Introduction:Breastfeeding has been widely recognised as benefiting for infants and mothers. It could avoid haemorrhage after giving birth (postpartum). The study aimed to observe the association between exclusive breastfeeding, blood volume and blood duration in a postpartum period. Method:This was an analytic study with a cross-sectional design. The number of samples was 56 postpartum women who were chosen by purposive sampling method. A questionnaire was used in collecting data by interviewing the respondents. Data was analysed using descriptive statistic and chi-square test.Result: There were 78.57% respondents breastfed exclusively and 21.43% did not breastfeed exclusively. In this study, exclusive breastfeeding related to bleeding duration (p=0.00), while blood volume was not associated with exclusive breastfeeding (p=0.06). Conclusion:There was a relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and blood duration. Meanwhile, exclusive breastfeeding was not associated with blood volume.

Background: In Indonesia, HIV/AIDS is still a public health problem and approximately 620.000 people living with HIV/AIDS in this country. Female sexual workers (FSWs) as one of the groups in HIV cases are more ten times more likely to acquire HIV than the general population. This study aimed to find out the description of the knowledge, attitudes and practice of FSWs in Makassar about HIV/AIDS. Methods: This was observational research by using a descriptive approach. There were 255 FSWs recruited as respondents chosen by stratified random sampling. An Interviewer-administered questionnaire was designed to collect data about knowledge, attitude and practice on HIV/AIDS. Results: Overall, more 50% of respondents could provide the correct answers about HIV/AIDS transmission and prevention. One of the preventions that have not been known by most of them was blade and shaver sharing. Concerning attitude, most respondents had a positive attitude towards HIV / AIDS, but there were still 38.0% who agreed not to make friends with HIV patients and 28.2% respondents agreed not to offer condoms to clients who seem healthy. The condom offer was higher than condom use for clients that is 60.0% and 54.1% respectively. Conclusion: more than 50% of respondents could provide correct answers about basic knowledge of HIV/AIDS and more than 50% FSWs had a positive attitude. AIDS eradication commission of Makassar needs to provide any information on HIV/AIDS not only for FSWs but also for clients.

Latar Belakang: Angka infeksi HIV/AIDS pada populasi penjara cenderung lebih tinggidaripada populasi di luar penjara sebab adanya perilaku berisiko yang terjadi di penjara.Serosurvailans di Lapas Kelas I Makassar menunjukkan tahun 2004 dan 2005 terdapatmasing-masing 23 dan 35 kasus HIV pada narapidana. Program pencegahan HIV/AIDS diLapas tersebut telah dilaksanakan, namun jumlah kasus HIV pada narapidana cenderungmeningkat.Tujuan: Diketahuinya pelaksanaan program pencegahan HIV/AIDS di LembagaPemasyarakatan (Lapas) Kelas I Makassar.Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian evaluasi atau studi evaluasi denganrancangan studi kasus, menggunakan pendekatan kuanitatif dan kualitatif. Subjekpenelitian adalah unsur LSM dan Lapas, KPA propinsi, Dinas Kesehatan dan DPRD. Datadikumpulkan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara.Hasil penelitian: Program pencegahan HIV/AIDS di Lapas Kelas I Makassar yaituKomunikasi, Informasi dan Edukasi (KIE), Konseling dan tes sukarela, distribusi kondomdan bleaching. Pelaksanaan program dilakukan oleh Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat(LSM) dengan bantuan dana dari donatur. Evaluasi kegiatan hanya dilakukan secara lisanoleh pihak Lapas dan Kantor wilayah (Kanwil) Hukum dan HAM. Kendala yang dihadapidalam pelaksanaan program yaitu proaktif pegawai Lapas masih kurang dan komitmenKepala Lapas masih rendah.Kesimpulan: Tenaga pelaksana program HIV/AIDS belum memadai sehingga masihtergantung pada LSM. Selain itu, dana pelaksanaan program masih tergantung padadonatur. Pelaksanaan program belum baik sebab program HIV/AIDS tidak dimasukkanpada salah satu divisi dalam struktur organisasi Lapas dan belum ada protap program.Kekurangan pelaksanaan program yaitu tidak melibatkan KPA untuk melakukan evaluasiterhadap program dan manajemen dokumentasi laporan tidak berjalan secara maksimal.

Background: The condition of anemia in pregnant women in Indonesia is exacerbated by the habits of consuming tea. Anemia in pregnant women is still a health problem and a high-level cause of death that causes maternal bleeding indirectly. In Indonesia, tea is the most consumed beverage after water. The aroma of fragrant tea and its distinctive taste make this drink widely consumed. Tea can also be used as an antioxidant, improve skin, and slim the body. However, tea-drinking habits in pregnant women can affect the risk of anemia because tea contains tannins that can inhibit the absorption of iron. Purpose: To analyze the association between tea-drinking habits and anemia on pregnant women in Makassar, Indonesia. Methods: This was a quantitative study with cross-sectional design. The subject in this study was 36 pregnant women in the 2nd trimester of pregnancy that was chosen by accidental sampling. The analysis that used was chi-square test to examine the association between tea-drinking habits and anemia. A systematic questionnaire was used to collect data by interviewing respondents. Result: Of the 36 pregnant women who always drink tea, 22 respondents (48%) had anemia and 14 respondents (30%) were not anemic.  Meanwhile, of 10 respondents who did not have tea consumption habits, 6 respondents (13%) had anemia and 4 respondents (9%) did not suffer from anemia.  Chi-square test showed p=1,000 (p>0,05), which means that there was no association between tea consumption and anemia. Conclusion: Tea-drinking habit was not related to anemia in pregnant women in Makassar, Indonesia. Pregnant women may consume tea after eating but they need to control the interval, at least one hour after having a meal to avoid anemia.

HIV/AIDS merupakan kondisi dimana sistem kekebalan tubuh menurun. Masalah ini dapat mengancam seluruh lapisan masyarakat.  Salah satu upaya untuk penanganan orang dengan HIV/AIDS (ODHA) adalah dengag terapi ARV seumur hidup. Namun, para ODHA sangat berisiko untuk mengalami loss follow up dari terapi ini disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor . Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan faktor penyebab ODHA mengalami kegagalan dalam terapi ARV. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualittaif dengan menggunakan snowball sampling dengan melibatkan 10 informan. Informan dalm penelitian ini yaitu : ODHA, konselor, tokoh masyarakat dan staff dinas kesehatan Makassar. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa semua informan mengetahui bahwa ARV merupakan terapi untuk penyembuhan. Sebagai ODHA, mereka mendapatkan dukungan dari keluarag seperti pasangan, anak, orang tua. Namun, hanya sebagian informan yang mendapat dukungan keluarga karena sebagian informan belum terbuka dengan status HIV mereka. Tenaga Kesehatan atau konselor ODHA sangat berperan aktif dalam penanganan terapi ARV dengan menjalin komunikasi yang aktif. Selain itu, tersedianya fasilitas yang cukup dan memadai di tempat terapi ARV. Kesimpulan penelitian ini yaitu pengetahuan menjadi penyebab gagal ARV ODHA di kota Makassar. Dukungan keluarga dan lingkungan pada ODHA cukup baik dimana banyaknya Informan yang merasa di perhatikan dan masih memiliki waktu bersama keluarga untuk melakukan terapi ARV. Terjalin  hubungan yang baik dari segi komunikasi antara petugas dan ODHA serta tersedia fasilitas yang cukup di Puskesmas.