Background: Menstruation is a physiological process in female adolescents which usually started at age of 9-12 years. Menstrual hygiene is a hygienic practice during menstruation which can prevent women from the infection in reproductive and urinary tract. Lack of knowledge regarding menstruation and menstrual hygiene lead to poor attitude and practice. This study was conducted to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of menstrual hygiene among high schools students in Jatinangor. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted from May until June 2013 in high schools around Jatinangor. This study population was taken from four schools selected through cluster random sampling from 17 junior and senior high schools available in Jatinangor. Total sampling from four schools was undertaken and a total of 238 female high school students' data were established. The respondents aged between 13-19 years old. Results: The level of knowledge, attitude and practice among participants were 180 (75.63%), 186 (78.15%) and 210 (88.24%) respectively which were mostly good. Conclusions: Overall, most of the participants in this study have good knowledge, attitude and practice about menstrual hygiene, but a few of them still have poor and moderate knowledge and attitude, although there is no poor practice among them.

Masalah kesehatan yang paling sering terjadi pada remaja adalah merokok. Penyebab yang paling berperan adalah pengaruh media audio visual, salah satu diantaranya yaitu iklan rokok. Salah satu upaya pencegahan dan penanggulangannya adalah kegiatan promosi kesehatan dengan media yang mudah diakses, menarik dan sesuai dengan karakteristik remaja yaitu film. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengeksplorasi perancangan dan pembuatan media promosi kesehatan film pendek yang efektif tentang rokok dan bahayanya. Penelitian dilaksanakan pada Desember 2015 sampai dengan Januari 2016 yang disusun menggunakan desain kualitatif dengan paradigma kontruktivisme melalui metode kajian literatur dari 35 jurnal dan 16 buku teks dari internet dan perguruan tinggi. Hasil penelitian menyatakan jenis film yang efektif untuk menyampaikan pesan kesehatan khususnya tentang bahaya rokok harus memiliki 9 (sembilan) komponen pendukung yaitu tujuan pembuatan film, tema film, konten atau isi pesan, alur cerita yang jelas, konflik yang terjadi dalam cerita film, bahasa film, durasi penayangan film, tata artistik yang dikemas nyata untuk menarik dan menguatkan cerita serta penokohan yang ditampilkan dalam cerita film. Pada akhirnya remaja sebagai target penonton dapat tertarik dan antusias untuk melihat film tersebut dan dapat memperoleh pengetahuan yang lengkap, jelas dan benar, yang berujung pada peningkatan sikap serta menumbuhkan motivasi.Kata kunci : film, merokok, promosi kesehatan, remaja

<p>Salah satu cara yang praktis dan murah untuk mencegah terjadinya kanker serviks adalah melalui tes Inspeksi Visual Asam Asetat (IVA). Upaya untuk mempengaruhi sikap ibu pada tes IVA adalah pendidikan kesehatan melalui film. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pendidikan kesehatan melalui film terhadap sikap ibu pada tes IVA. Penelitian ini dilakukan pada tahun 2014. Rancangan penelitian ini adalah non randomized within group design. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan teknik consecutive sampling pada 60 responden.  Analisis bivariat yang digunakan pada penelitian ini adalah  uji wilcoxon. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat pengaruh positif pendidikan kesehatan melalui film terhadap sikap ibu (P&lt;0,05) dengan peningkatan median (rentang) skor sikap dari 44,23 (19,23-75) menjadi 78,85 (25-94,23). Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah terdapat pengaruh positif pendidikan kesehatan melalui film terhadap sikap ibu.</p><p> </p><p><em>The Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA) test is a practical and cheaper way to prevent cervical cancer. One way to influence attitude in VIA test is health education based on the movie. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health education based on the movie on the attitude,of women in VIA test. The study conducted at 2014. The study design was nonrandomized within group design. The sampling technique was consecutive sampling technique on 60 respondents. The data analysis employed  bivariable analysis with wilcoxon test. This study shows there was a significant positive effect of the health education based on the movie on the mother’s attitude (P&lt;0.05) with median and range attitude score increasing from 44.23 (19.23-75) to 78.85(25-94.23). This study concludes that there is significant positive effect of the health education based on the movie on attitude.</em></p>

Background: Diarrhea is a disease, especially in children, with high mortality and morbidity rate in developing countries, including Indonesia. Diarrhea can be prevented if people can apply clean and healthy behaviors, especially hand washing. Hand washing is the cheapest, simplest, and the most effective methods for prevention of diarrhea. The objective of this study is to identify the knowledge, attitude, and practice of mothers' hand washing and diarrhea cases in children under five in Baleendah District, Bandung. Methods: A descriptive study was conducted during September−November 2012 to 210 mothers who had children (ages 12−59 months) in Baleendah using rapid survey technique. The time allocated for each village was adjusted to the population proportion for each region. The data were analyzed using computer and was represented using frequency distribution. Results: This study showed that the respondents had good level of knowledge and attitude of hand washing (83.8% and 61%, respectively), but only 21% of the respondents' practices of hand washing was in good level. Most of the respondents did not wash their hands according to the 7 steps of correct hand washing. Moreover the percentage of children with diarrhea in Baleendah was 43.8% (92 cases) during the study. Conclusions: There should be dissemination of information about the benefit of washing hands with 7 steps of correct hands washing so that families can practice it and can prevent diarrhea in children under five.

Background: Soil-transmitted helminth infection is known to be a serious issue in South East Asia when the farmers use night soil and contaminated water for their plants. In Indonesia, some of the farmers still use human feces and sometimes also mixed it with urine from the latrines as fertilizers. On the contrary, in Malaysia these contamination occured at a lower rate due to strict rules by the authorities.The objective of this study was to identify the helminth eggs in vegetables from traditional markets in Indonesia and Malaysia. Methods: Three traditional markets were selected by non-random sampling, namely Pasar Ampang in Malaysia and 2 traditional markets in Indonesia, i.e Pasar Tanjungsari and Jatinangor. Cabbages and lettuce were bought from 15 different vegetable sellers per market. The samples were examined at the laboratory of the Medical Faculty, Universitas Padjadjaran. The method to obtain the specimen was in accordance with Khairul Anwar and Ramachandran. This study was carried out from July to October 2014. The collected data was analyzed by percentage and frequency tabulation.