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Health Promotion Toward Knowledge And Intention For Early Detection Of Cervical Cancer In Commercial Sex Workers, Desi Rusmiati, Tiurlan Yunetty Silitonga, Warendi Warendi

Kesmas

Cervical cancer is one of the cancer types that become a haunting danger for many women in the world. In Indonesia, the prevalence rate reached 0.8% or an estimated 98,692 patients. Its prevalence increased to 10% in the commercial sex worker group. This study aimed to explain the effect of health promotion on knowledge and intention for early detection of cervical cancer using the inspection of visual acetate method in the commercial sex workers. This study was quantitative with a quasi-experimental type, one group of pretest and posttest design. The population sample included the commercial sex workers at Genteng Subvillage, …

Risk Factors Associated With Low Birth Weight, Mohammad Zen Rahfiludin, Yudhy Dharmawan

Kesmas

Neonatal deaths are associated with preterm birth complications. The aim of this study was to analyze risk factors associated with LBW. This was a crosssectional study held in Bulu Primary Health Care, Temanggung, Central Java, Indonesia. The sample size required for this study was 69 based on the Slovin formula. Data were collected using questionnaires and semi-quantitative Food Frequency Questionnaire forms. Data on infant birth weight was taken from midwives’ delivery cohort records. Mid upper arm circumference (MUAC), hemoglobin level, blood pressure, maternal age, parity, nutritional intake, and serum transferrin receptor data were taken from the infant’s mother using a …

Role Stress, Personality Type, Burnout, And Performance Of Midwives Towards Postnatal Care Program Achievement In Surabaya City, Elita Halimsetiono, Thinni Nurul Rochmah, Dewi Retno Suminar

Kesmas

The coverage of postnatal care program in Surabaya City had declined since 2011–2013 and could not reach the target. This analytic observational study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted during April–May 2015 to analyze the effect of role stress, personality type, and burnout on midwives’ performance towards postnatal care program achievement in Surabaya City. A total sample of 45 midwives was collected from eight primary health care centers in Surabaya City with basic emergency obstetric and neonatal care services. Accidental sampling was used for sample selection. This study indicated that most of the midwives were aged 20–30 years and …

Family Perception Towards Health Role In Filariasis Countermeasures Using The Health Belief Model Approach In Aceh Besar District, Said Devi Elvin, Mutia Yusuf, Wirda Hayati, Teuku Alamsyah

Kesmas

Aceh Besar District is a filariasis endemic area. This endemic state is strongly influenced by people’s perception of filariasis countermeasures. This study aimed to determine relation between family perceptions towards health role in filariasis countermeasures using the Health Belief Model. An analytical survey was applied with a cross-sectional study approach. The study population was families at three villages that are Lambaro Bileu, Lambaet, and Cot Preh of Kuta Baro Primary Health Care. This represents 1,113 families with a sample of 92 families that were selected using a proportionate stratified random sampling technique. The study instrument was a questionnaire and data …

Impact Of Budget Increase On Primary Health Care Performance In The Era Of National Health Insurance: Case Study In Buleleng District, Kadek Suranugraha, Ni Made Sri Nopiyani, Pande Putu Januraga

Kesmas

Since 2014, there has been an increase in funds for primary health care (PHC) coming from the National Health Insurance program capitation funds and the Health Operational Assistance Fund. This study aimed to explore the effect of this budget increase on the health care services at PHC. The case study used a qualitative approach and interviews from 19 PHC health workers with the highest and lowest budget. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis and supported by quantitative data. The positive impact of the increasing PHC budget was felt by PHC staff due to the addition of operational equipment and incentives …

Utilization Of Styrofoam As Soundproofing Material With Auditory Frequency Range, Sjahrul Meizar Nasri, Iting Shofwati

Kesmas

The utilization of bricks made of styrofoam is expectedly able to be a soundproof for noise control and as a preventive action to reduce the steadily increasing prevalence of hearing loss. This study aimed to assess the use of sound absorption material in which styrofoam was utilized to reduce the noise exposure. In this study, fine aggregates (sand and styrofoam) were made with a mixture of cement with a composition of 1:4 and 1:6, also the addition of polystyrene waste with a percentage of 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80%. Determination of acoustical property of the mixture was done by …

Agents Fibrogènes Et Cancérogènes Dans Les Mines D’Or Et De Fer Du Québec : Étude Exploratoire, France Labrèche, Félix Gervais, Guy Perrault

Rapports de recherche scientifique

De récentes études ont mis en évidence que les travailleurs des mines d’or du Dakota et des mines de fer du Minnesota sont exposés à des particules minérales allongées (PMA). En particulier, les mineurs du Minnesota présentent un risque plus élevé de décès par cancer du poumon, par mésothéliome et par maladies cardiaques que la population générale. Comme l’intérêt renouvelé pour l’exploration de nouveaux gisements d’or et de fer dans le Nord-du-Québec laisse entrevoir une augmentation du nombre de travailleurs dans ces secteurs, il s’imposait de procéder à une première appréciation de ces milieux. Dans le but d’évaluer l’état des …

Age-Based Differences In The Usefulness Of Resources: A Multi-Study Investigation Of Work And Well-Being Outcomes, Lale Muazzez Yaldiz

Dissertations and Theses

The labor force is aging globally. It is projected that the number of older workers will increase in the workforce in the near future. At the same time, it is estimated that workplaces will grow more age-diverse, where younger and older workers will work side-by-side more often than they used to. These demographic shifts in the workforce necessitate a further understanding of the differences between the values, needs and motivation, and work outcomes of employees of different ages. To this end, few studies to date have investigated whether job-related resources are differentially useful for the work and non-work outcomes of …

Cloueuses Portatives : Développement De Méthodes De Diagnostic Vibratoire Et Acoustique, Marc-André Gaudreau, Pierre Marcotte, Frédéric Laville, Thomas Padois, Jérôme Boutin

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le fonctionnement des cloueuses portatives étant basé sur un processus d’impact visant à enfoncer un clou, l’utilisation de ces outils expose les travailleurs à des bruits et à des vibrations à caractère impulsionnel, en générant des niveaux très élevés pendant un très court laps de temps. Par ailleurs, l’exposition aux bruits et aux vibrations impulsionnels engendre un risque de développer des maladies professionnelles. Des échanges avec l’Association paritaire pour la santé et la sécurité du travail du secteur de la construction (ASP Construction) ont confirmé que ce type d’outil est très utilisé par les travailleurs de la construction qui, au …

Étude Comparative Des Banques De Données De Mesures D’Exposition Imis (Osha) Et Lims (Irsst), Philippe Sarazin, France Labrèche, Jacques Lesage, Jérôme Lavoué

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Une bonne connaissance des niveaux d’exposition des travailleurs aux contaminants chimiques est fondamentale dans un programme de maîtrise, de prévention et de gestion des risques associés à ces substances. Au Québec, l’Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail (IRSST) administre un système de gestion de l’information du laboratoire (LIMS – Laboratory Information Management System). Cette banque de données électronique contient l’ensemble des résultats d’analyse liés à l’évaluation de l’exposition telle que mesurée par les équipes de santé au travail depuis 1985. Les données du LIMS sont intéressantes pour établir des portraits d’exposition. Cependant, leur interprétation est …

The Critical Need For Mental Health Education To Be Mandated In New Mexico's Public Schools, Bonnie L. Murphy

Shared Knowledge Conference

Based on a review of research and best practices in mental health awareness and skills, this inquiry project argues for state legislative policies that would require mental health awareness and skills in the K-12 curriculum. Mental health affects individual accomplishments in every stage of people’s lives beginning in early childhood and throughout the life cycle. Prevention and treatment of mental illness plays a key role in the ability of an individual to cope with loss and develop resiliency and perseverance in challenging times and to make better decisions that improve the individual’s life and the lives of those around them. …

Validation Of A New Concept For Measuring Respirable Dusts, Xiao Liu

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Sampling of airborne dust in industry is influenced by the potential health effects associated with human exposure. Health effects depend on mass concentration and particle size which influences the site of pulmonary deposition. Occupational diseases tend to be associated with dust deposition in specific regions of the respiratory tract. The ACGIH size selective TLVs are expressed in three forms: Inhalable Particulate Matter, Thoracic Particulate Matter, and Respirable Particulate Matter. In pneuomoconioses, the amount of dust deposited in the lungs can be estimated by sampling the respirable fraction. Dose-response relationships are derived by relating the health experience of workers to the …

Not Just An Ache: Examining The Rate Of Musculoskeletal Pain In City Bus Drivers, Jeremy Steele

Mineta Transportation Institute

This paper examines the rates of musculoskeletal discomfort in a sample of 957 city bus drivers at King County Metro, a public transportation agency serving the greater Seattle area. It also examines how often such pain prevented drivers from doing their normal work, needed treatment from a medical professional, or incited one or more worker’s compensation claims. To assess the level of musculoskeletal discomfort in city bus drivers, an anonymous survey was distributed to drivers at King County Metro, a public transportation agency serving the greater Seattle area. This survey consisted of a Nordic Questionnaire asking drivers whether or not …

Comparison Of Modeled And Measured Pesticide Concentrations In Air, Trenell Davis Boggans

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is a popular organophosphorus insecticide that is heavily used in the agriculture industry as a means of pest control. Chlorpyrifos is known for its toxic effect to inhibit the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (ACHE) in humans and is widely used in areas of California where the site of application is close to occupied areas, such that exposures to residents and bystanders can occur due to secondary drift. Secondary drift refers to the volatilization of a pesticide from the surface to which it was applied (e.g. soil or plant foliage) and subsequent off-site movement in ambient air. Secondary drift is different …

Occupational Exposures And Associated Risk Factors Among U.S. Casino Workers: A Narrative Review, Jessica Miller Clouser, John C. Flunker, Jennifer E. Swanberg, Gail Betz, Surjeet Baidwan, J. Kathleen Tracy

Center for Health Services Research Faculty Publications

We conducted a narrative literature review of U.S. casino occupational health and safety research based on the following inclusion criteria: 1) focused on workers, 2) provided information pertaining to exposures present in the occupational environment (e.g., hazards, stressors, etc.), and 3) pertained to casino, gaming, or gambling workers. Following a multi-step process, a total of 11 articles were identified that related to the occupational health and safety of U.S. casino workers. These articles primarily focused on environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) exposures (n = 7 articles), with the remaining articles related to casino worker risk behaviors (i.e., problem gambling and drinking) …

Atvs And Agriculture: A Review Of The Literature, Hali Neves, William Brazile, David P. Gilkey

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

The purpose of this article was to provide a review of the published literature pertaining to agricultural All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) use and injury, fatality, exposure assessment, risk estimation and interventions. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis (PRISMA) technique was used to identify high quality relevant articles pertaining to ATV-related injury, fatality, exposure assessment, risk estimation, and interventions in an agricultural setting. Inclusion criteria for articles included publications from January 1, 2000 through August 31, 2016, use of injury epidemiology assessment tools, NIOSH hierarchy of controls and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide. Thirty-four articles met …

Analyse Du Potentiel D’Application Des Textiles Intelligents En Santé Et En Sécurité Au Travail, Patricia Dolez, Justine Decaens, Thibault Buns, Dominic Lachapelle, Olivier Vermeersch, Jacek Mlynarek

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Les textiles intelligents sont des structures capables de détecter, de réagir et de s’adapter à un grand nombre de stimuli : électriques, magnétiques, thermiques, optiques, acoustiques, mécaniques, chimiques, etc. Ils offrent potentiellement des perspectives très intéressantes dans le domaine de la santé et de la sécurité au travail, par exemple, pour des systèmes de localisation intégrés, le suivi des conditions physiologiques des travailleurs, des systèmes chauffants et refroidissants intégrés, des dispositifs de communication, la captation d’énergie, etc. Cette étude avait pour objectif de réaliser une synthèse des connaissances tirées de la littérature technique et scientifique et d’identifier les technologies, solutions …

Étude Des Qualités Psychométriques De L’Outil D’Identification De La Situation De Handicap Au Travail (Oisht) Utilisé Auprès De Travailleurs Ayant Un Trouble Musculosquelettique Ou Un Trouble Mental Courant, Marie-José Durand, Marie-France Coutu, Éric Vaillancourt, Djamal Berbiche

Rapports de recherche scientifique

L’outil d’identification de la situation de handicap au travail (OISHT) consiste en une entrevue structurée qui a été développée pour aider les cliniciens à identifier de façon systématique les facteurs liés à l’incapacité au travail. L’OISHT est un des rares outils disponibles en réadaptation pour la clientèle en phase chronique d’incapacité au travail. Il tient compte de l’influence de différents systèmes (personnel, santé, travail, indemnisation) et a été élaboré pour les deux principales problématiques de santé associées à l’incapacité au travail, soit les troubles musculosquelettiques (TMS) et les troubles mentaux courants (TMC).

L’objectif de cette étude visait la validation de …

Utilisation Des Cellules Dendritiques En Tant Que Biosenseurs Pour La Surveillance De La Qualité Biologique De L’Air, Magali Boucher, Pascale Blais Lecours, Marc Veillette, Caroline Duchaine, David Marsolais

Rapports de recherche scientifique

Le nombre d’environnements de travail touchés par des problématiques de santé reliées aux bioaérosols est si considérable qu’il est difficile d’en faire un dénombrement précis. Les exemples les plus connus sont les porcheries, fermes laitières, tourbières, scieries et usines alimentaires. Aucune limite d’exposition n’existe pour les différentes composantes des bioaérosols, hormis les recommandations pour les endotoxines et certaines poussières. Toutefois, il est bien connu que l’état sanitaire de ces environnements diffère de site en site et selon leur classe. La nature des bioaérosols détectés dans ces environnements n’est que partiellement définie. Cette situation rend difficile la mise en place des …

Stairway Uniformity Measurement: What Lateral Location Should Be Measured, Roger C. Jensen, Lee Calf Looking

Safety Health & Industrial Hygiene

An experimental study sought to extend understanding of the nosing-to-nosing method for measuring dimensions of steps in a stairway. A human factors expert retained to assist an attorney in a case of injury or death from a stairway fall needs to decide the lateral location for taking the measurements. This experiment was undertaken to provide experts with a justifiable basis for choosing the location. Using a campus stairway and 16 student subjects, a randomized complete block experiment compared their lateral location while performing four tasks—ascending with or without the handrail, and descending with or without the handrail. Results showed task …