Limited access to family planning services, especially in Indonesia, poses a threat to the occurrence of discontinuation of contraceptive use and unwanted pregnancies. This condition also occurs in the disabled group. Meanwhile, there are still common misconceptions about persons with disabilities who are considered unable to have sexual relations, cannot get pregnant, or form a family. Therefore, people with disabilities are considered not to need to use and obtain information about contraceptives. This condition causes low knowledge of persons with disabilities. The purpose of this study was how to use contraception devices for couples of childbearing age (EFA) with blind disabilities in Padang City during the COVID-19 Pandemic. This type of research is descriptive which was carried out in the city of Padang through the association of the Board of Directors of the Indonesian Blind Association (DPC Pertuni) Padang City. The samples used in this study were all couples of childbearing age (PUS) with blind disabilities totaling 40 people who were members of the DPC Pertuni, Padang City. The results of this study found that from 40 respondents, 32 people (80%) respondents had a sufficient level of knowledge, 8 people (20%) were categorized as lacking, while for the use of contraception most of the respondents chose to use injection contraception, as many as 16 respondents. (40%) and there are still many respondents who do not use contraception as many as 14 respondents (35%). From these results, it is necessary to provide counseling activities that are easily accessible to PUS with visual impairments through the nearest health institution by directly providing information about reproductive health, sexuality, and family planning to persons with disabilities during regular meetings between members of persons with disabilities.

Ketidakmampuan untuk bisa hidup mandiri dengan keterbatasan kecerdasan pada anak tunagrahita membuat kelompok ini rentan terhadap masalah, termasuk masalah kesehatan reproduksi. Seiring dengan minimnya pendidikan seks bagi penyandang tunagrahita ini menjadikan sebagian diantara mereka cenderung untuk dimanipulasi sehingga kerap dijadikan objek pelecehan dan pelampiasan seksual. Guru memiliki tanggungjawab untuk mengajarkan tentang pendidikan seksual di sekolah mulai dari usia dini sampai ke perguruan tinggi. Hingga saat ini, pendidikan seksual yang komprehensif masih belum terintegrasi ke dalam kurikulum sekolah. Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemberian edukasi seksual terhadap tingkat pengetahuan guru sekolah luar biasa (SLB) Kota Padang. Desain penelitian adalah one group pretest-posttest dengan teknik pengambilan sampel total sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan formulir digital dengan perlakuan berupa pemberian materi edukasi pendidikan seks dan seksualitas pada guru SLB. Analisis data univariat dan bivariat dengan Microsoft Excel 2010. Didapatkan response rate penelitian 84,2%, dengan karakteristik responden hampir seluruh responden dengan level pendidikan sarjana atau lebih, separuh berada pada kelompok umur diatas 40 tahun, hampir seluruh responden berjenis kelamin perempuan, dan separuh dengan pengalaman kerja diatas 13 tahun. Hasil uji T didapatkan p-value 0,00010 < α (0,05) dimana ini berari ada pengaruh signifikan antara pemberian edukasi dengan tingkat pengetahuan guru SLB tentang seks dan seksualitas anak tunagrahita. Direkomendasikan untuk menjadikan kegiatan ini sebagai kegiatan rutin di sekolah sehingga pemahaman guru menjadi lebih baik dan dapat menyampaikan informasi ini dengan tepat kepada peserta didik.

Latar Belakang: Sembilan dari sepuluh anak mengalami kekurangan disedikitnya satu aspek kesejahteraan anak, seperti akses ke makanan dan gizi, kesehatan, pendidikan, perumahan, air dan sanitasi, serta perlindungan anak. Pandemi  COVID-19 membuat adanya kemungkinan jumlah anak dengan kekurangan gizi kronis di Indonesia bertambah.  Salah satu dampak pandemi Covid-19, kegiatan rutin seperti Posyandu menjadi tidak dapat dilaksanakan. Oleh karena itu sangat diperlukan kegiatan edukasi dan pendampingan pada kelompok ibu balita tentang pola atau kebutuhan gizi seimbang dalam meningkatkan imuntas balita masa pandemi Covid-19. Kegiatan ini dilaksanakan di Kelurahan Anduring, Kecamatan Kuranji, Kota Padang. Metode: Pelaksanaan dilakukan dengan menyampaikan edukasi  tentang deteksi gangguan gizi pada anak dan gizi seimbang untuk balita pada masa pandemi Covid-19 secara luring dengan mematuhi protokol kesehatan dengan ketat. Selanjutnya dilakukan pendampingan secara virtual dengan sharing informasi berupa leaflet, poster melalui media handphone. Hasil: Hasil dari kegiatan pengabdian ini didapatkan nilai rata-rata pengetahuan responden mengalami peningkatan dari sebelum dan setelah dilakukan edukasi, dimana saat awal adalah 72,70 ± 11,824 dan saat akhir setelah edukasi menjadi 77,55 ± 9,495.

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The Maternal Mortality Rate in Indonesia is still high because it has not reached the 2015 target. The high maternal and infant mortality rates can be influenced by knowledge, attitudes, and adherence to Antenatal Care visits for pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about the danger signs of pregnancy with Antenatal Care (ANC) compliance in the third trimester at Air Tawar Public Health Center, Padang City in 2018. Quantitative research with the cross-sectional design was carried out in the working area of Air Tawar Public Health Center from March 2018-January 2019. The research respondents were 38 people of third-trimester pregnant women. The research instrument used was a questionnaire. Data analysis was univariate and bivariate using chi-square analysis. The results showed that 21.1% of respondents did not comply ANC visits with less knowledge (77.8%) and with good knowledge (3.4%), and had a negative attitude (41.7%) and had a positive attitude (11, 5%). The results of the bivariate analysis showed that there was a relationship between knowledge (p = 0,000) and there was no relationship between attitudes (p = 0.81) and adherence to Antenatal Care visits.There is a relationship between knowledge of pregnancy danger signs and adherence to Antenatal Care visits in third-trimester pregnant women and there is no relationship between attitudes of the danger sign pregnancy and adherence to Antenatal Care visits in the third-trimester pregnant women