Proceedings of the International Conference on Nursing and Health Sciences

Relationship Between Personal Hygiene and the Incidence of Diarrhea in Children

2025-03-10T05:17:14+00:00

Diarrhea is increasing frequency of defecate as much as 3 or more in 1 day and the consistency more liquid from normal humans. Diarrhea is usually a symptom of intestinal infection, which can be caused of some bacteria, virus, parasite. The infection are disperse through contaminated food and drink, or people to people as a effect of the poor hygiene. This research study is aimed to know the correlation of incidence of diarrhea with personal hygiene in children at regional Lemong public health center in 2023. Method used on this research is quantitative method with a cross sectional study approach. The sample is determined by probably sampling and sample obtained 55 respondents. The tools used to collect data in this research is questionnaire sheet then analyzed by Chi square statistical tests. The data is analyzed with statistic software. Statistical test results found a significant correlation or relationship between incindence of diarrhea and the behavior of washing hand with soup (ρ-value =0,001), significant correlation between the incidence of diarrhea with the behavior of maintaining hand and nail hygiene (ρ-value <0,002), significant correlation between the incidence of diarrhea with defecation behavior (ρ-value <0,048). It can be concluded that personal hygiene is related to the incidence of diarrhea in regional of Lemong public health center, west coast district in 2023. So it can be concluded that personal hygiene is related to the incidence of diarrhea in regional of the Lemong Public Health Center, Pesisir Barat District in 2023.

The Effect of Health Education on the Level of Knowledge of Mothers of Toddlers Regarding Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in Toddlers

2025-03-10T05:18:46+00:00

Acute Respiratory Infection is one of the heaviest respiratory diseases that can cause death, people with Acute Respiratory Infection will suffer greatly if they are in humid, cold or too hot weather. Acute Respiratory Infection is the main disease of infant mortality and often ranks first in the morbidity rate of toddlers, early treatment of Acute Respiratory Infection disease is proven to reduce mortality. This study aims to determine the effect of health education on the level of knowledge of mothers under five regarding the prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in toddlers in Gading Kencana Village, the working area of the West Bawang Bone Marga Health Center in 2023. This research design uses quantitative methods with a Pre-Experimental approach with a One Group Pretest – Postest Design approach with 55 respondents who are homogeneous samples and use purposive sampling techniques. Data obtained by distributing questionnaires. The results of the statistical test obtained a p-value of <0.005 which can be concluded Ha is accepted so that there is a significant difference. It is concluded that there is an influence of health education on the level of knowledge of mothers under five regarding the prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection in toddlers in Gading Kencana Village before counseling and after counseling.

The Effect of Hydrotherapy on Lowering Blood Pressure among Hypertension

2025-03-10T07:20:12+00:00

Hypertension is a cardiovascular disease and a non-communicable disease that poses a significant health risk due to its high mortality rate. It can lead to various health complications, including stroke, aneurysm, heart failure, heart attack, and kidney damage. Complementary therapies, when utilized traditionally, can assist in the management of hypertension. Examples of such therapies include warm water hydrotherapy and other water-based treatments. This study aimed to determine the impact of warm water foot-soak hydrotherapy on reducing blood pressure in hypertensive patients within the Airmadidi Health Center working Area. This research is a quantitative study that utilizes a quasi-experimental method with an equivalent control group design. The research sample was obtained through a non-probability sampling technique, specifically purposive sampling, which resulted in 40 participants divided into 20 in the control group and 20 in the intervention group. The intervention group administered warm water foot-soak hydrotherapy for a period of six consecutive days, with each session lasting 30 minutes and the water maintained at a temperature of 40°C. The statistical analysis employed was a bivariate analysis with the Mann-Whitney test. The results showed a significant difference in blood pressure values before and after hydrotherapy, with p-value = 0.000 for systolic and p-value = 0.000 for diastolic. Furthermore, the data shows a difference in the mean value of systolic blood pressure between the control group and the treatment group of 41.05 mmHg. In comparison, diastolic blood pressure values show a difference in the mean value of 35.35 mmHg. It is hoped that the community, especially people with hypertension, can use warm water foot bath hydrotherapy as a complementary therapy that can be done independently to help reduce blood pressure.