iosr-JNHS   Volume-9 ~ Issue-4 ~ July - Aug. 2020

Abstract: Menarche is a period when a woman experiences menstruation for the first time, the purpose of this research is to find out how the relationship between knowledge and attitudes of adolescents about menarche. This study was an analytic observational study with a cross-sectional study approach. The population in this study were all female teenage students at SMPN 4 Pongtiku Makassar with a total of 582 people. The sample in this study was taken using a purposive sampling technique with 152 respondents. Most respondents were in early adolescence with 87 respondents and most respondents had a history of normal menarche age of 143 respondents. Most respondents have good knowledge about menarche namely 117 respondents and 35 respondents have less knowledge.....

Keywords: Knowledge; attitude; adolescence; menarche

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Abstract: Menstruation is periodic bleeding that occurs periodically due to the decay of the endometrial lining in the uterine wall. One of the menstrual disorders is dysmenorrhea, which is a sensation of cramping pain in the lower abdomen. Knowledge influences a person's behavior in the process of changing health behavior. This research was conducted at Junior high school 4 Pongtiku Makassar, which aims to determine the effectiveness of the use of learning modules on knowledge and attitudes about dysmenorrhea in adolescents. This type of research is a quasi-experimental design with a sample of 65 students. The results of this study indicate that there are differences in knowledge of adolescent girls before treatment (pre-test) with a percentage of 35.4%, after treatment (post-test)....

Keywords: Knowledge, attitude, dysmenorrhea

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Abstract: Background: Numerous researches have shown that family empowerment interventions are effective for children with CKD as it was associated with improvement in quality of life, self efficacy and disease acceptance and management. As a result, the study aimed to evaluate the effect of empowering mothers caring for their children with chronic kidney disease through engagement and education. Methods: A quasi-experimental study design using one group pre post test was utilized on a convenience sample composed of 50 mothers and their children who are suffering from CKD and had follow up at kidney center in Aga Central Hospital, Dakahliah, Egypt. Results: our findings showed that the mean age of the studied mothers and their children was 34.92±6.06 & 8.34±4.38 respectively. Also...

Keywords: children with chronic kidney disease; empowerment; family engagement, home management

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Abstract: Background: Primary dysmenorrhea is the most common gynecologic complaint and the leading cause of recurrent short-term university or work absenteeism among young female adults. The present study aimed to study the effect of heat application versus stretching exercises on relieving discomforts of primary dysmenorrhea among university student girls. Research design: A quasi-experimental. Sample: A purposive sample of 180 university student girls were randomly divided into 3 equal groups, (intervention groups: two groups (1&2) Stretching exercise and heat application group) and control group). Each group had 60 student girls. Setting: The study was conducted....

Keywords: Primary dysmenorrhea, Heat application, Stretching exercises, Student girls

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Abstract: Background and Purpose:The purpose of this study is to evaluate the response of muscles to resistance training exercise program during androgen deprivation treatment in prostate cancer patients. Materials and Methods:Thirty patients suffering from prostate cancer during androgen deprivation therapy participated in this study their ages ranged from 50 to 70 years. They were selected from oncological outpatient clinic of Al-Hussien University Hospital and were divided equally into 2 groups. Group A (Control group): received medical treatment (ADT) and advised not to start strength training and maintain their daily activities.Group B (Study group): received medical treatment (ADT) and resistance training exercise for lower limbs. Assessment of response of muscles and functional performance was done by using Manual muscle test (MMT) and 5X Sit-to-Stand Test (5XSST)...

Key Word: Prostate cancer, Androgen deprivation therapy, Resistance training exercise

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Abstract: Research methodology refers to the steps that are taken to obtain the data that is valid & reliable .The methodology of research depend upon the type of the study & is carefully choosen by the researcher after critical scrutiny of the problem at hand .The appropriateness of the methodology is extremely important for the data to be reliable & valid .53 This chapter deals with the methodology adapted by the researcher to address the proposed research problem .It presents the research approach, research design ,setting variable under study ,population ,sample ,sampling technique ,development, description & implementation of the tool & intervention, pilot study, data collection procedure used and the plan for data analysis....

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Abstract: This study was done in Godey district Shabele Zone of Somali Regional state with objective of assessing nutritional status of children under five of age. Under this study the different factors associated with nutritional status that have an impact on children nutritional status were also assessed. Structured questionnaire was used in the data collection for this research. Data was collected for 1 month with two round where JJU Godey weekend center food science and nutrition students were participated as data collectors. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS 23 version software. The main result obtained the research were stunting (HAZ) is under normal condition which is 18.4%, underweight (WAZ) is medium which is 18.7% whereas wasting (WHZ) is under critical condition which is 20.6% according to WHO, 2006 standard. The data shows, improvement from previous year when....

Key words: Nutrition, stunting, wasting, underweight, food security, nutritional status.

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