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Gaster
ISSN : 18583385     EISSN : 25497006     DOI : https://doi.org/10.30787/gaster
Core Subject : Health,
Gaster is a national periodical journal which contains research articles in health sector. Gaster: Health journals are expected to be a medium for conveying scientific findings and innovations in the health sector for those in the health sector, both those engaged in the health sector. Gaster is published twice a year (February and August) by the Research Center of Aisyiyah University Surakarta. The editorial team invited health observers to express their ideas in order to improve self-professionalism and responsibility for national education. This journal was first published in 2007. Gaster is a peer reviewed journal and an open access journal that focuses on health. This focus covers the related areas and scopes related to the following : Nursing Midwifery Physiotherapy Pharmacy Community Nutrition Public Health Noted: Articles have primary citations and have never been published online or printed before.
Articles 364 Documents
Peer-Group Assertive Communication and Verbal Bullying Scores Among High-School Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study Noval Maulana; Maulin Halimatunnisa; Suswinda Yuli Sutomo; D Mustamu Qamal Pa’ni
Gaster Vol 24 No 2 (2026): AGUSTUS
Publisher : P3M Universitas 'Aisyiyah Surakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30787/gaster.v24i2.2581

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Introduction: Peer-assisted assertive communication education may support adolescents’ interpersonal skills, but changes in bullying questionnaire responses do not necessarily indicate fewer bullying incidents. Objective: To describe pretest–posttest verbal-bullying questionnaire scores and unadjusted posttest differences following ASERTIF-S education in high-school students. Method: This two-group quasi-experimental study included 79 Grade 11 students (intervention, n = 40; comparison, n = 39). A 22-item questionnaire was administered before and after the educational activity. Wilcoxon signed-rank and Mann–Whitney U tests were reported. Result: The intervention group had 37 negative signed ranks (Z = 5.305; p < 0.001) and the comparison group had 10 (Z = 2.970; p = 0.003). Posttest ranks differed (U = 107; p < 0.001). Baseline very-frequent response categories differed considerably (35.0% vs 79.5%). Conclusion: Questionnaire scores differed within and between groups, but substantial baseline imbalance and absent baseline-adjusted analysis prevent a causal conclusion that the activity reduced or prevented bullying.
NIHSS-Defined Stroke Severity in an Indonesian Emergency Department: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study Roifatul Fatma Amallia; Isni Lailatul Maghfiroh; Aprelia Afidatul Hanafi
Gaster Vol 24 No 2 (2026): AGUSTUS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30787/gaster.v24i2.2592

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Introduction: Standardized assessment of neurological deficits is important in acute stroke care, but local distributions of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) severity are incompletely reported. Objective: To describe NIHSS-defined stroke severity and recorded neurological deficit profiles among stroke patients in an emergency department in Bojonegoro, East Java, Indonesia. Method: This descriptive cross-sectional study enrolled 70 consecutive stroke patients in February–March 2026. Total NIHSS severity categories and individual item distributions were summarized using counts and percentages. Result: Moderate NIHSS severity (5–15) was recorded in 31 patients (44.3%), severe (16–42) in 29 (41.4%), and mild (1–4) in 10 (14.3%). Ischemic stroke was recorded in 44 (62.9%). Minor facial palsy occurred in 43 (61.4%) and mild-to-moderate sensory loss in 41 (58.6%). Conclusion: Most patients in this single-department sample were classified as moderate or severe under the study thresholds. Findings describe a local case profile and do not establish stroke prognosis, diagnostic performance, or treatment effectiveness.
Short-Term Anemia Knowledge Changes After School-Based Education Among Eighth-Grade Girls in Bekasi Murni Sri Lestari; Enny Yuliaswati
Gaster Vol 24 No 2 (2026): AGUSTUS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30787/gaster.v24i2.2639

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Introduction: Adolescent anemia prevention requires awareness of iron nutrition and supplementation, but immediate knowledge gains should not be conflated with behavior or anemia reduction. Objective: To compare anemia-knowledge scores before and after a single school-based health education session among eighth-grade girls in Bekasi. Method: This one-group pretest–posttest study included 36 girls selected through reported proportionate stratified random sampling. Participants completed the same 20-item true/false questionnaire before and after an approximately 60-minute lecture supported by slides. Paired scores were compared using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Result: Median score increased from 13 (IQR 3) to 16 (IQR 1); 35 students improved, none declined and one remained unchanged. Wilcoxon Z was 5.189 (p<0.001); the approximate standardized statistic was |r| 0.88 using 35 nonzero pairs. Conclusion: Knowledge scores were higher shortly after education, but the uncontrolled design, repeated questionnaire and absent behavioral or hematologic outcomes prevent causal or clinical-effectiveness claims.
Breast Cancer and Self-Examination Knowledge After Education Among Female Boarding-School Students Fatma Maulida Abiya; Andi Muhammad Idris; Bella Nur Azmy; Adinda Azka El-Kirami; Ikhwanul Muslim; Purwo Setiyo Nugroho
Gaster Vol 24 No 2 (2026): AGUSTUS
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30787/gaster.v24i2.2656

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Introduction: Breast cancer remains a major women’s health burden, and health promotion for early detection is a core component of contemporary breast cancer control. Adolescence provides an opportunity to establish breast-health literacy before adulthood, yet evidence on focused breast-health education in Indonesian Islamic boarding schools remains limited. Objective: To compare overall breast cancer and BSE knowledge immediately before and after education among female adolescents at an Islamic boarding school. Method: Sixty-five female adolescents with complete paired data took part in a pre-experimental, one-group pretest-posttest study. A 15-item true/false questionnaire spanning breast cancer, its risk factors, warning signs, early detection, and BSE was used to gauge knowledge, and raw scores were converted into percentages. Normality of the pretest-posttest difference scores was checked with the Shapiro-Wilk test, after which paired pretest and posttest scores were compared through the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Result: Mean knowledge increased from 86.15 ± 9.45 to 95.49 ± 6.47; median scores increased from 86.67 to 100.00 (Wilcoxon p<0.001). The reported Wilcoxon statistic requires verification of its software definition. Conclusion: Knowledge scores increased immediately following a single educational session. Without a comparison group or follow-up, causal improvement, durable retention, and BSE practice cannot be inferred.