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Peran Tenaga Kesehatan Dan Keluarga Dalam Kehamilan Usia Remaja, Mery Ramadani, Dien Gusta Anggraini Nursal, Livia Ramli

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Sebanyak 10,3% kematian tidak langsung pada ibu disebabkan kehamilan usia remaja (< 20 tahun). Di Kabupaten Tanah Datar, masih terjadi peningkatan kehamilan usia remaja dalam tiga tahun terakhir. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui peran tenaga kesehatan, dukungan keluarga, dan pengetahuan remaja dengan kehamilan usia remaja di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Singgalang, Kabupaten Tanah Datar tahun 2014. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada bulan Mei – Juni 2014 menggunakan desain potong lintang. Populasi adalah seluruh remaja putri berusia < 20 tahun yang telah menikah berjumlah 215 orang. Sampel berjumlah 68 orang dan pengambilan sampel dilakukan secara proporsional di delapan jorong/desa. Data dikumpulkan melalui wawancara menggunakan kuesioner. Kemudian, analisis bivariat dilakukan dengan uji kai kuadrat dan analisis multivariat dengan uji regresi logistik ganda. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan sebanyak 55,9% responden hamil di usia remaja. Sebanyak 52,9% responden kurang merasakan peran dari tenaga kesehatan, 66,2% kurang mendapat dukungan keluarga, dan 58,8% memiliki pengetahuan rendah. Didapatkan hubungan peran tenaga kesehatan (nilai p = 0,032), dukungan keluarga (nilai p = 0,025), dan tingkat pengetahuan (nilai p = 0,002) dengan kehamilan usia remaja. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa tenaga kesehatan, keluarga dan tingkat pengetahuan berperan dalam kehamilan remaja. Tenaga kesehatan perlu memberikan penyuluhan mengenai risiko kehamilan remaja kepada remaja serta keluarga. Worth 10.3% of indirect maternal death is due to teenage pregnancy (< 20 years old). In Tanah Datar District, the increase of teenage pregnancy has occured in the last three years. This study aimed to determine health worker's role, family's support and teenagers' knowledge with teenage pregnancy in work area of Singgalang Primary Health Care, Tanah Datar District in 2014. This study was conducted on May – June 2014 using cross-sectional design. Population was 215 married teenage girls < 20 years old. A total of sample was 68 selected proportionally in eight villages. Data were collected through interview using questionnaire. Then bivariate analysis was conducted using chi-square test and multivariate analysis using multiple logistic regression test. Results of study found 55.9% of respondents were pregnant in teen age. Respondents worth 52.9% got less health worker’s role, 66.2% got less family’s support and 58.8% had low level of knowledge. There was a relation found between health worker’s role (p value = 0.032), family’s support (p value = 0.025) and knowledge level (p value = 0.002) with teenage pregnancy. In conclusion, health workers, family and knowledge level play a role in teenage pregnancy. Health workers need to provide counseling concerning teenage pregnancy risks for both teenagers and families.

Pengaruh Musik Keroncong Selama Pelaksanaan Kangaroo Mother Care Terhadap Respons Fisiologis Dan Lama Rawat Bayi Dengan Berat Badan Lahir Rendah, Anita Rahmawati, Endah Marianingsih Theresia, Yuliasti Eka Purnamaningrum

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Kangaroo mother care (KMC) merupakan metode merawat bayi berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR). Beberapa intervensi perawatan di neonatal intensive care unit seperti pijat bayi, KMC, dan mendengarkan musik bermanfaat untuk pertumbuhan bayi berupa respons fisiologis BBLR dan mengurangi lama rawat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui manfaat musik keroncong terhadap respons BBLR selama KMC dan lama rawat. Rancangan penelitian adalah quasi eksperimental dengan pretest dan posttest dengan desain grup kontrol. Pada Juli - September 2014 populasi penelitian adalah ibu dan bayi BBLR yang melaksanakan KMC. Pengambilan sampel dengan purposive sampling sebanyak 60 bayi. Kriteria inklusi bayi BBLR yang ditetapkan adalah berat …

Disability Prevention Programs For Older People: Factors Associated With Medical And Nursing Care Costs, Takaaki Ikeda, Susumu Yanagawa, Kenichi Murakami, Toshiyuki Inoue, Takamasa Tsurumi

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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengklarifikasi faktor-faktor yang terkait dengan biaya medis dan perawatan lanjut usia (lansia) yang tinggal di panti sosial serta menyarankan program pencegahan disabilitas yang efektif. Total partisipan dalam penelitian ini adalah 83 orang (29 laki-laki dan 54 perempuan; usia rata-rata 81,2 ± 6,3 tahun) pada 1 November – 28 Desember 2014. Penelitian ini membandingkan biaya medis dan perawatan rata-rata per bulan dengan rata-rata nasional bagi yang berusia ≥ 65 tahun. Uji regresi logistik dilakukan untuk memeriksa keterkaitannya dengan biaya medis dan perawatan. Mereka yang pergi ke luar rumah ≥ 3 kali seminggu tiga kali lebih kecil kemungkinannya …

A Case Study: The Development Of Safety Tip Sheets For Atv Use In Ranching, Elise Lagerstrom, David P. Gilkey, John Rosecrance, Stacy Hibiske

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

Use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) has become standard practice on the modern ranch. The unique operating conditions present on a ranch, subject the occupational ATV user to hazards requiring awareness and specialized training. The purpose of this study was to apply social marketing methods to address a specific environmental health and safety issue present in the agricultural industry. A series of four ATV tip sheets were created in topic areas specific to the challenges that ATV operators encounter on a ranch. In order to evaluate the intended audiences’ perception of the tip sheets, a questionnaire was administered to all agriculture …

Use Of Spirometry For Medical Clearance And Surveillance In Occupations Requiring Respirator Use, Ushang Prakshbhai Desai

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Medical certification of workers for respirator use is an important activity of occupational medicine health professionals. Spirometry is a diagnostic tool to evaluate respiratory distress/insufficiency that may affect respirator use. In this study, we analyzed the pulmonary function data of 337 workers from different occupations which required medical evaluation to wear a respirator. The American Thoracic Society and National Fire Protection Association criteria were used to evaluate employees. Of 337 workers who were cleared for respiratory use on the basis of medical questionnaires for respirator compliance, 14 (4.15%) failed to pass respirator compliance on the basis of NFPA criteria and …

Atv-Related Workers’ Compensation Claims In Montana, 2007–2012, Elise Lagerstrom, David P. Gilkey, John Rosecrance, David J. Elenbaas

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

The objective of this study was to analyze workers’ compensation injury and fatality data associated with the occupational use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in Montana. Data were provided by the Montana Department of Labor and Industry Workers’ Compensation Injury and Occupational Disease Database. Claims were identified based on a search of injury codes related to vehicular claims and then narrowed by a keyword search for events related to ATVs. Two hundred and fifteen ATV-related claims were identified between 2007 and 2012. The majority of claimants were identified as male (85%), with 23% of total claims between the ages 20–29 at …

Factors Associated With Treatment Seeking In Automotive Manufacturing, Khin Thingyan Chit

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Introduction

The prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorders is very common. The main objective of the study was to identify any association between the severity of musculoskeletal symptoms and treatment choice by workers in automobile manufacturing plants.

Methods

A cross-sectional study of 1017 production workers in six automobile manufacturing plants was performed. The study included the structured interviews to determine symptoms, preexisting personal risk factors, treatment choices (health care provider or no treatment sought), job strain, and job satisfaction. Nordic style questionnaire for symptoms, Karasek’s Demand Control Model and three job satisfaction questions were used to assign symptom severity, job strain, …

Characterization Of Noise Exposure For High-Volume Restaurant Workers, Desiree Gladieux

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Occupational hearing loss resulting from noise exposures encountered in the workplace affects millions of workers and costs hundreds of millions of dollars annually in Workers’ Compensation costs in the United States alone. Some industries have been well studied, and the presence of hazardous noise in the work environment established and documented. The restaurant industry is one in which little current data exists, but in which there may be cause for concern.

This work sought to quantify noise exposures for cooks, servers, and dishwashers and to determine whether or not any of these workers are at risk for Noise Induced Hearing …

Occupational Exposure To Chemical And Physical Contaminants: Sex-Differentiated Analysis, France Labrèche, Aude Lacourt, Jérôme Lavoué

Rapports de recherche scientifique

La survenue des lésions professionnelles varie selon le sexe. Une des principales explications évoquées est l’existence de nettes différences d’exposition en milieu de travail, découlant notamment des professions occupées par les hommes et par les femmes et de la nature des tâches effectuées. Cependant, il n’existe pas de données solides pour appuyer cette assertion et les analyses traditionnelles en milieu de travail se sont le plus souvent limitées à rapporter le risque en fonction du sexe, sans identifier les raisons pouvant expliquer les différences de risque observées.

Tant le gouvernement du Québec que l’Organisation mondiale de la santé ou les …

A Noise Delivery System For Multi-Animal Multi-Level Whole Body Ototoxicity Studies, John E. Stubbs, Jeremy M. Slagley, James E. Reboulet

Faculty Publications

The Naval Medical Research Unit Dayton (NAMRU-D) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in conjunction with the U.S. Air Force, studied ototoxic effects of JP-8 in rats. NAMRU-D used a multi-chamber whole body exposure facility for up to 96 test animals and 32 control animals at different exposure levels. The objective was to design a noise delivery system that could provide a white noise source one octave band wide, centered at 8 kHz frequency, delivered from outside the exposure chambers. Sound pressure levels were required to be within ±2 dB at all exposure points within each chamber and within ±2 …

Évaluation De Nouvelles Technologies Visant À Réduire Le Stress Thermophysiologique Associé Au Port De Vêtements Individuels De Protection Pour Les Pompiers, Denis Marchand, Chantal Gauvin, Alexis Brien-Breton, Mylène Aubertin-Leheudre, Dominic Tessier, Yann Sadier

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les contraintes thermiques liées au port des vêtements individuels de protection (VIP) contre la chaleur et les flammes sont un problème préoccupant pour la santé et la sécurité des pompiers. Les matériaux utilisés dans la fabrication des VIP ont souvent le désavantage d’être lourds, rigides et d’empêcher l’évacuation de la chaleur produite par l’activité physique lors d’une intervention. Deux nouvelles technologies de matériaux ont été développées par le Groupe CTT, un centre de transfert technologique spécialisé dans la recherche et la conception de matériaux textiles, et ses partenaires industriels, afin de réduire les astreintes physiologiques des travailleurs exposés au stress …

Procédures Et Évaluation Du Potentiel Pro-Inflammatoire Des Nanoparticules, Valérie Lavastre, David Gonçalves, Denis Girard

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Plusieurs pays industrialisés, incluant le Canada, ont opté pour le développement des nanotechnologies étant donné le grand potentiel économique que cela représente. Au Québec, de nombreuses entreprises de production de nanoparticules (NP) sont déjà implantées et il y a fort à parier que d’autres suivront ce mouvement d’ici peu. Ce faisant, le nombre de travailleurs œuvrant dans les domaines des nanotechnologies en général ou dans la fabrication et synthèse des NP augmentera grandement dans les prochaines années. Il est donc capital de prévenir le développement de maladies et d'accidents du travail reliés aux NP dont la cause est souvent d'ordre …

Cross-Sectional Associations Between Exposure To Persistent Organic Pollutants And Leukocyte Telomere Length Among U.S. Adults In Nhanes, 2001-2002., Susanna D. Mitro, Linda S. Birnbaum, Belinda L. Needham, Ami R. Zota

Environmental and Occupational Health Faculty Publications

Background: Exposure to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) such as dioxins, furans, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) may influence leukocyte telomere length (LTL), a biomarker associated with chronic disease. In vitro research suggests dioxins may bind to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) and induce telomerase activity, which elongates LTL. However, few epidemiologic studies have investigated associations between POPs and LTL.

Objectives: We examined the association between 18 PCBs, 7 dioxins, and 9 furans and LTL among 1,330 U.S. adults from NHANES 2001-2002. Methods: We created three summed POP metrics based on toxic equivalency factor (TEF), a potency measure including affinity for the …

Review Of Sampling And Evaluation Techniques For Diesel Exhaust Particulate Matter In The Mining Industry And The Application Of A Vapor Phase Organic Carbon Correction Factor, Ryley Bosch

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

The health effects associated with diesel exhaust exposure have been documented for decades. However, methods used to assess diesel exhaust have experienced considerable revision over the past twenty years. The latest sampling methodology considers particulate matter elemental carbon (EC) and organic carbon (OC) analysis along with the vapor phase OC analysis. The objective of this study was to evaluate the influence of vapor phase OC on the current National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) method 5040 sampling and evaluation techniques for diesel exhaust particulate matter.

A pilot study was conducted as part of a larger study evaluation biodiesel …

Comparison Of Integrated And Direct Reading Sampling Methods To Measure Biodiesel Particulate Matter In An Underground Metal Mine, Shelby Fortune

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Exposure to diesel exhaust, as well as the diesel particulate matter associated with the exhaust has shown to cause adverse health effect in humans. The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified diesel exhaust as a group 1 human carcinogen, in June of 2012. Due to these health effects, there has been an effort in the mining industry to reduce the amount of worker exposure to diesel exhaust. Biodiesel has shown to be a promising control to reduce diesel particulate matter that is emitted during the combustion process. The use of a biodiesel blend over straight petroleum diesel has shown …

Portable Heater Use In Ice Fishing Shelters And The Potential For Carbon Monoxide Exposure, Kellie Hicks

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Every year, more than 400 people in the U.S. die from accidental Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas that results from incomplete burning of common fuels such as natural gas and propane. When CO is inhaled, it enters the blood stream and reduces the ability of blood to carry oxygen. The environment for ice fishing is cold and ice fishermen who use ice huts or tents commonly use portable propane heaters to heat their shelters.

During the 2012/2013 ice fishing season, random fishermen were selected to be part of a research study. Upon arrival, …

Validation Of Cleaning Method For Various Parts Fabricated At A Beryllium Facility, Cynthia Zelic

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

This study evaluated and documented a cleaning process that is used to clean parts that are fabricated at a beryllium facility at Los Alamos National Laboratory. The purpose of evaluating this cleaning process was to validate and approve it for future use to assure beryllium surface levels are below the Department of Energy’s release limits without the need to sample all parts leaving the facility. Inhaling or coming in contact with beryllium can cause an immune response that can result in an individual becoming sensitized to beryllium, which can then lead to a disease of the lungs called chronic beryllium …

The Modern Grounds Maintenance Worker, Patrick Schenck

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

More than 1 million workers are employed in Grounds Maintenance operations in the United States today. These workers perform varied but recurring tasks necessary to maintain the orderly and healthful function of parks, residential and commercial landscapes, and institutional grounds.

Technological advancements in machinery have, over time, vastly increased the productive impact of each worker. While fewer workers are needed per acre, the same advances in production have amplified some types of health risk to this work population.

This inquiry identified the primary chronic stressors inherent in modern grounds maintenance work, chiefly exposures to noise and respirable engine emissions.

The …

Predicting Air Concentration From Source Concentrations: An Evaluation Of Benzene Emissions From A Benzene Hazardous Waste Stream, Steven Hynek

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Benzene is a common chemical in hazardous waste streams. Benzene contaminated wastes may come in the form of a liquid, solid, or sludge. The amount of benzene seen in waste streams depends upon the generator. The generator in this study has a steady supply of benzene wastes. The waste stream has the same consistency as waste streams from other generators; however there is variability in the concentration of benzene. As a result due to the lack of a consistent concentration, additional respiratory protection is in use to mitigate any additional risk from benzene. The waste is processed on average within …

Silica Exposure In Construction Workers, Brian Dye

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

This paper discusses the issues, objectives, methods, results and conclusion of how to control/reduce the respirable crystalline silica exposure to construction workers in the organization hereafter referred to as the “Company.” This evaluation will be achieved by assessing the following occupational exposure tools: literature review, work practices, engineering controls and personal protective equipment (PPE) on exposures to silica during construction activities. The construction activities observed, studied, researched and sampled include concrete sawing, concrete cutting and application, and dry/wet sanding drywall mud.

High construction tasks, for example, produce respirable dusts often containing crystalline silica. Such tasks include concrete saw cutting and …

Evaluation Of Automated Vs. Manual Bagger Exposures Related To Ergonomics, Dust, And Noise At A Sand Mine Processng Plant, Lindsie Alyse Wilson

Graduate Theses & Non-Theses

Since 2000, the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has reported 737 injuries involving bagging. Most of these injuries were related to “over-exertion” with an MSHA injury classification of “strains, sprains, and ruptured discs.” “Over-exertion” accounted for 331,130 injuries totaling 14.2 billion dollars in workers compensation costs in 2012 according to the National Safety Council (NSC). According to NSC, the average total incurred cost of an “over-exertion” injury is $42,883/claim, and the average total incurred cost of a “strain/sprain” injury is $31,521/claim.

Manual bagging in a sand mine processing plant is a highly physical job. There are six physical workplace …

Assessment Of Worker Exposure To Disinfection Byproducts At Indoor Swimming Pools In Québec, Robert Tardif, Cyril Catto, Sami Haddad, Manuel Rodriguez

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les sous-produits de désinfection (SPD) par chloration sont le résultat inévitable des réactions chimiques survenant entre le chlore ajouté à l’eau des piscines et les matières organiques et/ou azotées qui y sont naturellement présentes ou introduites par le biais des baigneurs.

Les SPD se déclinent en de nombreuses catégories et en bien plus de composés encore (>600), ce qui suscite, à l’échelle internationale, les préoccupations des législateurs et des scientifiques au regard de l’impact sanitaire de ces substances sur les travailleurs. Les problèmes d’irritation associés à l’exposition aux chloramines (CAM) qui polluent l’air ambiant sont les plus souvent pointés …

The Impact Of Four Swimming Pool Water Tratment Processes On Concentrations Of Disinfection Byproducts: An Exploratory Study, Robert Tardif, Cyril Catto, Manuel Rodriguez

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Dans les piscines, l’exposition des populations au sous-produits de désinfection (SPD) est l’objet d’une préoccupation croissante à l’échelle internationale. Les SPD sont le résultat inévitable des réactions chimiques entre les agents désinfectants ajoutés à l’eau des piscines et les matières organiques ou azotées qui y sont naturellement présentes ou introduites par le biais des baigneurs. La production et les niveaux de SPD dans l’eau du bassin et, pour ceux susceptibles de se volatiliser, dans l’air ambiant varient en fonction des approches de traitement. Cependant, il n’existe actuellement pas de données permettant une comparaison systématique de ces approches dans des conditions …

Assessing The Occupational Nosie Exposure Of Bartenders, Adrianna J. Woltman

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration estimates that each year, approximately 30 million people are occupationally exposed to hazardous noise. While many are aware of the noise exposure associated with industrial occupations, there has been little research conducted on bartenders who often work in environments that have high levels of noise. The majority of current published research on occupational noise exposure of bartenders has only evaluated noise levels on one night of business. Bartenders often work multiple days per week, which vary in the amount of patrons and entertainment provided, this variation in business leads to variation in the amount …

A Socio-Ecological Model Of Affordable Care Act Acceptance, Pratiksha Vaghela

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Background: Since 1965, there have not been any major revisions of the healthcare laws in the United States, until the recent implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). However, ACA is not well understood and is often controversial. The purpose of this study is to: (1) evaluate the relationship between the employers’ and the employees’ perceptions regarding the ACA mandates for small businesses, (2) evaluate the relationship between the self-reported and the tested knowledge of individuals regarding the ACA mandates for small businesses, and (3) determine if socio-demographic factors influence individual’s perception of the law. Based on the gathered information, …

Étude Sur La Sécurité Des Machines Lors Des Interventions En Mode De Vitesse Ou D’Efforts Réduits, Yuvin Chinniah, Barthélemy Aucourt, Réal Bourbonnière

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les risques liés aux éléments mobiles de machines industrielles sont connus pour être à l’origine d’accidents graves et mortels. L’article 186 du Règlement sur la santé et la sécurité du travail (RSST) vise à encadrer des interventions, notamment de maintenance, de réparation et de réglage en complément de l’article 182 qui, lui, régit les interventions de production en interdisant l’accès aux zones dangereuses et en assurant l’arrêt des éléments mobiles en cas de présence de travailleurs dans ces zones dangereuses. Cette activité de recherche vise à étudier l’application de l’article 186 du RSST. Elle …

Sociodemographic Factors To Dengue Hemmorrhagic Fever Case In Indonesia, Desy Nuryunarsih

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Demam berdarah dengue (DBD) adalah penyebab utama rawat inap dan kematian pada anak-anak. Indonesia adalah salah satu negara yang oleh WHO dikategorikan hyperendemicity dengan empat serotipe virus tersebar di daerah perkotaan. Faktor sosiodemografi dianggap sebagai faktor pendukung terjadinya DBD di Indonesia. Studi ini menggunakan data sekunder yang diunduh dari Basis Data Kesehatan Provinsi tahun 2010 Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia untuk menentukan korelasi antara ketiga faktor sosiodemografi dengan insiden DBD. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode kuantitatif deskripsi korelasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dua faktor sosiodemografi terpilih memiliki korelasi linier dengan insiden DBD. Analisa regresi multivariat menunjukkan kecilnya korelasi antara insiden DBD dengan …

Penerapan Sistem Remunerasi Dan Kinerja Pelayanan, Tri Wisesa Soetisna, Dumilah Ayuningtyas, Misnaniarti Misnaniarti

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Remuneration can influence worker`s motivation, and improve their performance. Likewise in hospital as capital-intensive, human resources-intensive as well as knowledge and technology-intensive health care institution. This study aimed to analyze employee’s perception of remuneration system implementation and adult cardiac surgery services unit’s performance at hospital. This study used a mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative). Quantitative study design was cross-sectional using questionnaire for self-assesment. Meanwhile, qualitative study design was descriptive conducted through focus group discussion and document review on data in forms of schedule book, registration book, nursing notes and medical records. Data collection was conducted in 2013 at one …

Analisis Sif Kerja, Masa Kerja, Dan Budaya K3 Dengan Fungsi Paru Pekerja Tambang Batu Bara, Qomariyatus Sholihah, Aprizal Satria Hanafi, Wanti Wanti, Ahmad Alim Bachri, Sutarto Hadi

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Penambangan batu bara merupakan salah satu sumber pencemaran udara berupa partikel debu batu bara yang dapat mengganggu kesehatan pernapasan bila terhirup manusia. Risiko kerja yang sering terjadi dapat berasal dari faktor pekerjaan atau perilaku pekerja sendiri, di antaranya sif kerja dan masa kerja. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan sif kerja, masa kerja, dan budaya keselamatan dan kesehatan kerja (K3) dengan fungsi paru pekerja tambang batu bara. Penelitian ini merupakan desain kasus kontrol dengan jumlah masing-masing sampel untuk kasus dan kontrol sebesar 178 responden. Penelitian dilakukan pada bulan Oktober November 2014 di PT. X Kalimantan Selatan. Hasil penelitian berdasarkan uji …

Tradisi Dan Lingkungan Sosial Memengaruhi Dukungan Menyusui Pada Bayi Berat Badan Lahir Rendah Di Kota Malang, Muladefi Choiriyah, Elsi Dwi Hapsari, Wiwin Lismidiati

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Berat badan lahir rendah (BBLR) merupakan salah satu penyebab utama kematian bayi di dunia. World Health Organization tahun 2003 telah merekomendasikan menyusui sebagai salah satu penanganan BBLR. Namun, ibu yang memiliki bayi BBLR mengalami kesulitan di awal persalinan. Selain itu, menyusui di Indonesia juga dipengaruhi oleh sosial dan budaya yang dipercayai sehingga memengaruhi keputusan ibu untuk memilih tetap menyusui atau tidak sama sekali di periode awal postpartum. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengeksplorasi makna pengalaman ibu untuk tetap menyusui bayi dengan BBLR. Penelitian kualitatif ini dengan pendekatan fenomenologi. Tujuh orang partisipan adalah ibu yang pernah menyusui bayi BBLR. Pengumpulan data dilakukan …