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Knowledge & Attitudes towards Family Use of Maternal Child Health Handbook Dharmawan, Yudhy; Mawarni, Atik; Handayani, Novia; Pradana, Atha Rifqia
KEMAS: Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Vol 16, No 3 (2021)
Publisher : Department of Public Health, Faculty of Sport Science, Universitas Negeri Semarang

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/kemas.v16i3.23768

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The use of the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) handbook requires family support, but the utilization of the MCH Handbook by the family is still low. The objectives of this research are to know the extent MCH Handbook used by the family and the factors related to it. This is an explanatory research with a cross-sectional design. The study sample is the total population in Kemawi Village, which is 60 families who have pregnant woman or baby or toddler. The results of rank-spearman correlation showed that there is a strong and positive relation between knowledge with the use of MCH Handbook (rs = 0.571, p = 0.0001) and between attitude and the use of MCH Handbook (rs = 0.468, p = 0.0001). Multivariate analysis with binary logistic regression showed that the knowledge (OR =4.9) and attitude (OR=11.9) variables had a significant influence  together on the use of the MCH handbook with probability is 74.3% . It is suggested to village midwives to increase counseling to the community about MCH Handbook related to mother’s health in the postpartum period, especially regarding family attitudes towards the MCH Handbook.
Determinan Penyebab Perilaku Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga dalam Pencegahan DBD oleh Ibu Rumah Tangga di Kelurahan Sendangmulyo Hidayah, Novia Nur; Prabamurti, Priyadi Nugraha; Handayani, Novia
MEDIA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT INDONESIA Vol 20, No 4 (2021): MKMI
Publisher : Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/mkmi.20.4.229-239

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Latar belakang: Demam berdarah dengue merupakan penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh virus dengue melalui  gigitan nyamuk Aedes aegypty. Kasus DBD di kelurahan Sendangmulyo terus meningkat sejak tahun 2018 hingga tahun 2020. Meningkatnya kasus DBD disebabkan oleh kurangnya kepedulian masyarakat terhadap kebersihan lingkungan seperti sampah yang menjadi tempat berkembang biaknya nyamuk. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis determinan perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga terhadap kasus DBD oleh ibu rumah tangga di Kelurahan Sendangmulyo.Metode: Jenis penelitian observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Populasi penelitian adalah ibu rumah tangga berjumlah 12.393 dengan sampel sebanyak 388 responden. Pengambilan sampel menggunakan metode proportional random sampling dan pengambilan data menggunakan googleform dilakukan bulan Desember 2020 hingga Januari 2021. Variabel bebas yaitu umur, pendidikan, pekerjaan, pendapatan, jumlah anggota keluarga dalam 1 KK, riwayat penyakit DBD dalam 1 keluarga, pengetahuan, sikap, sarana prasarana, akses informasi, dukungan keluarga, dukungan di lingkungan rumah, dukungan petugas lingkungan kelurahan, dukungan petugas kesehatan dan variabel terikat yaitu perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga. Uji statistik yang digunakan pada analisis univariat adalah distribusi frekuensi dan pada analisis bivariat adalah uji Chi square. Penelitian ini telah mendapat persetujuan dari Komisi Etik Penelitian Kesehatan nomor 306/EA/KEPK-FKM/2020.Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukan sebanyak 53,9% responden memiliki perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga yang buruk. Karakteristik responden mayoritas umur >44 tahun 59,8%, pendidikan tinggi 74,7%, pekerjaan bekerja 80,9%, pendapatan 50,8% <UMR, terdapat 52,1% jumlah anggota keluarga luas dalam 1 KK, 83% tidak memiliki riwayat penyakit DBD dalam 1 keluarga, pengetahuan baik 51,5%, sikap baik 51,8%, sarana – prasarana baik 66,2%, akses informasi buruk 57,2%, mendapat dukungan keluarga 64,9%, mendapat dukungan di lingkungan rumah 59,5%, mendapat dukungan petugas lingkungan kelurahan 78,1%, mendapat dukungan petugas kesehatan 57,5%. Hasil uji statistik Chi square menunjukkan terdapat hubungan umur (p=0,000), pendidikan (p=0,039), pekerjaan (p=0,001), pendapatan (p=0,000), riwayat penyakit DBD dalam 1 keluarga (p=0,000), pengetahuan (p=0,000), sarana prasarana (p=0,042), akses informasi (p=0,000), dukungan keluarga (p=0,001) dan dukungan petugas kesehatan (p=0,025) dengan perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga.Simpulan:  perilaku pengelolaan sampah rumah tangga yang buruk memiliki hubungan dengan umur, pendidikan, pekerjaan, pendapatan, riwayat penyakit DBD dalam 1 keluarga, pengetahuan, sarana prasarana, akses informasi, dukungan keluarga dan dukungan petugas kesehatan terhadap kasus DBD di kelurahan Sendangmulyo.Kata kunci: Demam Berdarah Dengue; Perilaku Pengelolaan Sampah Rumah Tangga; Ibu Rumah Tangga; Kelurahan Sendangmulyo ABSTRACTTitle: Determinants of the Household Waste Management Behavior in preventing DHF Cases by housewives in Sendangmulyo VillageBackground: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus through the bite of the Aedes aegypty mosquito. DHF cases in the Sendangmulyo sub-district continued to increase from 2018 to 2020. The increase in dengue cases was due to a lack of public awareness of environmental hygiene such as garbage which became a breeding ground for mosquitoes. This study aims to analyze the behavioral determinants of household waste management on cases of dengue fever by housewives in Sendangmulyo Village.Method: This type of research is observational with a cross sectional approach. The research population is housewives totaling 12,393 with a sample of 388 respondents. Sampling using proportional random sampling method and data collection using google form. The independent variables are age, education, occupation, income, number of family members in 1 KK, history of dengue fever in 1 family, knowledge, attitudes, infrastructure, access to information, family support, support in the home environment, support from village environment officers, support officers health. The statistical test used in the univariate analysis is the frequency distribution and in the bivariate analysis is the Chi square test. This research has received approval from the Health Research Ethics Commission number 306/EA/KEPK-FKM/2020.Results: The results showed that 53.9% of respondents had poor household waste management behavior. The results of the Chi square statistical test showed that there was a relationship between age (p = 0.000), education (p = 0.039), occupation (p = 0.001), income (p = 0.000), history of DHF in 1 family (p = 0.000), knowledge ( p=0.000), infrastructure (p=0.042), access to information (p=0.000), family support (p=0.001) and support from health workers (p=0.025) with household waste management behavior.Conclusion: Poor household waste management behavior has a relationship with age, education, occupation, income, history of dengue disease in one family, knowledge, infrastructure, access to information, family support and support from health workers for dengue cases in Sendangmulyo village.Keywords: Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever; Household Waste Management Behavior; Housewives; Sendangmulyo Village
Stres Pengasuhan Ibu dengan Anak Tunagrahita di SLB Negeri Semarang Selama Pandemi COVID-19 Marliana, Riska Suci; Prabamurti, Priyadi Nugraha; Handayani, Novia
MEDIA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT INDONESIA Vol 20, No 4 (2021): MKMI
Publisher : Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/mkmi.20.4.219-228

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Latar belakang: Anak tunagrahita adalah anak yang memiliki intelegensia rendah di bawah rata-rata (IQ≤70) yang diikuti keterbatasan fungsi adaptif dan fungsi intelektual, sehingga anak tunagrahita membutuhkan bantuan pengasuhan ibu lebih banyak daripada anak normal. Peraturan pemerintah mengenai Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh (PJJ) karena pandemi COVID-19 yang terjadi di Indonesia menambah beban pengasuhan yang mengakibatkan stres pengasuhan pada ibu. Stres pengasuhan menjadi salah satu penyebab terjadinya kekerasan terhadap anak. Tujuan utama penelitian ini adalah menganalisis faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan stres pengasuhan ibu dengan anak tunagrahita di SLB Negeri Semarang selama pandemi COVID-19.Metode: Desain penelitian adalah observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Populasi penelitian adalah seluruh ibu dengan anak tunagrahita di SLB Negeri Semarang berjumlah 151 ibu dengan sampel 110 responden yang diambil dengan teknik proportional stratified random sampling. Variabel dalam penelitian ini adalah usia anak, tingkat retardasi mental anak, usia ibu, jumlah anak yang diasuh, dukungan sosial dan stres pengasuhan ibu. Tingkat stres pengasuhan ibu diukur menggunakan Parent Stress Index-Short Form.  Pengumpulan data menggunakan angket google form yang disebarkam lewat pesan singkat Whatsapp orangtua/wali murid SLB Negeri Semarang tingat Sekolah Dasar. Penelitian menggunakan analisis univariat (distribusi frekuensi) dan bivariat (uji chi-square).Hasil: Mayoritas ibu mengalami stres pengasuhan rendah sebanyak 56,4%, sedangkan yang tinggi sebesar 43,6%. Karakteristik anak meliputi mayoritas usia anak < 10 tahun (72,7%) dengan kategori retardasi mental ringan (58,2%). Karakteristik ibu meliputi mayoritas usia ibu < 38 tahun (61,8%) dengan jumlah anak yang diasuh < 2 anak (66,4%) dan kategori dukungan sosial tinggi (57,3%). Terdapat hubungan antara tingkat retardasi mental anak (p-value = 0,000) dan dukungan sosial (p-value = 0,012) terhadap stres pengasuhan ibu dengan anak tunagrahita.Simpulan: Ada hubungan antara stres pengasuhan ibu dengan tingkat retardasi mental anak dan dukungan sosial. Semakin ringan tingkat retardasi mental anak, maka semakin rendah stres pengasuhan yang dialami ibu. Demikian pula dengan dukungan sosial, semakin tinggi dukungan sosial yang diterima ibu maka semikin rendah stres pengasuhan yang dialami ibu.Kata kunci: Anak Tunagrahita; Stres Pengasuhan Ibu; Tingkat Retardasi Mental; Dukungan Sosial ABSTRACT Title: Parenting Stress among Mother with Mental Retardation Child during COVID-19 PandemicBackground: Mental retardation child is a child who has below average low intelligence (IQ≤70) followed by limitations of adaptive function and intellectual function so mental retardation child need more parenting care than normal children. Government regulation on Distance Learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia add to the burden of parenting that results parenting stress among mother. Parenting stress is one of the causes of violence against children. The main purpose of this study is to analyze factors related to parenting stress among mother in SLB Negeri Semarang.Method: The research design is analytical observational with a cross-sectional approach. The research population is all mothers with mental retardation child in SLB Negeri Semarang numbered 151 mother with a sample of 110 respondents taken with proportional stratified random sampling techniques. Variables in this study were the age of the child, the child's level of mental retardation, the age of the mother, the number of children, social support, and parenting stress. Parenting stress level are measured by Parents Stress Index-Short Form. Data collection using google form questionnaire disseminated through Whatsapp group of parents / guardians of SLB Negeri Semarang Elementary School. The study used univariate (frequency distribution) and bivariate (chi-square test) analysis. Result: The majority of mothers experienced low parenting stress as much as 56.4% while the high one was 43.6%. Child characteristics include the majority of children < age 10 years (72.7%) with mild mental retardation category (58.2%). Mother characteristics include the majority of mothers aged < 38 years (61.8%) with the number of children < 2 children (66.4%) and high social support categories (57.3%). There is a correlation between a child's level of mental retardation (p-value = 0.000) and social support (p-value = 0.012) to the parenting stress with a mental retardation child. Conclusion: There is a correlation between parenting stress among mother with child mental retardation levels and social support. The lighter the child's mental retardation level, the lower the parenting stress experienced by the mother. Similarly, with social support, the higher the social support that mothers receive, the less stressful parenting the mother experiences.Keywords: Mental Retardation Child; Parenting Stress among Mother; Child’s Level of Mental Retardation; Social Support
Strategi Coping Stress Melalui Media Sosial pada Remaja di Kota Semarang Husodo, Besar Tirto; Amelia, Fransiska Devia Tiara; Handayani, Novia
MEDIA KESEHATAN MASYARAKAT INDONESIA Vol 20, No 5 (2021): MKMI
Publisher : Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/mkmi.20.5.327-333

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Latar belakang: Media sosial menawarkan keadaan memahami dan dipahami bagi pengguna, serta koneksi instan dengan ruang publik yang interaktif dan nyaman. Media sosial sebagai strategi coping dapat membantu individu mendapatkan akses ke sumber informasi dan terhubung serta mendapat dukungan dari orang lain saat menghadapi keadaan yang penuh tekanan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui bagaimana remaja memanfaatkan media sosial sebagai strategi coping stress.Metode: Metode pada penelitian menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional melalui observasional kuantitatif.  Populasi penelitian ini remaja yang berdomisili di Kota Semarang berjumlah 299.768 remaja dengan sampel sebanyak 384 responden menggunakan teknik proportional purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data melalui angket online.Hasil: Responden berjenis kelamin perempuan (72,9%), dan laki-laki (27,1%). Responden yang melakukan praktik pemanfaatan media sosial sebagai strategi coping stress baik sebanyak 57,8% dan pemanfaatan yang buruk sebanyak 42,2%.  Praktik pemanfaatan media sosial sebagai strategi coping stress berhubungan dengan tingkat stres responden (p-value=0,003). Selain itu praktik pemanfaatan media sosial sebagai strategi coping stress berhubungan dengan penggunaan media sosial  (p-value=0,019).Simpulan: Responden memanfaatkan media sosial sebagai strategi coping stress untuk melampiaskan stres yang meraka miliki dengan akivitas media sosial yang dilakukan berupa menonton video. Sehingga dibutuhkan peran instansti kesehatan dalam membuat promosi kesehatan yang menarik mengenai coping stress melalui media sosial agar pengguna media sosial dapat menggunakannya dengan bijak dan efisien.Kata kunci: Koping Stres; Media Sosial; Remaja  ABSTRACTTitle: Copimg Stress Strategy Using Social Media in Adolescents in Semarang CityBackground: Social media offers users a state of understanding and being understood, as well as instant connection with interactive and convenient public spaces. Social media as a coping strategy can help individuals gain access to sources of information and connect and get support from others when dealing with stressful situations. This study aims to determine how adolescents use social media as a strategy coping stress.Method: The research method uses aapproach cross sectional through quantitative observation. The population of this research is adolescents who live in the city of Semarang totaling 299,768 teenagers with a sample of 384 respondents using proportional purposive sampling technique. Data collection through questionnaire online.Result: Respondents were female (72.9%), and male (27.1%). Respondents who had a good practice using social media as a strategy coping stress are 57.8% and 42.2% are not good yet. The practice of using social media as astrategy coping stress related to the respondent's stress level (p-value= 0.003). In addition, the practice of using social media as a strategy coping stress related to the use of social media (p-value= 0.019).Conclusion: Respondents use social media as a strategy coping stress to vent the stress they have with social media activities carried out in the form of watching videos. So that it takes the role of health agencies in making attractive health promotions about coping stress through social media so that social media users can use them wisely and efficiently.Keywords: Coping Stress; Social Media; Adolescents
Implementasi Kawasan Tanpa Rokok Sebagai Pencegahan Merokok Pada Remaja Awal Yoshef Arieka Marchel; Ratih Indraswari; Novia Handayani
Jurnal Promkes: The Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Health Education Vol. 7 No. 2 (2019): Jurnal Promkes: The Indonesian Journal of Health Promotion and Health Education
Publisher : Universitas Airlangga

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.20473/jpk.V7.I2.2019.144-155

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Latar Belakang: Perilaku merokok sudah meluas pada seluruh kelompok masyarakat baik secara global maupun nasional, termasuk pada remaja.  Sekolah Menengah Pertama (SMP) dan sederajat merupakan pendidikan utama untuk remaja awal, sehingga perlu mewujudkan kawasan tanpa rokok di lingkungan sekolah. Tujuan: Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis implementasi Kawasan Tanpa Rokok (KTR) di sekolah. Metode: Penelitian menggunakan deskriptif analitik dan observasi dengan pendekatan cross-sectional. Data diperoleh dengan menggunakan kuesioner terstruktur yang telah diuji cobakan di sepuluh sekolah. Populasi penelitian ini sebanyak 86 sekolah di Kabupaten Madiun. Wawancara dilakukan pada penanggung jawab Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di SMP. Penanggung jawab tersebut bisa pada jabatan kepala sekolah, wakil, guru, atau humas. Data dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat. Hasil: Analisis bivariat menunjukkan terdapat hubungan implementasi kawasan tanpa rokok dengan ketersediaan sumber dana dengan p-value 0,004 dan dukungan sarana prasarana dengan p-value 0,001. Sedangkan tidak ada hubungan antara implementasi Kawasan Tanpa Rokok dengan ketersediaan sumber daya manusia dan dukungan kebijakan. Kesimpulan: Implementasi Kawasan Tanpa Rokok di SMP dan sederajat masih belum maksimal, karena masih terdapat siswa, guru, dan karyawan yang berperilaku merokok di lingkungan sekolah
Kepuasan Pasien Terhadap Layanan Puskesmas BLUD di Kota Semarang Chriswardani Suryawati; Nurhasmadiar Nandini; Novia Handayani
Jurnal Manajemen Kesehatan Indonesia Vol 7, No 1 (2019): April 2019
Publisher : Magister Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Diponegoro

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (247.34 KB) | DOI: 10.14710/jmki.7.1.2019.39-45

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Primary Health Centre (PHC) is one of the public institution which have important role to provide health care services to the community. According to Regulation of Semarang Major no. 13 year 2016 about  Governance Pattern of  Local Public Service Institution  (BLUD) of Puskesmas, since 2017 PHC in Semarang transformed into BLUD PHC which enable PHC to be more flexible, productive, efficient, and effective on managing their resources and finance. This research objective was to identify patient satisfaction of BLUD PHC in Semarang. This was quantitative research with cross-sectional design and research variables are tangible, reliability, responsiveness, assurance, empaty, dan patient’s satisfaction. Respondents were 140 patients of BLUD PHC in Semarang City: Bulu Lor, Gayamsari, Pudakpayung, Bangetayu, Halmahera, Kedungmundu, dan Mangkang. Result showed that most of the patient satisfied with the health care services in PHC. From all of the indicators, more than 80% respondents stated that they were satisfied with the services in PHC. The highest score was on responsiveness aspect, which 95.0% patient scored high on the PHC responsiveness. It could be because PHC already maximize their resources to provide high quality health care services. 
Knowledge on Breastfeeding and Breastfeeding Behavior among Working Mothers and Housewives : A Cohort Study Nurhasmadiar Nandini; Novia Handayani; Djazuly Chalidyanto; Widodo Jatim Pudjirahardjo; Nuzulul Kusuma Putri
Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region Vol 2, No 1 (2019): Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region
Publisher : Public Health Faculty, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

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Background : Surabaya is one of the cities with low coverage of exclusive breastfeeding in East Java. The average rate of babies who got exclusive breastfeeding in Surabaya from 2012 to 2015 was 63.13% (target 80%). Decision about whether to breastfeed or not is a challenge for every mother, especially for working mothers. This research aimed to identify breastfeeding behavior among working mothers and housewives.Methods : This was descriptive observational research with prospective cohort study design.The sample size was 79 mothers in the eastern part of Surabaya chosen by purposive sampling technique.Results : Result showed that 56.6% of housewives have low knowledge on breastfeeding. Both working mothers (100%) and housewives (90.6%) already give colostrum right after baby born. However, There were 54.7% of housewives and 46.2% of working mothers already give formula milk during the first month after baby born.Conclusion : There were not much difference between working mothers and housewives in knowledge, feeding colostrum and skin to skin contact aspects. But, working mothers mostly give formula milk during the first month of baby born than housewives.
Knowledge, Attitudes, And Access To Information Related To The Prevention Practices During The Covid-19 Pandemic (A study to undergraduate students of Public Health Diponegoro University) Laura Respati Denta Elygio; Bagoes Widjanarko; Novia Handayani
Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region Vol 3, No 2 (2020): Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region
Publisher : Public Health Faculty, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jphtcr.v3i2.9500

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Background: Health protocols of COVID-19 prevention need to be applied to suppress the cases. However, the application requires good understanding that has never been studied before, especially among public health students of Diponegoro University. Therefore, this study investigated the knowledge, attitudes, and access to information towards prevention of COVID-19 pandemicMethods: This type of research was descriptive analytic with quantitative approach, and cross sectional research design with a sample of 100 respondents (student from Faculty of Public Health Diponegoro University) selected by using probability sampling. The instrument used was an online questionnaire. Data analysis used is univariate and bivariate with chi-square testResults: The results showed that the respondent's age was dominated by age ≥ 20 years (63%) with the gender mostly female (85%). Knowledge (p = 0.015), attitude (p = 0.013), and access to information (p = 0.000) were related to the practice of Public Health student in preventing COVID-19. Besides, access to information has a significant relation with the prevention practices and internet particularly social media is the source of information most accessed by student (89%).Conclusion: It is necessary to increase Public Health student awareness, mainly about the dangers of COVID-19, avoiding misinformation, and there required to be more surveillance for personal activities and communities that have the potential to be exposed to COVID-19.
Examining the Smoking Levels of Junior High School Students in Semarang City, Indonesia Besar Tirto Husodo; Novia Handayani; Kusyogo Cahyo; Nurhasmadiar Nandini
Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region Vol 3, No 1 (2020): Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region
Publisher : Public Health Faculty, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jphtcr.v3i1.7343

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Background: The prevalence of active smokers in Indonesia remains high. Global Adults Tobacco Survey (GATS) on 2011 stated that Indonesia has the highest number of active smokers (67% male and 2.7% female). National Health Indicator Survey 2016 showed the number of male adolescent who smoke was 54.8%. The aim of this study was to examine the smoking levels of junior high school students in Semarang City in order to arrange improvement in behavioral changes through identifying the patterns of adolescent’s smoking behavior.Methods: This study used cross sectional study design. Samples were selected with simple random sampling technique, and 160 smokers who were junior high school students were obtained from 16 sub-districts in Semarang City. Data was analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis.Results: The result showed that the majority of the respondents were light smokers (90.0%) who smoke <5 cigarettes/day. The chi square test showed that pocket money to buy cigarettes (p=0.011) and the social interaction pattern (p=0.026) have correlation to students’ smoking levels.Conclusion: Most students start to smoke at the age of less than 12 years old with light smoking degree. It is correlated with the pocket money to buy cigarettes and the social interaction pattern.
Could Pictorial Health Warning Change Smoking Behavior among Teenagers? : A Cross-Sectional Study among Junior High School Students Ranti Yunita Hidayah; Novia Handayani; Syamsulhuda B Musthofa
Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region Vol 2, No 2 (2019): Journal of Public Health for Tropical and Coastal Region
Publisher : Public Health Faculty, Diponegoro University, Semarang, Indonesia

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14710/jphtcr.v2i2.6192

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Abstract Background: The Indonesian Ministry of Health has established a regulation about the inclusion of pictorial health warning and information on the packages of tobacco product since 2013. It was intended to encourage smokers to stop smoking. This study aimed to analyze the effect of pictorial health warning to teenagers’ smoking behavior.Methods: This was a quantitative study with cross sectional research design. The population was junior high school students in Semarang City. The samples were chosen from 16 junior high schools in Semarang City, representing 16 districts. Each junior high school was chosen by using probability sampling techniques. A total of 160 respondents were chosen by using simple random sampling method.Results: The results showed that variables which have relationship with smoking behavior among teenagers were accessibility (p = 0.006), exposure (p = 0.039) and peer support (p = 0.008). Variables which did not have relationship with smoking behavior among teenagers were pocket money (p = 0.112), daily cigarette use (p = 0.641), knowledge (p = 0.535), attitude (p = 0.759)Conclusion: The inclusion of pictorial health warning, especially on the packages of tobacco product encourage students as novice smokers to stop smoking.