Stunting merupakan gangguan pertumbuhan linier yang ditunjukkan dengan nilai z skore TB/U kurang dari -2 SD. Prevalensi stunting di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pambusuang mencapai 20.79%. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting pada balita (24-36 bulan) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pambusuang Kecamatan Balanipa Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Provinsi Sulawesi Barat. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan metode cross sectional. Populasi dalam penelitian ini yaitu semua balita (24-36 bulan) yang ada di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pambusuang yang berjumlah 485 balita. Jumlah sampel yang akan diteliti adalah 149 balita, dengan ibu dari balita sebagai responden. Pengambilan sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu menggunakan purposive sampling. Pada penelitian ini terdapat 56.4% balita stunting. enelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan tinggi badan ibu terhadap kejadian stunting (p=0.048). Tinggi badan ibu yang rendah merupakan faktor yang berhubungan dengan kejadian stunting pada balita (24-36 bulan) di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pambusuang Kecamatan Balanipa Kabupaten Polewali Mandar Provinsi Sulawesi Barat. Disarankan kepada para ibu yang ada di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Pambusuang agar memperbaiki asupan gizi ibu dan balita, memperhatikan penyuluhan, sosialisasi, dan pembinaan yang diberikan tenaga kesehatan terkait pemenuhan gizi agar dapat mengurangi terjadinya stunting.

The emergence of the nursing higher education system in Indonesia is expected to produce graduates who have the attitudes, knowledge and professional skills of nursing so that they are able to carry out their role in providing nursing services. The Indonesian government has implemented a higher education quality assurance system in the health sector, including a competency test. Competency test is a person's ability that can be observed which includes knowledge, skills and attitudes in completing a job or task with a set performance performance standard. According to data from the Association of Indonesian Nurse Education Institutions (AIPNI), the average UKOM Nurse graduation in October 2018 only reached 35.3%. Data from the Sari Mutiara Indonesia University, the pass rate for the 2018 Nurse Competency Test actually increased by 82%. Based on these data, it is necessary to identify student preparation in facing competency tests. The purpose of this study was to identify the strategies of the Nurse Profession students in facing the Nurse Competency Test. This type of research is descriptive research. The population in this study were students of the Nurse Profession at Sari Mutiara Indonesia University. The sample in this study were 72 people using the total population technique. The instrument used in this study was a questionnaire that was created and tested by the researchers themselves. The validity test was carried out in different places, the results of validity and reliability were tested with the correlation between Pearson Product Moment and Cronbach's alpha, with a Cronbach Alpha value greater than 0.721. The data analysis used was univariate analysis. The results showed that the majority of students had a reference, namely (88.9%), the majority of students understood the blueprint of the questions well, which was (77.8%), all students (100%) attended intensive tutoring at campus and online tutoring, students (100%) participate in local and national tryouts. Nurse education institutions have a big responsibility in supporting the graduation of students from UKOM. So that the institution is expected to provide guidance to students in order to increase the graduation rate of UKOM and improve the quality of graduates.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors that influence the high risk behavior of contracting HIV / AIDS on ship crews in Makassar City. This type of research is a quantitative study with a cross sectional study design. The results showed that there was no influence of knowledge and support from health workers with the high risk behavior of contracting HIV / AIDS on ship crew at Soekarno-Hatta Port because crew members already know a lot about transmission from HIV / AIDS and are also supported by the education level of ABK (p. value> 0.05). In conclusion, knowledge and the role of health workers had no effect on the high risk behavior of contracting HIV / AIDS among ship crew.   Keywords: Crew, Behavior, High Risk

Exclusive breastfeeding is an important part of fulfilling infants’ nutrition to achieve optimal developmental growth at the beginning of their lives. Exclusive breastfeeding is a big commitment and in its implementation, it needs to be evaluated whether it has been running in accordance with the mandate of Regional Regulation. This study aimed to evaluate the implementation of Regional Regulation No. 4 of 2015 concerning Exclusive Breastfeeding (ASI) in Enrekang Regency in 2022. This study is a quasi-qualitative exploring the evaluation of exclusive breastfeeding policies through in-depth interviews, observation and documentation. The data collection technique used was in-depth interviews in which respondents were selected through snowball sampling and obtained 17 informants consisting of 4 respondents as regular informants, 11 respondents as supporting informants and 2 respondents as key informants. The results showed that the availability of human resources and facilities and infrastructure to support Regional Regulation concerning exclusive breastfeeding is sufficient. Budget realization in proportions that are adjusted to the capacity of the regional budget comes from the APBD and BOK funds. The implementation of Regional Regulation concerning exclusive breastfeeding in Enrekang Regency has been running optimally (well-implemented).

Diabetes mellitus merupakan salah satu penyakit yang tidak dapat di sembuhkan tetapi dapat dikendalikan. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan penerapan 4 pilar pengendalian diabetes mellitus yakni pengetahuan, aktivitas fisik, pengaturan makanan, dan kepatuhan minum obat dengan rerata kadar gula darah di Puskesmas Banabungi Sulawesi Tenggara. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode pendekatan cross sectional study. Sampel diambil dengan cara total sampling sebanyak 50 sampel yang melakukan control selama tiga bulan. Analisis data menggunakan univariat, bivariate, dan uji chis- square. Penelitian ini diperoleh hasil bahwa sebanyak 42 responden (84,0%) dengan rerata kadar gula darah tidak normal, 8 responden yang memiliki pengetahuan kurang yakni dengan p=1,000, 42 responden yang memiliki aktivitas ringan menunjukkan rerata tidak normal dengan p=0,000, 4 responden yang memiliki pengaturan makanan tidak baik menunjukkan p=0,155 dan 8 responden yang tidak patuh dalam kepatuhan minum obat menunjukan p = 1,000. Kesimpulan penelitian ini tidak ada hubungan antara pengetahuan dengan rerata kadar gula darah, tidak ada hubungan antara pengaturan makanan dengan rerata kadar gula darah, tidak ada hubungan kepatuhan minum obat dengan rerata kadar gula darah, dan ada hubungan aktivitas fisik dengan rerata kadar gula darah.