KADAR CHOLINESTERASE DALAM DARAH PETANI DI DUSUN TAENO, KECAMATAN TELUK AMBON, KOTA AMBON

A vegetable farmer group in Taeno Hamlet, Teluk Ambon District, Ambon City uses pesticides in farming. Based on interviews with farmer extension agents, the use of pesticides in Taeno Hamlet was not in accordance with regulations. Farmers also do not realize the importance of using PPE when applying pesticides and do not understand the correct attitude / method when spraying.  One indicator to monitor pesticide poisoning of farmers is blood cholinesterase testing. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of Cholinesterase in the blood of farmers using pesticides in Taeno Hamlet, Teluk Ambon District, Ambon City. The research method used is descriptive experimental with laboratory testing. Cholinesterase examination will be carried out in Prodia's laboratory. The population in this study were 15 farmers in the "Taeno Mekar" group

KADAR CHOLINESTERASE DALAM DARAH PETANI DI DUSUN TAENO, KECAMATAN TELUK AMBON, KOTA AMBON

A vegetable farmer group in Taeno Hamlet, Teluk Ambon District, Ambon City uses pesticides in farming. Based on interviews with farmer extension agents, the use of pesticides in Taeno Hamlet was not in accordance with regulations. Farmers also do not realize the importance of using PPE when applying pesticides and do not understand the correct attitude / method when spraying.  One indicator to monitor pesticide poisoning of farmers is blood cholinesterase testing. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of Cholinesterase in the blood of farmers using pesticides in Taeno Hamlet, Teluk Ambon District, Ambon City. The research method used is descriptive experimental with laboratory testing. Cholinesterase examination will be carried out in Prodia's laboratory. The population in this study were 15 farmers in the "Taeno Mekar" group

Impact of mothers’ socio-demographic factors and antenatal clinic attendance on neonatal mortality in Nigeria

Neonatal death is often referred to maternal complications during pregnancy, and other exogenous factors that exist around the time of birth or shortly after birth. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG)-Goal 3, Targets 3.2 aimed at ending preventable deaths of newborns by demanding that all countries should reduce neonatal mortality to 12 per 1000 live births by 2030. The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between mothers’ socioeconomic and demographic factors on neonatal deaths in Nigeria. The study used quantitative data from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS). The data analyzed consisted of 26,826 women aged 15–49 years who had a live or dead birth within the 5 years preceding the survey. STATA 12 computer software was used to carry out data analyses. Data analyses were at univariate (frequency distribution), bivariate (chi-square) and due to the dichotomous nature of the outcome variable (i.e., whether a child was born alive or dead during the delivery; coded as (1, 0), a binary logistic regression was carried out to examine the relationships between various socio-demographic factors, antenatal clinic attendance and neonatal mortality in Nigeria. The results, among others, revealed that background factors of the women such as age, region, residence, education, and wealth status have a significant association with neonatal mortality (P < 0.05). The study also found that adequate antenatal clinic attendance helps to reduce neonatal deaths. The study recommended that women should be encouraged to observe regular antenatal clinic visits during pregnancy and also go for institutional delivery for possible reduction of neonates and infant deaths in Nigeria

The Utilization Of Coconut Tombong As A Raw Material For Flour

This study is the first step in developing coconut (Cocos nucifera) tombong which has not been utilized by society. The purpose of this study is to obtain a proper drying time in producing a nutrient-grade coconut tombong flour. This study used an experimental design with a complete randomized design where the coconut tombong was dried at 50°C for 6,7 and 8 hours. Furthermore in the analysis of content carbohydrate, protein, fat, ash content, crude fiber and water content. The results of the analysis showed that coconut tombong flour with 8 hours drying produced the best of coconut tombong flour compared with 6 and 7 hours drying, with lower moisture content 11, 7353%, fat 8,1666%, protein 11,7158%, ash content 7,4917% and crude fiber 11,8421%. The results of statistical test show that the drying treatment of 6, 7 and 8 hours gives a very significant difference to the average chemical properties (carbohydrate, moisture content, protein, fat, ash content, crude fiber) coconut tombong flour with Fvalue > Ftable 5% or significance value of all treatments is smaller than alpha value 0.05. Based on these results, it can be concluded that coconut tombong  flour which through the drying process at 50°C for 8 hours (L3) is the best treatment among two other treatments (L1 and L2) which has the potential to be further developed as various substitution materials food products