Ira Nurmala

• S.KM., M.PH., Ph.D
• associate professor at Airlangga University

Buku ini dapat menjadi referensi dan panduan bagi para pendidik, praktisi dan masyarakat umum untuk mengenal berbagai permasalahan remaja dan bagaimana konsep edutainment HEY menjadi solusi melalui aktivitas yang dikemas secara menyenangkan dan mudah dipraktikkan bagi siapa saja. Buku referensi ini dibagi menjadi tiga bab, bab pertama menjadi dasar...

This study aimed to investigate the health information desired by young adult and health education that has been carried out by stakeholders. The research method was quantitative and cross sectional. Data collection was carried out online through a survey monkey. The total number of respondents for this study was 529 students. The result showed tha...

Background: Indonesia ranks 4th in violence cases and 2nd in bullying cases worldwide, following Japan. Bullying, increasingly common in school environments, has become a public health issue. Alarmingly, bullying incidents have infiltrated even morally-focused educational settings like Islamic boarding schools. This necessitates effective intervent...

Background: The behavior of Handwashing with Soap (HWWS) is a method of hand hygiene maintenance that protects oneself and those around from diseases. However, the habit of washing hands with soap might not be a routine practice among adolescent students in maintaining daily personal hygiene. The purpose of this study was to analyze the factors rel...

This study assessed the caregiver’s adaptability and appropriate parenting behaviour towards children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) based on their background and mental health using the theory of Health Action Process Approach (HAPA). The study recruited 24 caregivers who completed surveys at four-weekly intervals. A moderate...

The main objective of the study was to explore and document the influence of the stressful life events experienced by postpartum mothers on the incidence of postpartum depression. A systematic review of literature was performed to examine prior research. All major databases including Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science were used. The search...

Severe disparities in the care of children with Attention Deficit-yperactivity Disorder (ADHD) against the background of financial stability and parental demographic areas are major public health challenges in Indonesia. This study was designed to investigate how parental education influences care pattern of children with ADHD. We carried out inter...

Smoking is one of the risk factors for non-communicable diseases. Smoking worsens a person's health and can even cause death. This smoking behaviour is primarily initiated in adolescence. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of youths' smoking behaviour. The design of this study is cross-sectional, with a sample size of 368 youths...

The main goal of CST is to provide convenience caring process for clients to go through the transition period by facilitating everything the client needs. The aim of this study was to intervene the caring process of parents as caregivers of ADHD children by using SCT module in a closeted room of parental group discussion that were performed in four...

Premarital sexual intercourse or having sex before marriage can be a complex issue. Unvirginity can have an impact on mental health, pregnancy, abortion, reproductive infections, HIV/AIDS, school dropout, unemployment, pregnancy proclamation, premature birth, stunting, causes of maternal and child mortality. Serious attention is needed because the...

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion-Vol.26, No.4, 2024-Table of Contents.On the Cover:This study explored how mental health professionals collaborate with peer supporters with mental disabilities in a community mental health institution. From January 19 to February 23, 2021, three 60-minute interviews were conducted with six mental hea...

Background In recent years, there has been increased research interest in both smartphone addiction and social media addiction as well as the development of psychometric instruments to assess these constructs. However, there is a lack of psychometric evaluation for instruments assessing smartphone addiction and social media addiction in Thailand. T...

Background: Anaemia is a nutritional problem that mostly affects adolescent girls around the world and has become a public health problem in many countries. Iron supplementation is one of public health intervention used to prevent adolescents from iron deficiency anaemia. Various countries have widely applied this program to reduce and prevent anae...

Objective Social media addiction and internet gaming disorder may cause mental health problems among a minority of university students. The Bergen Social Media Addiction Scale (BSMAS) and the 9-item Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short Form (IGDS9-SF) are commonly used worldwide. However, they have not been translated or validated into Indonesian....

Background The Assessment of Criteria for Specific Internet-use Disorders (ACSID-11) is a consistent and comprehensive instrument to assess symptoms of specific internet-use disorders including those related to gaming, shopping, pornography use disorder, social networks use and gambling considering criteria in the eleventh revision of the Internati...

Background: Anemia is a severe nutritional issue affecting people worldwide, including in Indonesia. One of the government's initiatives to alleviate anemia afflicting adolescent Indonesian girls is iron and folic acid supplementation (IFAS). However, this program has shown to be ineffective, which may be due to poor compliance of IFAS. Aim: This s...

Background: Banyuwangi Regency is home to several cultures, and when babies are born, their families quickly prepare all the necessary equipment, showing their joy by rushing to complete the task. This creates a dense sambang bayi behavior in the area, however such activities may pose risks to the health of both the mother and the baby. This study...

Background: COVID-19 is a health problem that is currently a global concern caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. South Sumatra Province has a percentage of COVID-19 mortality rate of 5.92%, which exceeds the national mortality percentage of 4.1%. Elimination of COVID-19 cases is one of the implementations of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) whic...

Purpose of Review The proliferation of the internet and technological devices have enabled the upsurge of pornography use, especially during this coronavirus 2019 pandemic period worldwide. As there is a dearth of knowledge regarding pornography use across cultures, this brief review aimed to understand the problematic pornography use (PPU) situati...

Latar belakang: Salah satu permasalahan anak di Banyuwangi adalah kekerasan seksual pada anak. Kekerasan seksual pada anak merupakan masalah yang vital karena dapat mengganggu perkembangan anak khususnya psikis anak. Banyuwangi Children Center (BCC) didirikan pada Mei 2016 bertugas untuk merespon dan menangani berbagai kasus kekerasan pada anak mel...

Background. The government established an iron supplementation program as a solution to overcome anemia in adolescent girls in Indonesia. Research shows that various factors influence the compliance of adolescent girls in consuming iron supplements, including knowledge, attitude, intention, and program implementation. Objective. This study aims to...

Introduction. Medication adherence is a key element in controlling blood pressure when lifestyle modifications fail to achieved blood pressure targets. The degenerative process challenges the ability to adhere to medication in older adults. Objective. This research aimed to systematically investigate the predictor of medication in older patients wi...

Latar belakang: Program peer educator yang berada di berbagai sekolah Kota Surabaya menjadi suatu program inovasi untuk meningkatkan penerimaan dan keterlibatan remaja dalam menghadapi permasalahan teman sebaya, khususnya pada pemasalahan penyalahgunaan narkoba. Tujuan: Untuk mengetahui faktor apa saja yang menjadi pendukung serta penghambat peer e...

One of the five Ottawa Charter's means of action is the concept of "healthy public policy," which is an approach to health promotion that is integrated with public policy. This concept can be used as an approach/method in solving health problems at the broader policy level and involving all sectors comprehensively, not just health promotion at the...

Background: Iron deficiency anemia in children or women in pregnancy, is a public health problem in some countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on all countries to achieve a 5% reduction in anemia in women of childbearing age, including adolescent girls, by 2025. One of the programs is iron supplementation. The success depends o...

Context: Adolescence is a crucial phase in preventing and controlling anaemia. One of the efforts made by the Indonesian government to overcome adolescent girl's anaemia is the iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation programme. This programme is one of the most effective interventions that various countries have used to overcome anaemia. The key...

COVID-19 adalah sebuah pandemi yang mematikan dan menimbulkan banyak kerugian. Salah satu langkah pencegahan oleh pemerintah adalah melakukan lockdown dan menerapkan pembelajaran online untuk anak sekolah dan perkuliahan. Hal ini menimbulkan potensi stres pada remaja. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah mengetahui faktor yang mempengaruhi remaja melakukan...

Stunting dipahami sebagai rendahnya tinggi badan menurut umur pada anak. Indeks gizi tinggi-untuk-usia adalah umum untuk mengukur stunting masa kanak-kanak. Anak stunting tidak selalu kurus, bahkan ada yang kelebihan berat badan dibandingkan tinggi badannya.. Salah satu cara untuk mengatasi stunting adalah dengan memastikan kemanan pangan dan pemen...

An increase in the prevalence of anemia in young women will affect the quality of life and their offspring. Adolescent girls who experience anemia are at risk for anemia during pregnancy. Anemia in pregnant women will impact giving birth to stunted babies. Iron supplementation is a specific intervention effort to prevent anemia in female adolescent...

This research investigated the overall and domain-specific physical activity (PA) of university students in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. A cross-sectional study was applied to socioeconomic (SE) and PA online data collected from 15,366 students across 17 universities in seven Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) count...

Introduction Weight stigma, a psychological-related health issue associated with obesity or weight problems, is one of the major concerns within public health. Indeed, weight stigma may cause health and behavioral problems, such as a lack of motivation to exercise. Assessing weight stigma is thus essential. Both the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire...

Anemia adalah suatu permasalahan kesehatan masyarakat secara global. Wanita usia subur adalah salah satu yang terkena dampaknya. Diketahui sekitar 528 juta (29,4%) wanita di seluruh dunia yang melahirkan mengalami anemia. Tujuan dari review ini adalah untuk menetukan prevalensi anemia pada wanita usia subur di dunia, dan mengidentifikasi faktor ris...

We aimed to discuss several selected topics related to problematic Internet use (PIU), including fear of missing out, nomophobia, cyberchondria, cyberbullying, and certain health conditions (e.g. autism-spectrum disorder and schizophrenia) among youth. We also aimed to review some recent evidence examining PIU during COVID-19. The review was conduc...

Background/Objective Smartphone addiction, smartphone dependence, and compulsive smartphone use all describe similar phenomena that can cause problems in everyday daily life in many countries worldwide. Most scholars agree that it is the applications on smartphones that individuals have problems with rather than the smartphone itself. For this reas...

The prevalence of epidemiological health-risk behaviors and mental well-being in the COVID-19 pandemic, stratified by sociodemographic factors in Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) university students, were examined in the research. Data were collected in March-June 2021 via an online survey from 15,366 university students from 17 univ...

Background This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the Weight Self-Stigma Questionnaire (WSSQ) and Perceived Weight Stigma Scale (PWS) among Malaysian university students. Methods University students who were studying in a Malaysia university with a mean age of 24.0 years (n = 380; females 71.6%) were recruited through convenien...

Introduction: This study aimed to identify influence of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavior control to intention on preventive behavior of type II diabetes in Theory of Planned Behaviour model. Methods: This study is an observational study with a cross-sectional and analytical design. The population in this study were all undergraduat...

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The spread of the coronavirus disesase 2019 (COVID-19) virus is relatively fast and has infected hundreds of countries. The number of people suffering from COVID-19 continues to increase and is increasingly concerning. To reduce the possibility of spreading the Coronavirus, which is easily contagious, the World Health Organization (WHO) advises the...

Background: HIV infection is a public health problem. In 2019, more than 38 million people were living with HIV, and more than 1.7 million people contracted HIV. On the other hand, it was reported that infant morbidity and mortality remained high, with more than 160,000 infants contracting HIV and more than 100,000 dying from AIDS-related causes. I...

Maternal Mortality Rate and Infant Mortality Rate is still far from the target of SDGs 2030 is an indicator depicting low society prosperity in Indonesia. One of the factors were due to Women of Fertile Age at risk of Chronic Energy Deficiency at age 15 until 19 years. This situation is exacerbated by the high age of marriage less than 20 years whi...

ABSTRAKLatar Belakang: Minuman beralkohol dikaitkan dengan risiko bertambahnya masalah kesehatan seperti ketergantungan alkohol, sirosis hati, kanker dan cedera. Hubungan kausal terbaru oleh temuan penelitian adalah mengonsumsi alkohol mengakibatkan kejadian penyakit menular seperti tuberkulosis dan HIV/AIDS. Efek dari penggunaan alkohol adalah sek...

Background: Adolescents are a vulnerable group who have great curiosity and need access to various adolescent health information. Therefore, the government has implemented a strategy through the implementation of Youth Care Health Services (YCHS). However, some of the stakeholders and youth have limited access to YCHS especially the ones delivered...

HIV/AIDS is a health problem that has a global impact, one of the causes is proper prevention efforts. HIV prevention must be followed by the implementation of appropriate health policy strategies in each country. The purpose of this study is to identify and identify health policies of HIV/AIDS prevention behavior in FSW. The method of writing a li...

Introduction: The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2019 determined that Internet Gaming Disorders (IGD) were included as mental health disorders. Among adolescents, excessive online gaming has become a lifestyle and is associated with psychological symptoms (psychopathological symptoms and life satisfaction), social health (social interactions) a...

Background: Student groups are prone to drug abuse. The prevalence of drugs in the past year among high school students in Surabaya, Indonesia occupies the highest provincial capital (9.4%). The purpose of this study analyzed the relationship between knowledge about drugs, attitudes about peer education, gender, class, and students' intention to pa...

Banyuwangi Children Center (BCC) is one of city mayor’s effort to prevent children’s sexual abuse. However, the community felt the role of BCC in preventing children’s sexual abuse was not optimal since 2016. Stakeholder’s engagement may play an important aspect to support BCC in preventing children’s sexual abuse. The objective of this study was t...

Banyuwangi Children Center (BCC) is one of city mayor’s effort to prevent children’s sexual abuse. However, the community felt the role of BCC in preventing children’s sexual abuse was not optimal since 2016. Stakeholder’s engagement may play an important aspect to support BCC in preventing children’s sexual abuse. The objective of this study was t...

Aim Various innovations of oral health education media were used to bring an impact on oral health behavior and status among visually impaired children. This paper was aimed to systematically investigate which innovation brings the best impact of change. Methods A systematic searching strategy in Scopus, PubMed, ProQuest, ScienceDirect, EBSCO, SAG...

Background: The National Narcotics Board or Badan Narkotika Nasional (BNN) survey results found the prevalence of drug abuse in 2015 amount 42,900 people, and an increase of 20.84% in 2016, which amounted to 51,840 people. As a result of drug abuse, drug abusers often experience health problems both physically and mentally due to the influence of d...

Background: Hypertension is a hidden threat since it often occurs without symptoms. Hypertension disease is the main cause of stroke and heart disease, which affects most of the world’s population. The prevalence of hypertension in developed countries is quite high by 37% while in developing countries by 29.9%. Purpose: To know the hypertension pat...

Issue addressed Adolescence is a transition period between childhood and adulthood during which an individual is more likely to engage in drug use. Peer education is one strategy suggested to discourage adolescents from engaging in negative lifestyle behaviours including drug use. This qualitative research was conducted to understand the perspectiv...

Gangguan makan merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan yang harus diperhatikan. Salah satu alasan banyaknya prevalensi gangguan makan terjadi pada remaja yaitu karena remaja merupakan masa dimana terjadi banyaknya perubahan fisik pada tubuhnya. Perubahan fisik pada remaja dapat memicu timbulnya persepsi atau pandangan pada tubuhnya, persepsi tersebu...

The education division is a prominent part of the public health profession. It focuses on educating individuals and communities to promote health and prevent disease. The educators are drawn from a diverse range of disciplines and defined as professionally prepared individuals who serve in a variety of roles using appropriate educational strategies...

Maintaining menstrual hygiene is essential to avoid vulvar pruritus, irritation, swelling, vaginal secretions, reproductive tract infections, urinary tract infections, uterine cancer, etc. Sampang is the region with the highest maternal mortality rate in Madura, but recently, maternal mortality rate in Sampang continues to decline. One of the cause...

Maintaining menstrual hygiene is essential to avoid vulvar pruritus, irritation, swelling, vaginal secretions, reproductive tract infections, urinary tract infections, uterine cancer, etc. Sampang is the region with the highest maternal mortality rate in Madura, but recently, maternal mortality rate in Sampang continues to decline. One of the cause...

Alcohol misuse problem has been a concern all around the world, especially among adolescent. Consume alcohol beverages might cause a several problem both physically and mentally, serious accident, and also an increase in criminality. This study was about to describe perceived behavioral control of individu which can effect someone’s intention to st...

Nowadays, drugs (narcotics, psychotropic, and addictive substances) abuse gradually increases in the adolescent group, especially High School students. Environmental impact, especially social interaction, gives a high effect on building the character in adolescents. The existence of peer-education activity is one of the promotive and preventive str...

The school environment is responsible for shaping student behavior through both curriculum and extra-curricular activities. One of the positive activities that must be done is prevention of drug abuse which is still high in the eastern Surabaya and central Surabaya. Schools form peer educators as an effort to empower students through collaborating...

The education division is a prominent part of the public health profession. It focuses on educating individuals and communities to promote health and prevent disease. The educators are drawn from a diverse range of disciplines and defined as professionally prepared individuals who serve in a variety of roles using appropriate educational strategies...

Background: Immunization coverage in Indonesia in 2015 was 86,50%, which did not meet the target of complete primary immunization was 91%. The completion of primary immunization is defined by several factors such as characteristics, knowledge, attitude, and mother’s action. Purpose: This study was aimed to investigate the correlation between mother...

Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) in Indonesia is relatively high when compared with ASEAN member countries. In 2012, MMR in Indonesia amounts to 359/100,000 live births. The main cause of maternal mortality in Indonesia is bleeding factor. The prevalence of iron deficiencyanemia among 15-24 year old girls in Indonesia is 18.4%. This study was conducte...

Posyandu is one form of activity or health efforts Community Based (UKBM) which is managed and hosted from, by, for and with the community. Immunization services are part of the prevention and termination of the transmission chain. Indicators used to assess the success of the immunization program is the number of UCI (Universal Child Immunization)....

Teenagers are susceptible to deviant sexual behavior such as premarital sex behaviors. The number of teens who do premarital sex tend toincrease every year. Premarital sex is at risk of causing unwanted pregnancy and transmission of sexually transmitted diseases. This research aims to understandrelated factors with the intention to prevent premarit...

In 2014, East Java ranks second highest HIV cases in Indonesia to 32.872 the number of HIV cases. Concern HIV disease is exposed when in 2014 based on the sequence of work housewife ranks second HIV cases in Surabaya with the number of 129 cases. The case of a housewife who has HIV is higher compared to commercial sex workers. Therapeutic treatment...

One of the problems that still exist in Indonesia was e arly marriage. Early marriage was a marriage under years old 18 (UNICEF, 2014). Early marriage can be caused by many factors liked the k nowledge by women who do early age and her p arents. The purpose of this study was to analyze of k nowledge of women on the attitude of e arly marriage in Wo...

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Sexual education in high schools have been a hotly debated issue for sometime now. Switching from comprehensive to abstinence based has left us wondering what exactly are we teaching in terms of sexual education. We surveyed 368 college students at a Southeastern university using an anonymous questionnaire related to sexual behaviors. Most students...

Informed consent is a reflection of patients' autonomy in health decision-making. The main responsibility lies with the doctor. In practice, the nurses' contributions matter as well. This paper presents a case study that explored physicians' perceptions of the existing informed consent process, their suggestions for improvement and their views on t...