Mansur Karo-karo
Department of Child Health, Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical School/Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital, Medan, North Sumatera

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Journal : Paediatrica Indonesiana

Malnourished children: A study of parents' status Helmi Lubis; Jaminsen Sinaga; Mansur Karo-karo; Rahayu Saat; Sjarikat Tarigan
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 25 No 5-6 (1985): May - June 1985
Publisher : Indonesian Pediatric Society

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (325.305 KB) | DOI: 10.14238/pi25.5-6.1985.112-7

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A retrospective study had been done on the parents of hospitalized malnourished children from January 1981 until December 1982 at the Department of Child Health Dr. Pirngadi Hm;pital, Medan, Indonesia, as to their occupation, educational level, family size and the subsequential number of the affected child in the families. Diagnosis of malnutrition was based on the inadequate body weight according to age. There were 759 malnourished children, with peak incidence in the age group of 1-5 years (49.94%) followed by the age group of 0-1 years (37.94%). The affected child was mostly the first child (21. 62%) in a family with 2 children. Most of the parents (50.32%) have no regular job. The educational level of the fathers and mothers were mostly elementary school, respectively 32.8% and 50.46%. In conclusion, most of the parents had low education and unstable income.
The Knowledge of Parents of Children With Diarrhea on Oralit at the Department of Child Health, Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital Medan Martinus Saragih; Rafita Ramayati; Mansur Karo-Karo; Effendi Harahap; A.H. Sutanto; Helena Siregar
Paediatrica Indonesiana Vol 23 No 5-6 (1983): May - June 1983
Publisher : Indonesian Pediatric Society

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.14238/pi23.5-6.1983.103-9

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At Dr. Pirngadi General Hospital Medan 285 parents of children with diarrhea had been interviewed about their knowledge on oralit. Only 57.7% of the parents know and use oralit, 12.2.% have known but never used, 13.7.% have only heard while 20.4% never heard of oralit. The main source of information were doctors (63.9%), next come radio and television (7.9%) and then newspaper or magazine (1.8.%). The main supplier or distributor was the dispensary (86.9%).