GPH - International Journal of Health Sciences and Nursing

KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF MENSTURAL HYGIENE ASSESSMENT AMONG FEMALE SUBJECTS IN AGUOBIRI COMMUNITY BAYELSA STATE, NIGERIA

LOKOBO J ABRAHAM — 2024-05-30

Aim/ Objectives: This study assess the level of knowledge and practice of menstrual hygiene among adolescents and to determine the various menstrual hygiene practices maintain among female subjects between <14 – 19yrs in Aguobiri community. Methods: A cross sectional observational study design was employed in this study with133 structured questionnaires used to generate primary data from the subjects using sampling method. Results: Findings from this study shows that age range of the respondents were<14yrs (18%), 14-17yrs (63.9%) and 18-19yrs (18.1%). Additionally, majority of the respondents were within class of Jss2-SS1 (45%) while farming (34%) was the most predominant occupation of the populace followed by fishing (23%), trading (28%), and civil servants (15%). Regarding hygiene related practice during menstrual period, the study revealed that 32% of the respondents used sanitary pad, 21% pieces of cloth, 12% tissue papers and 7.5% pieces of foam respectively. Furthermore findings from this study shows that 32.3% of the respondents use only water to wash their body after removal of sanitary pad, 39.8% use water and soap, while 21.1% of the respondents cleans their body with tissue papers and 6.8% use none of the above. Regarding how respondents change sanitary pads during menstruation- one per day (39.8%), twice per day (39.8%), trice per day (17.3%), and four per day (3.1%). The observable difference may be attributed to socio-economic condition among the subjects. Conclusion: This study have shown that majority of the respondents have a poor knowledge of good menstrual hygiene. Thus the use of non-sanitary (30.8%) pad by the respondents and its potential risk factors should be discourage through the creation of awareness and enlightenment campaign by health workers in the community and at the state level .

STUDY OF STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS WHO EXPERIENCE OVERWEIGHT CASE STUDY ON HEALTH SCIENCE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DIRGAHAYU SAMARINDA

Norsanah Norsanah — 2024-06-08

Obesity is an energy imbalance where the energy intake obtained from food exceeds the required energy requirements. Obesity can be caused by an imbalance between energy intake and energy used, this is influenced by physical activity, diet, and the environment. In recent years, there has been an increase in the prevalence of overweight and obesity throughout the world. Based on a national survey in Indonesia, 8.1% of men in Indonesia suffer from obesity and 13.5% of women. The research aimed to determine the characteristics of gender, age, weight, height, and eating patterns of students who were overweight at Dirgahayu Samarinda College of Health Sciences. This type of research is descriptive with the object being students who are pre-obese. The research was carried out at the Dirgahayu Samarinda College of Health Sciences Campus, East Kalimantan Province from May 2023 to March 2024. The research activities carried out were: preparation, literature study, sample determination, data collection, data analysis, concluding, and drafting a report. The research population was Diploma III Nursing students at Dirgahayu Samarinda College of Health Sciences, totaling 197 people, and a sample of 67 people was taken which was determined using the purposive sampling method. Data collection consists of (1) primary data obtained from observations and interviews with respondents with the help of questionnaires; and (2) secondary data obtained from documents related to research activities. Data analysis was carried out using validity and reliability tests as well as univariate tests. The results showed that most of the prevalence of overweight occurred in student respondents who were female (95.5%), aged 19-20 years (74.5%), had a height of 156-160 cm (76.2%) and a weight of 56-60 kg (77.6%) and have an overeating pattern of 65.7%,

ASSESSMENT OF THE FACTORS DETERMINING THE PRACTICES OF MAMMOGRAPHIC SCREENING FOR BREAST CANCER AMONG CHILD-BEARING WOMEN IN OKEHI LGA, KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

Daniel AMODU — 2024-07-08

Breast cancer is one of the leading causes of death among women with over one million new cases diagnosed annually which results in over 400,000 deaths annually. In Nigeria, cases of breast cancer are one of the most common life-threatening diseases that is increasing in incidence. This cross-sectional descriptive survey examined the factors determining the practice of mammographic screening for breast cancer among child-bearing women attending Obangede General Hospital in Okehi Local Government Area. Questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. Descriptive and inferential statistics were the statistical tools used for analysis. The descriptive statistics involved the use of frequency and simple percentages while the inferential statistics involved the use of Regression and Kendalls tau-b which shows the direction and strength of relationship between the tested variables as well as the significant test. Three hypotheses were formulated and tested for this study. The result showed a moderate but positive relationship between cost of mammography services and its utilization as well as availability and accessibility of mammography screening in Okehi Local Government Area, Kogi State. The study demonstrated that mammography screening can identify early-stage cancer of the breast cases because respondents highly agreed and disagreed with this conclusion at rates of 40.1% and 22.9% respectively. The main deterrents to mammography screening were fear of radiation, screening costs, and lack of awareness of available facilities and obtained responses of 27.5%, 21.2%, and 20.3% respectively of the sampled respondents. The study also found that, hormone replacement therapy (43.7%) and oral contraceptive (24.8%) were the major risk factors that can easily trigger cases of breast cancer; the study also found that, there are largely lack of awareness on breast cancer screening procedure. The study therefore concluded that, hormone replacement therapy and oral conceptive; as well as lack of awareness on breast cancer screening especially at its early stage constitutes the major risk factors that easily trigger cases of breast cancer in Okehi Local Government Area. The study therefore recommends orientation and reorientation of women against the danger of hormone replacement therapy; increase public education and awareness campaign on cases of breast cancer screening procedure among others in Okehi Local Government Area of Kogi state, Nigeria.