There are a number of factors that are thought to be related to the behavior of giving complementary foods such as predisposing factors, supporting factors and driving factors. This study aims to analyze the factors associated with giving complementary foods to infants aged 0-6 months. This type of research is survey research with quantitative and qualitative approaches (Mixed Methods). The research was conducted in the working area of ​​Puskesmas Mongeudong, Banda Sakti District, Lhokseumawe City. Population of 266 people and sample of 160 people. The research informants were 6 people. Quantitative data analysis was univariate, bivariate with the Chi-Square test, and multivariate with multiple logistic regression tests at the 95% confidence level ( = 0.05). The results showed that the factors associated with giving complementary foods to infants aged 0-6 months in the Mongeudong Community Health Center were work (p = 0.016), culture (p = 0.000), infant condition (p = 0.028), and family support (p. = 0.002). Meanwhile, the unrelated factors were education (p = 0.092), knowledge (p = 0.070), maternal condition (p = 0.060), advertising exposure (p = 0.589). The most dominant factor associated with giving complementary foods to infants aged 0-6 months is culture. Mothers who follow culture have the opportunity to provide complementary foods 91.63 times higher than mothers who do not follow the culture. The culture that is still practiced today is peucicap. Another culture is that the mother gives the baby starch water, salt water mixed with sugar (ie sira), scraped bananas, and banana rice at the age of less than 6 months. The habits of the Acehnese people in the care of mothers and babies are usually carried out by their grandmothers who are still healthy.

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) merupakan kumpulan dari gangguan metabolik yang dicirikan dengan hiperglikemia yang disertai metabolisme karbohidrat, lemak, dan protein yang abnormal yang berujung pada berbagai komplikasi kronik termasuk mikrovaskular dan neuropati. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas latihan jalan kaki terhadap penurunan kadar gula darah pada pasien diabetes mellitus di wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Blang Mangat Kota Lhokseumwe. Penelitian ini bersifat analitik dengan menggunakan desain quasy experiment, rancangan two group pretest-postest dimana rancangan ini berupaya untuk mengungkapkan hubungan sebab akibat dengan cara melibatkan dua kelompok subyek. Populasi dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh penderita diabetes mellitus di Wilayah kerja Puskesmas Blang Mangat Kota Lhokseumwe yang berjumlah 72 Orang. Sampel dalam penelitian ini menggunakan tehnik purposive sampling dengan jumlah 30 responden yang memenuhi kriteria inklusi dan dibagi menjadi dua kelompok, yaitu 15 responden dalam kelompok latihan jalan kaki, dan 15 responden untuk kelompok kontrol. Pengolahan data dengan collecting, checking, coding, entering dan data processing. Hasil penelitian didapatkan rata-rata kadar gula darah pada kelompok intervensi adalah174.4000mg/dl dengan standar deviasi 9.55286 sedangkan rata-rata kadar gula darah pada kelompok control adalah178.8667mg/dl dengan standar deviasi 17.66298 dan selisih mean pada kelompok intervensi dan kontrol adalah -4.46667 dengan nilai p = 0.022<α =0.05 yang artinya ada perbedaan penurunan kadar gula darah pada pasien yang melakukan latihan jalan kaki dan pada pasien yang tidak melakukan latihan jalan kaki. Diharapkan kepada responden  supaya rutin melakukan latihan jalan kaki sehingga kadar gula darah dapat terkontrol dengan baik.

Background: Massage or stimulation of the spine, neurotransmitters will stimulate the medulla oblongata to directly send messages to the hypothalamus in the hypophyseposteriorly to release oxytocin, causing the breasts to release milk. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of oxytocin massage on milk production in breastfeeding mothers in the Banda Sakti Public Health Center, Banda Sakti District, Lhokeseumawe City. Metods: The study design was an analytical study using a cross sectional approach. The population in this study were all breastfeeding mothers who were in the Banda Sakti Public Health Center Lhokseumawe totaling 40 breastfeeding mothers. The sampling method in this study is to use the total population. Where the sample of this research is the entire population, amounting to 40 respondents. The trials in this study were conducted in Hagu Teungoh Village, Banda Sakti District, Lhokseumawe City with a total of 10 respondents, 30 questions with a product moment r value of 0,70. Result: The results showed that of the 28 breastfeeding mothers who did oxytocin massage, the majority of their milk production was smooth, namely 17 people (60,7%), while of the 12 breastfeeding mothers who did not oxytocin massage the majority of their milk production was not smooth, namely 9 people (75%). Recommendation: It is hoped that it can increase respondents’ knowledge in an effort to increase milk production and can inform the impact of the failure of the breastfeeding process.