ho…
Exercise is an important practice in leading a healthy lifestyle. However, recently the percentage of Malaysians who practice healthy lifestyle has decreased and the rate of overweight or obesity isincreasing. This study aims to explore the knowledge, attitudes and practices of exercise among nursing college students. Questionnaires were used as a research instrument and distributed to Kuala Te…
Nergela is a kind of tobacco smoking that depends on special instrument that is used to smoke specially made with tobacco that comes with different flavors. Assessment of knowledge and attitude of Nergela smokers regarding hazards of Nergila smoking are necessary to identify negative points. The aim of this study was to identify knowledge and attitudes of water pipe smoking among attendee in ca…
Background: In Malaysia, women had breast cancer always reported at their late stage. One of the causes is due to the delay in seeking medical attention. Poor knowledge about the breast cancer is one of the factors that cause the delay. Aim: This study was designed to assess the knowledge on breast cancer symptoms and risk factors, screening method, and practice among participants. Methodology:…
The study sought to determine the predictors in the commission of errors in the nursing procedure in the ward among Level IV nursing students of Father Saturnino Urios University. Utilizing a descriptive research design, student respondents were selected through the non-probability sampling employing the convenience sampling while complete enumeration was utilized in the choice of clinical inst…
Diabetes is a chronic complicated disease. For that reason, self-care management and education are necessary to control blood glucose levels todecrease mortality and morbidity rate, the risk of complications and adverse medication related events. Lack of knowledge about a diabetic medication and non-adherence contribute to poor glycemic control among diabetes patients. Therefore, this study aim…