Timorese Journal of Public Health

Relationship between Individu Characteristics and Environmental Condution of Houses with Pneumonia in Children Under Five at Tarus Health Center

Sumardiana Taopan — 2025-01-19

Tarus Health Center, have 358 cases of pneumonia in children under the age of five in 2018, 377 cases in 2019, and 138 fewer cases in 2020. The goal of this study was to examine the variables that affect the prevalence of pneumonia in children at the Tarus Health Center between the ages of 12-59 months. Analytical observation with a case control design is the methodology employed. Simple random sampling is the sampling method employed. 34 respondents made up the case sample and 34 respondents made up the control sample in this study. Chi-square test was used to evaluate the data. The findings indicated that there was no significant relationship between the type of floor (p-value 0.474 with OR 2.214) and the incidence of pneumonia in children under five, but there was a significant relationship between nutritional status (p-value 0.013 with OR 5.250), low birth weight (p-value 0.027 with OR 3.519), exclusive breastfeeding (p-value 0.025 with OR 3.656), and wall type (p-value 0.007 with OR 4.643). Prevention of pneumonia can be done by improving the nutritional status of children, giving exclusive breastfeeding and using types of walls that meet health requirements, namely made of walls.

Characteristics of Mothers with Children Under Five Participating in Integrated Health Care Service Activities at Tarus Community Health Center

Teodora Selvia Longa — 2024-06-30

Posyandu (Integrated Health Post) is a basic health activity organized by, from, and for the community to reduce infant mortality rates, maternal mortality rates (pregnant, childbirth, and postpartum mothers), promote small, prosperous families, and enhance community participation and capability in health and family planning activities. This study aimed to describe the characteristics of mothers of children under five who participated in posyandu activities in the working area of Tarus Health Center in 2022. The study used a descriptive method with a cross-sectional design, involving 97 mothers of children aged 0–60 months selected through purposive sampling from a population of 3,675 registered at posyandu. The results showed that 52.5% of respondents actively visited posyandu, while 47.4% were inactive. Most mothers were aged 21–25 years (36.1%), had a high school education (41.2%), and were housewives (51.5%). Additionally, 59.8% of mothers had good knowledge about posyandu, and 54.6% lived close to posyandu. The study suggests that the health center enhances understanding and awareness among mothers to routinely attend posyandu every month to monitor the growth and development of their children.

Maternal Parenting and Stunting Incidence in the Work Area of Tetaf Health Center

Maria M. R. Nele — 2024-06-30

Stunting is a problem of lack of nutritional intake in the long term resulting impaired growth and development in children. Inadequate feeding in maternal parenting is the cause of stunting problems. This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal parenting and the stunting incidence in the working area of the Tetaf Public Health Center, South Central Timor District. The type of research was an analytic survey with a case control design. The research location was in the working area of the Tetaf Public Health Center, South Central Timor Regency which was carried out in November-December 2022. The sample in this study was 64 respondents of mothers with toddlers who were divided into a control group of 32 respondents and a case group of 32 respondents. The analysis was univariate analysis and bivariate analysis with the chi-square test. The results of the research showed that there was a relationship between feeding practices (OR=18.455: 95%CL=4.575-74.439: p=0.000<0.05) and hygiene and sanitation (OR=7.222: 95%CL=2.309-22.588: p=0.001<0.05) with stunting. While the utilization of health services (p> 0.05) has no relationship with the incidence of stunting. Health workers are expected to be able to provide education to mothers under five to improve parenting by paying attention to feeding children related to nutritional according to the age group and the type of food the child needs, the child's personal hygiene, and the surrounding environment.

Factors Related to the Utilization of Health Services in the Working Area of Wee Luri Public Health Center, Central Sumba District

Desry Ola — 2024-06-30

Health is an important element in human life. Utilization of health services is any effort carried out individually or together, in an organization to maintain and improve health, prevent and cure illnesses and restore the health of individuals, families, groups and communities. The utilization of health services in the community in the working area of the Wee Luri Health Center, Central Sumba Regency, is still relatively lacking due to the community's perception of illness. People come to the Wee Luri Health Center when the illness is severe enough. The community assumes that the public health center is for those whose illness is severe in the sense that they are unable to get up from bed This study aimed to determine the factors influencing the utilization of health services in the Wee Luri Health Center working area, Central Sumba Regency, in 2020. Using a descriptive survey and cross-sectional design, the study involved 153 families, with family heads selected through simple random sampling. Data analysis using the Chi-Square test (α = 0.05) revealed significant relationships between education (p = 0.028), insurance ownership (p = 0.001), accessibility (p = 0.010), knowledge (p = 0.005), and perception of illness (p = 0.040) with health service utilization.Wee Luri Health Center needs to further improve health promotion and the quality of health services in order to increase public knowledge and provide comprehensive and integrated services.

Risk Factors Associated with the Incidence of Hypertension in the Work Area of Soe City Health Center

Giovani Kristin Uy — 2025-01-20

Hypertension or high blood pressure is a common chronic disease worldwide and a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) 2019 shows that the global prevalence of hypertension is 22% of the total world population. The 2018 Riskesdas showed that in Indonesia the prevalence of people with high blood pressure reached 34.1% higher than the prevalence in 2013 of 25.8%. The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk factors associated with the incidence of hypertension in the working area of the Community Health Center in Soe City, South Central Timor District. The method used in this research is an analytic survey with a case control research design. There were 124 samples in this study consisting of 62 cases and 62 controls. Sampling of this study using simple random sampling technique. Data analysis used the chi-square statistical test and calculated the strength of the risk factor relationship using the odds ratio (OR). The dependent variable in this study was hypertension while the independent variables were age, gender, smoking habits, physical activity, obesity and salt consumption. The results showed that the variables that had a relationship with the incidence of hypertension were age (p=0.000, OR=35,974), gender (p=0.035, OR=0.404), smoking habits (p=0.017, OR=2.928), physical activity (p=0.002, OR=3.657), obesity (p=0.000, OR=4.191) while salt consumption has no relationship with the incidence of hypertension. Suggestions for the community to further improve healthy lifestyles such as reducing smoking habits, doing regular physical activity, and always maintaining a diet and carrying out routine blood pressure checks to health services.