J.Abdimas: Community Health

Socialization of Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence in Adolescents at SMP Negeri Satap 2 South Konawe

Yuhanah Yuhanah — 2024-11-01

The era of disruption has significantly influenced adolescent behavior in Indonesia, particularly regarding sexual violence. This issue leads to physical and psychological suffering, including reproductive health disorders, and diminishes the opportunity for safe and optimal education. In 2021, there were 11,952 cases of sexual violence against children, with 7,004 reported. In Southeast Sulawesi, 240 cases were recorded in 2020, with 35 more by May 2022. Southern Konawe district saw 13 cases. Notably, there was no education on sexual violence at SMP Negeri Satap Konawe Selatan, prompting the lecturer team to conduct community service through socialization. This activity at SMP 2 Satap involved 70 students, aiming to increase adolescent knowledge about sexual violence and establish cross-sectoral partnerships in health, supporting the Ministry of Education and Culture's strategy for a healthy and smart generation. The program used lectures, discussions, and evaluations with pre- and post-tests. Results showed an increase in prevention knowledge from 30% to 79% and understanding of case handling from 20% to 75%, alongside positive feedback from the teacher council. Building a healthy and safe school environment fosters student independence, emphasizing the importance of the Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence (PPKS). Religion and family also play crucial roles in securing a bright future for adolescents.

Improving Community Knowledge about Handling People with Mental Disorders in Cijagang Village, Cikalong Kulon District, Cianjur, West Java

Tria Cahyani Mekarsari — 2024-11-01

This This community service aims to describe the practices of community social workers in dealing with the lack of understanding of the Cijagang village community towards people with mental disorders. This community service was carried out in the Cijagang village area, Cikalong Kulon subdistrict, Cianjur, West Java. The method used in this community service is a macro social work approach with three stages, namely, the initial stage, which includes social initiation, at this stage the author carries out home visits, transect walks, and community involvement, social organizing is carried out. together with village officials such as RT, RW, hamlet heads, and PKK members, social assessments, which at this stage are carried out using macro social work technology, namely Methodology Participatory Assessment (MPA), and social planning are planned using focus group discussion techniques (FGD). Then the second stage is implementing the intervention in the form of providing outreach to residents, and the final stage which includes evaluation and termination by holding a workshop to explain the activities carried out and say goodbye. The results of this community service can be seen through the average pretest posttest score. In the pretest results, the average knowledge of the community regarding handling people with mental disorders was 67.36 and the average posttest showed an increase in knowledge to 76.84. The conclusion of community service is that there has been an increase in knowledge in the community regarding the treatment of people with mental disorders after providing socialization regarding the treatment of people with mental disorders.

Edible Spoon and Edible Straw: Solusi Cerdik dalam Mengurangi Sampah Plastik di Jombang, Jawa Timur

Adinda Zakia — 2024-11-01

Plastic is a polymer compound whose main constituent elements are carbon and hydrogen. Because it is difficult to decompose in nature, plastic is the biggest contributor to waste which causes damage to the natural balance. Based on data from the National Waste Management Information System (2023), Plastic waste is the second most common type of waste after food waste, as many as 41.1%. The solution to banning the use of plastic spoons and straws has been found by creating environmentally friendly spoons and straws that are edible and biodegradable. This biodegradable (Edible Spoon) uses wheat flour as a base so it is safe for consumption. Edible and biodegradable straws (Edible Straw) are also made from natural ingredients, namely cassava flour (mocaf) and cornstarch. The method used to produce Edible Straw is the fruit peel method. The method used to produce Edible Straw is the fruit peel method. This method is used to make Edible Straw dough from a mixture of dough and fruit which is mashed into a thin sheet resembling skin. This community service was carried out by STIKES PEMKBAB Jombang students with the aim of reducing the amount of plastic waste, especially plastic spoon and straw waste in Jombang.

Training on Making Instant Rhizome Extract Products and Organic Noodles with Teenagers to Improve the Economy of Jipurapah Village

Aprilia Asya Putri — 2024-11-01

Jipurapah Village is rich in rhizome plants such as temulawak, turmeric, and lempuyang which are underutilized. The MERETAS ASA community service activity was carried out in Jipurapah Village, Plandaan District, Jombang Regency, which aims to increase knowledge for teenagers about processing rhizome plants that grow around the village and improve the village economy to be better by utilizing plants in Jipurapah Village, this community service invites Jipurapah teenagers to make an innovative product. The method used in the MERETAS ASA activity is product manufacturing training with the community, especially teenage girls. This service is carried out as one of the village programs to provide empowerment to teenage girls and cadre mothers in Jipurapah Hamlet to utilize the results of rhizome plants (Temulawak, Lempuyang, and Turmeric) as well as cassava and spinach plants. As a result of the service, the community can process natural resources from raw into instant products ready for consumption. Products that have been processed can be sold to improve the community's economy.

Food Innovation Management Training as PMT to Improve the Nutritional Status of Pregnant Women in Tembilahan Kota Subdistrict

Fitria Ayuningtyas — 2024-11-01

Nutritional disorders in pregnant women often include Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED). Anemia and Chronic Energy Deficiency (CED) in pregnant women are the primary causes of hemorrhage and infection, which are major factors in maternal mortality. Moringa leaves are one of the plants that contain many nutrients, their benefits and nutritional value are not yet widely known by the public. The purpose of this activity is to increase the knowledge of pregnant women in creating additional food menus according to local foods available around them, especially Moringa Leaves. The activity will take place on January 10, 2024, in Tembilahan City Subdistrict, targeting 20 pregnant women with CED. The method used is counseling with pretest and posttest activities to assess the pregnant women's knowledge about supplementary feeding for pregnant women, and a demonstration of making a simple recipe using Moringa Leaves, which can be used as additional supplementary feeding for pregnant women. Respondents are then given the opportunity to ask questions about the material presented. The posttest will measure the increase in knowledge and attitudes of the respondents toward the material delivered. Following the posttest, questionnaires, monitoring, and evaluation of the pregnant women will be conducted. The results of the community service activity showed that after the education, the majority of pregnant women had better knowledge. Pregnant women were very enthusiastic about participating in this activity, as it became a platform for consultation on nutritional needs and the use of local food sources like Moringa leaves as supplementary feeding for pregnant women.

Empowerment of Adolescent Cadres Through the Improvement of Basic Health Check-Up Facilities at Youth Posyandu

Ridni Husnah — 2024-11-01

Adolescence is a time of storm and stress so it requires health services that care for teenagers. Youth Posyandu is one of the Community Resource Health Efforts (UKBM) that is managed and organized by, for, for and with the community, including adolescents in the implementation of health development. The Youth Posyandu in Bengkong Indah Village, Batam City has been formed, but there is still a lack of knowledge of peer cadres and infrastructure for basic examination of the Youth Posyandu, so that the Youth Posyandu runs less than optimally. The purpose of this activity is to give me a lesson for youth cadres on how to conduct an initial examination during the youth posyandu and complete the facilities of the youth posyandu that are not yet available. The activity was carried out at the Healty teenagers posyandu, Bengkong indah village, Batam city with a target of 7 peer cadres. The form of activities is the restructuring of peer cadres, health education and training for peer cadres. The activity was carried out well and smoothly, where the Youth Knowledge using the basic examination tool of the youth posyandu after being given training increased to 4 people or (57%), while the knowledge of adolescents decreased from 5 people (71%) after being given training to 1 person (14%). After this activity ends, it is hoped that the youth posyandu will be more optimal in the implementation of its examinations and activities will run regularly with the support of the health center.