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Background. Surveys on Public Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (PKAP) have been conducted in various countries with respondents from the public as well as health workers. Measuring the knowledge of the public about COVID-19 is very important to determine the knowledge gap among the public and also as an evaluation of the preventive efforts for COVID-19. Objective. The purpose of this research was to determine whether education level is a factor that affects one's literacy about COVID-19. Materials and Methods. This is cross-sectional research with online-based data collection using the Kobo toolbox application. The data collection was carried out from the 19th of April until the 2nd of May 2020. The number of people under study is 792. The level of knowledge was measured using 12 research questions with true or false question types. the multivariable logistic regression was carried out. Results. Most of the respondents (52.5%) were in the young age group (15-35 years old), were male (57.3%), and had a bachelor or diploma education level (62.1%). Furthermore, most of the respondents had good knowledge (65.4%). The higher the respondents' educational level means, the better knowledge they had concerning COVID-19 (P=0.013). Conclusions. Public knowledge about COVID-19 is affected by their level of education. A good level of knowledge about COVID-19 was found among respondents with master's and doctoral degrees. This finding can contribute to the prevention of COVID-19, in which the priority of educating communities about COVID-19 should be given to those having an educational level below a master's degree. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Older adults experience progressive decline in various organs and changes in pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the drugs in the body which lead to an increased risk of medication-related problems. Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) and medication complexity are key factors contributing to adverse drug events in the emergency department (ED). Objective: To estimate the prevalence and investigate the risk factors of PIMs and medication complexity among older adults admitted to the ED. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted among patients aged > 60 years admitted to the ED of Universitas Airlangga Teaching Hospital in January - June 2020. PIMs and medication complexity were measured using the 2019 American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria® and Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI), respectively. Results: A total of 1005 patients were included and 55.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 52 -- 58%) of them received at least one PIM. Whereas, the pharmacological therapy prescribed to older adults had a high complexity index (mean MRCI 17.23 + 11.15). Multivariate analysis showed that those with polypharmacy (OR= 6.954; 95% CI: 4.617 -- 10.476), diseases of the circulatory system (OR= 2.126; 95% CI: 1.166 -- 3.876), endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (OR= 1.924; 95% CI: 1.087 -- 3.405), and diseases of the digestive system (OR= 1.858; 95% CI: 1.214 -- 2.842) had an increased risk of receiving PIM prescriptions. Meanwhile, disease of the respiratory system (OR = 7.621; 95% CI: 2.833 -- 15.150), endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (OR = 6.601; 95% CI: 2.935 -- 14.847), and polypharmacy (OR = 4.373; 95% CI: 3.540 -- 5.401) were associated with higher medication complexity. Conclusion: In our study, over one in every two older adults admitted to the ED had PIMs, and a high medication complexity was observed. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic disease was the leading risk factors for receiving PIMs and high medication complexity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Burnout is a psychological problem that attacks nurses and is one of the risks causes nurses to do unsafe actions. Nurses suffering from burnout and have a less safe environment will implement inefficient care systems. Generally, high workload is directly proportional to the incident of burnout. This research study aimed to find the effect of workload and safety communication on the level of burnout in inpatient nurse services. Method: This research was a cross-sectional study implemented at Rumah Sakit Umum Haji and Rumah sakit Islam Jemursari Surabaya, Indonesia. This implementation of research study was started in April to June 2019. The samples were collected using two populations of sampling method and got 138 nurses as samples. To analyze the effect of workload and safety communication on burnout syndrome, the researcher used multinomial logistics. Results: The results of Multinomial logistic test showed that workload affected the incidence of burnout with a value of p = 0.037 and safety communication did not affect the incidence of burnout syndrome with a value of p = 0.274. Conclusion: Workload affected the burnout syndrome incidence, while safety communication had no notable effect on burnout syndrome. The researcher suggests the hospitals to provide mental and physical health services, as well as stress coping training for nurses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction. Contact dermatitis is positived by most agricultural sector workers. Tobacco farming is one of the places where chemicals are sourced from pesticides, fertilizers, and also nicotine derived from tobacco leaves. This study aims to analyze the factors associated with contact dermatitis in tobacco farmers in Jember, East Java Province, Indonesia. Method. The research design is case control with 155 tobacco farmers. The dependent variable of this study is Occuptional Contact Dermatitis (OCD) as measured through the results of a doctor’s examination. Independent variables are individual factors and occupational factors. Individual factors include age, sex, education, individual hygiene, use of personal protective equipment, and complaints of GTS. Occupational factors consist of the main job, additional work, types of tobacco leaves, work at risk, work period, length of work, length of rest. Data analysis used Chi-Square test with a significance value of p <0,05. Result and Discussion. The results revealed that factors related to OCD in tobacco farmers in Jember Regency were age (p = 0.037), education (0,013), GTS complaints (p = 0,030), type of tobacco leaf (p=0,005), working periode (p=0,042) and working hours (p=0,008). Conclusion Individual factors related to OCD in tobacco farmers are age, education, and GTS complaints. Occupational factors related to OCD are the type of tobacco leaves, working periode and length of work. This study revealed that OCD through promotion and integrated occupational health education. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Female workers have different abilities and physiology to male workers. Thus, female workers are very sensitive to some hazards in workplace environment. The existing hazards in work environment can cause various effects towards pregnancy among female workers. The objective of this study was to analyze the influence of work factors including shift work, work attitude, and work duration on reproductive health. Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study. The number of research sample was 109 female workers selected by simple random sampling. The respondents were female workers in plastic and soft drink industry in Sidoarjo. Primary data was collected by using questionnaires. The dependent variable was the reproductive health of female workers. Reproductive health status of female workers includes menstrual disorders and pregnancy disorders. The independent variables included work pattern, work duration, and shift work. Results: The percentage of respondents who were married was 81.7%. The percentage of respondents experiencing reproductive disorders was 63.3% in which 60.6% cases were menstrual disorders and 20.2% cases were pregnancy disorders. The results of logistic regression test showed that reproductive health during pregnancy was affected by shift work (p=0.007). Conclusion: Female workers who worked in the evening and at night shift had high risks of pregnancy disorders and miscarriage than female workers who worked at normal working hours. Working in shifts and the irregular working hours also associated with the miscarriage occurence. Companies need to provide protection for pregnant workers in order to avoid irregular shift work and evening or night shift. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) service for female worker from before the pregnancy until the first day of a child's life needs to be done because of so many risks that the worker will face. Accompaniment is done to determine the health condition of the worker and the health of the fetus (infant). The purpose of this study was to provide an overview about characteristics of the maternal and child health service of female workers with maternal and child health status in Indonesia. The design of this study was observational descriptive. The study was conducted on female workers in industrial area with 500 respondents. This study variables were included marital status, age of first pregnancy, pregnancy examination, personnel who assisted the process of pregnancy check up until maternity process, the place of maternity, pregnancy disorder, miscarriage / abortus, exclusive breastfeeding and immunization. Data collection techniques in the form of filling questionnaires either in direct interview or not. The results showed that 66.6% of female workers married at the age of 17-25 years. 67.2% were pregnant at the age of 20-27 years. 56.6% of female workers performed monthly pregnancy checkups. 67% of pregnancy checks performed by midwives. 43.05% stated that delivery was done at midwife's home. 31.7% of female workers experienced pregnancy disorders. 47.7% of workers provided exclusive breastfeeding. 99% of workers have provided basic immunization. The Maternal and Child Health service that have been received are good enough but the health promotion and provision of MCH service should be done in the company. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]