Since BOK was launched in 2010, BOK utilization rate continued to increase while the NTT provincial nutrition service coverage did not increase, until 2013. This research aimed to analyze the relationship between the availability of operational funds, the availability of human resources, officers knowledge, infrastructure support, heads support and the appropriateness of fund utilization using BOK in nutritional services. This was a quantitative research which supported by a qualitative, cross-sectional design in 2015. The total sample of 250 health workers in 26 health centers of North Central Timor regency was included in this study. Data analysis was done using descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses. The results of the bivariate analysis using chi square test showed an association of (p <0.05) the availability of human resources (p = 0.017), officers knowledge (p = 0.000), infrastructure support (p = 0.004), heads support (p = 0.000) and the appropriateness of BOK fund utilization (p = 0.000) with the use of BOK in nutritional services. Meanwhile, the availability of operational funds is not associated with the use of BOK in nutritional services. Multivariate analysis showed that health centers with adequate human resources availability are seven times more likely to take advantage and make a good use of the nutritional services using BOK compared to health centers with the lack of human resources, after the infrastructure and head variable controlled. The government is required to provide adequate human resources, including financial administrative personnel and operational funding for health centers to optimize nutritional services. The government also needs to monitor the use of funds regularly and tiered to improve service coverage at the health center.

During postpartum period, mother needs counseling on the usage of contraception tools. Contraception is needed before menstruation returns to prevent pregnancy. The purpose of this research was to investigate the influence postpartum counseling and mother’s individual factors on contraception usage in Kupang City. This was a quasi-experimental study. 64 respondents were selected through purposive sampling and divided into 2 groups, 32 people were given counseling and 32 were not. Data was collected using questionnaires. Data analysis was bivariate and multivariate. The result showed 22 respondents (68.75%) received counseling about postpartum contraception and 8 (25%) did not. The result of chi square test showed significant value of ρ = 0.000, indicating that postpartum maternal counseling influenced contraception usage. Therefore, postpartum maternal counseling affected contraception method usage by mothers in Kupang City.

This research is conducted to study the nutrient contents and the in vitro digestibility of Mulato grass (Brachiria hybrid cv. Mulato) grown under mixed culture system with legume-horticulture plants. The study used a completely randomized research design (CRD) consisted of four treatments and four replicates. Those treatments were (1) T0 = monoculture Mulato grass, (2) T1 = biculture Mulato grass with legume, (3) T2 = biculture of Mulato grass with horticultural plants, and (4) T3 = polyculture of Mulato grass with legume and horticultural plants. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA). Results showed that treatment had significant (P<0.05) effects on Dry Matter (DM), Organic Matter (OM), and Crude Protein (CP) as well to the in vitro digestibilities of DM and OM of Mulato grass. It was concluded that nutritive value and in vitro digestibilties of DM and OM of Mulato grass were increased in a mixed culture system of Mulato grass with legume and horticulture plants.

This study aims to find out how much rainwater is able to be accommodated during one rainy season period and its utilization in horticulture plants and forage feed from the integration results through drip irrigation systems. The method of shelter that is by utilizing the cage roof of cattle that is accommodated in plastic tarps and the use of rainwater through drip irrigation on plants using a modified bottle of mineral water with an additional hose. The results obtained are the amount of rainwater that can be accommodated during one rainy season period which is an average of 32 m3 while the utilization with the drip irrigation system to meet the water needs of chili horticulture plants on average is 6 m3, cucumber is 7.2 m3 and forage grass feed mulato at 12m3 for one harvest period, with chili production of 1.2 tons / ha, cucumber at 1.6 tons / ha and production of fresh material grass mulato material at 2.4 ± 0.13 tons / ha, dry material production 0.81 ± 0.02 tons / ha, ratio of stems and leaves 61.26 : 38.74%. The conclusion of this study is that rainwater harvesting uses the cage roof method and its utilization through drip irrigation systems is able to supply the water needs of horticulture plants so as to have an impact on farmers’ incomes while meeting the forage needs of livestock dry material production.