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Feeding Missoula: Food Insecurity In Rural Children And Youth, Chani Brammer, Braelee Cheeks, Jordin Holland, Rayne Mccollough, Laurel Palmer, Therese Solomon

Undergraduate Theses, Professional Papers, and Capstone Artifacts

In Montana, approximately one in seven children live in a food-insecure household, with rural Montanans in particular facing significant barriers. Existing needs-based food assistance programs, such as SNAP and WIC, have structural weaknesses: SNAP benefits are often not sufficient to last through the month, and those eligible for these programs face a confusing application process, shame and stigma, and logistical hurdles, such as limited transportation.

“Feeding Missoula” began with an evaluation of how current food assistance programs met or failed to meet the needs of rural youth. Our methodology integrated a comprehensive review of existing literature and structured interviews with …

Alternative Therapies Of The Banjar People For Children With Fevers, Esme Anggeriyane, Hamzah Hamzah, Nurhikmah Nurhikmah

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Fevers often occur in children under five years of age due to the immature formation of their immune systems. Such fevers signify that something unusual is happening in the body, often due to illness. Parents conduct various management techniques, such as medical or traditional treatments, based on their beliefs. Banjar society has a health culture known as bapidara, which is used to treat children with fevers presumably attributable to supernatural disturbances. This exploratory research aimed to discover what alternative therapies the Banjar people use to treat children with fevers. This qualitative study used a transcendental phenomenological design. Data collection was …

Bibliometric Analysis Of Research Trends And Novelties For Pneumonia In Children, Ariyani Lutfitasari, Fitriani Nur Damayanti, Budi Santosa, Lia Mulyanti, Umi Khasanah

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Pneumonia is the leading cause of death among children globally, with most cases occurring in low- and middle-income nations. Pneumonia in children has been thoroughly researched in numerous countries throughout the world. However, no research performed bibliometric analyses of pneumonia in children. This study aims to use a biometric analysis to determine trends in the number of publications, the number of citations, network visualization, overlay visualization, and density visualization concerning the issue of pneumonia in children. This research method employs a systematic review with stages adhering to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) flowchart. The highest …

Maternal Factors In Stunting Among Vulnerable Children, Stefanus Mendes Kiik, Muhammad Saleh Nuwa

Jurnal Keperawatan Indonesia

Children with stunting in Indonesia and other low-middle countries remains a serious problem. This study aimed to identify the association between maternal education, maternal age, maternal height, preceding birth interval, and ANC clinic visits, and stunting among vulnerable children in Kupang Regency, Indonesia. A cross-sectional study was con- ducted of two villages in Kupang Regency. The study sample comprised female ex-refugees from Timor Leste who had children aged 24–59 months. The subjects were chosen using consecutive sampling, with a total number of 154. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. There was a significant relationship between maternal education …

2005 Navajo Middle And High School Youth Risk Behavior Survey Report, Primary Navajo Yrsb Team

Native Health Database Full Text

From 1997 to 2005, the Navajo Youth Risk Behavior Surveilance System (YRBS) was implemented to be used to monitor health-risk behaviors among youth in middle and high schools. Unhealthy risk behaviors can lead to unhealthy health conditions or injuries, and could enventually lead to health or social problems as chronic diseases, disability and drug or alcohol addictions.