Local Culture Individual Counseling towards Behavioral Smoking at SMAN 09 Maros South Sulawesi, Indonesia

The health condition of the people due to smoking habits can be categorized as a "global public emergency". World tobacco consumption was found to kill one person every second, and there are 1.3 billion smokers in the world, one third comes from the global population aged 15 years and above. Each year, tobacco causes about 8.8% of deaths (4.9 million) and about 4.1% causes the disease (59.1%). If this trend is not turned around, then these figures will rise to 10 million deaths per year from 2020 or in early 2030 with 70% of deaths occur in developing countries. World No Tobacco Day May 31, 2012, the State Indonesia tops the list with the highest number of teen smokers in the world, namely 82.4%, (WHO, 2008)

Positive Effect of Lifestyle Management Guide on Hypertension Patients

Hypertension is a risk factor for various diseases such as stroke and cardiovascular. The purpose of this study is to test the benefits of lifestyle management guidelines to regular treatment, dietary habits and physical exercise of hypertension patient. It was a quasi-experiment, subject divided into 2  groups, that is control and intervention group. Chi Square test used to examine association of lifestyle management as effect of lifestyle management guideline to the increase if knowledge and attitude about hypertension management. Result showed an increase of knowledge and attitude about regular treatment, dietary habits and physical exercise and sigficantly asscociated with lifestyle management.  Lifestyle management guideline has positive effect to lifestyle management

Progressive Muscle Relaxation Using Video AIDS Reduces Blood Pressure of Hypertension Patients

Progressive muscle relaxation using video is used hypertensive patients to conduct movement activities to reduce stress. Therefore, the muscles of the body are relax. Hypertension or high blood pressure is still a serious threat that affects the productivity of a person's life in NTB. The study was intended to determine the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation using video aids to reduce blood pressure in hypertension patients. This research was conducted in the Work Area of Dasan Agung Public Health Center, Mataram City in May to September 2017. Quasi-experimental design of pre and post-test control group. The number of respondents was 60 people consisting of 30 controls and 30 interventions for sampling Random Sampling. Data analysis using T-test.  The results showed there were differences of changing in blood pressure of respondents who were given progressive muscle relaxation using video aids compared to those who did not use. Conclusion Progressive muscle relaxation with video ads decreases blood pressure in hypertension patients compared to those who did not

Hubungan Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap dan Pola Makan dengan Kadar Gula Darah pada Penderita Diabetes Mellitus di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sudiang Kota Makassar

Diabetes Melitus merupakan penyakit gangguan metabolik akibat pankreas tidak mampu memproduksi cukup insulin atau tubuh tidak dapat menggunakan insulin yang diproduksi secara efektif . Salah satu yang menjadi masalah pada penanggulangan DM yaitu rendahnya tingkat pengetahuan, dalam hal ini tingkat pengetahuan akan mempengaruhi sikap dalam mengubah perilaku seseorang, khusunya pada pemilihan atau penerapan pola makan yang tidak tepat dapat menyebabkan peningkatan kadar gula dalam darah, untuk itu salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan yaitu dengan memperbaiki pola makan dengan menerapkan prinsip 3J yaitu benar jadwal, jumlah dan jenis makanan agar kadar gula darah dapat terkontrol. Tujuan Penelitian ini yaitu untuk menganalisis hubungan tingkat pengetahuan, sikap dan pola makan dengan kadar gula darah pada penderita Diabetes Mellitus Di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Sudiang Kota Makassar. Metode Penelitian: Jenis penelitian ini merupakan penelitian analitik kuantitatif dengan desain cross sectional. Populasi dan sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu penderita DM sebanyak 142 dengan tehnik pengambilan sampel purposive sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan menggunakan kuesioner dan mengukur kadar gula darah sewaktu pasien DM. Analisis data menggunakan Chi Square dengan tingkat kemaknaan α = 0,05. Dari hasil uji statistic dapat disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara tingkat pengetahuan dengan kadar gula darah (pvalue 0,000), dan terdapat hubungan hbungan yang signifikan antara sikap dengan kadar gula darah (pvalue 0,000), dan juga terdapat hubungan yang signifikan antara pola makan dengan kadar gula darah (pvalue 0,000)