Influence of variables on breast self-examination: Potential barrier or enhancement of breast cancer prevention.

INTRODUCTION: Breast self-examination (BSE) is an important tool for early detection of breast cancer and can contribute to increased awareness and familiarity with breast tissue. This study aimed to review factors that influenced BSE in preventing breast cancer. METHODS: In the initial stage of searching for journal articles, 186 journals were obtained, then screening was carried out within a time span of 2019-2024 and using Indonesian and English 54 journals. Of the 12 journals reviewed, the results showed that 4 journals reviewed had conducted pre and post-BSE practices, and 8 journal reviews conducted BSE practices conducted by students and health workers. RESULTS: Several factors play an important role in implementing BSE, namely age, knowledge, history of exposure to information, family history, ethnicity, and attitude. Overall, the study shows that the need to create awareness and educate women, especially rural women, on the importance of BSE as a preventive measure for breast cancer is paramount. CONCLUSIONS: Factors influencing the implementation of BSE can be a barrier or an enhancement in breast cancer prevention.

Early detection of self-breast examination using smartphone breast application.

INTRODUCTION: Breast self-examination (BSE) is a screening method that can help empower, raise awareness, and detect breast abnormalities in women. The use of smartphone applications for breast cancer early detection is able to overcome some of these barriers. This study aimed to conduct a systematic review to assess the effectiveness of the effect of using smartphone application-based technology on breast cancer. METHODS: Google Scholar, PubMed, Proquest, and ScienceDirect were searched for "breast self-examination" and "smartphone application" literature. This literature's study designs were quasi-experimental, prospective cohort, qualitative, and systematic review. The study contained five unique research projects with 828 varied participants. RESULTS: The use of smartphones was seen to have advantages in terms of increased knowledge, perceived vulnerability, barriers to breast self-examination (BSE), self-efficacy, health motivation, and BSE practices. CONCLUSIONS: The utilization of smartphone apps related to BSE is shown through the availability, accessibility, and focus of information and is in line with the Health Belief Model (HBM).

Effectiveness of Augmented Reality (AR) based learning media on increasing the physical examination system of pregnant women urinary system.

OBJECTIVE: This study aims to analyze the effectiveness of learning media based on Augmented Reality (AR) on improving the physical examination skills of the urinary system of pregnant women. METHOD: This type of research is an experimental study with a quasi-experimental non-equivalent control group design conducted in January-February 2020 at the Midwifery Polytechnic Laboratory of the Ministry of Health Gorontalo. A sample of 92 students was selected by purposive sampling and met the inclusion criteria. Then the sample was divided into two groups: a control group that was given material through lecture and demonstration methods totaling 30 respondents and an intervention group that was given material through AR learning media and a method of demonstration totaling 62 respondents. Data collection was performed using a checklist to assess student skills improvement. Data were analyzed using the Cochran test to determine differences in skills over time. RESULTS: There was an increase in skills in the control and intervention groups with a statistically significant P<0.001 (P<0.05). However, the results showed that the mean improvement in skills in the week I of the study in the intervention group who were given AR learning media was higher in the percentage of skill improvement (72.6%) when compared to the control group who were given the lecture method and the demonstration method (36.7%). Likewise, the mean increase in skills in week II of the study in the intervention group was higher in the percentage of skill improvement (91.9%) compared to the control group given the lecture and demonstration method (66.7%), although in the third week all respondents in the control group and group the intervention becomes skilled at carrying out a physical examination of the urinary system of pregnant women. CONCLUSION: AR media is more effective in improving student skills.

Web-based learning media the skills of suturing rupture perineum of midwifery students.

OBJECTIVE: This research aims to determine the influence of Web-based learning media on improving perineum rupture stitching skills for D-III Midwifery students. METHOD: This study uses a Research and Development (R&D) research design with the Borg & Gall development model to test the use of this product. The Quasi-Experimental research with a non-equivalent control group design was conducted in January-February 2020 at AKBID Pelamonia Makassar. The sample in this study was the second semester of the Midwifery Academy Pelamonia VII Wirabuana Makassar, totaling 64 people who were divided into two groups of intervention and control. The intervention group I (WEB media giving) amounted to 32 people and control 32 people. The sampling technique used is purposive sampling. At the end of the meeting, a post-test was conducted. The statistical test used was the paired sample t-test and Wilcoxon test. RESULTS: The percentage of application assessment using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) questionnaire to assess the application's usability level is a very good category and can be interpreted that students accept WEB-based learning media. Statistical tests showed differences in the results of measurement I and measurement II in the removal of grade II perineum rupture in the control group (p<0.05) and contributed 15.6%. In the intervention group I (WEB-based learning media), there were differences in skills before and after media giving (p<0.05) and contributed 89.8% in improving the skills of the second semester Midwifery DIII students regarding the sewing of second-degree perineum rupture. CONCLUSION: The use of Web-Based Learning Media facilitates and enhances students in performing second-degree perineum rupture sewing skills.

Influence of breast milk education media on increasing knowledge about breast milk: Literature review.

OBJECTIVE: Analyzing the educational media of breast milk, whether breast milk education media can increase knowledge about breast milk. METHOD: Article search using Proquest, Sciencedirect, Pubmed, and Scholar to find articles that fit the criteria for inclusion and exclusion is then reviewed. RESULT: Multimedia is good in improving the knowledge and attitude of mothers in giving breast milk. Multimedia with a change rate of 4.53 with SD 1.99. For attitudes, the analysis of attitude changes in multimedia methods is 3.77 with SD 4.24. CONCLUSION: Multimedia can help improve knowledge about breast milk.

Use of technology for monitoring the development of nutritional status 1000 hpk in stunting prevention in Indonesia.

OBJECTIVE: This study is reviewed about the use of technology to monitor the nutritional status of the first thousand days of life (1000 HPK), a program in Indonesia to prevent stunting. METHOD: In this study, which is looking for journals used in the literature review, journals used in literature review obtained through the database of international journal providers such as Google scholar, PubMed, and Proquest. Researchers wrote the appropriate keywords, namely nutritional status of 1000 HPK, stunting, and application. The year limit used is ten years from 2010 to 2020. RESULTS: Nutritional status in the first thousand days of life (1000 HPK), which is 270 days during pregnancy and 730 days in the baby's first life, is critical because the consequences are permanent and irreparable. Pregnant women and toddlers who are less attentive about their food intake will impact nutritional problems or nutritional status that will then affect their development in the future. The level of optimal nutritional status will be achieved if nutritional needs are met, but on the contrary unbalanced nutrition can cause several diseases, including stunting. Monitoring the development of toddlers is very important to know the existence of growth disorders early on, by taking weight measurement as the best way to assess the nutritional status of pregnant women and toddlers every month so that the child's growth will be monitored. One tool for measuring nutritional status is to use applications, and technological advances have now undergone rapid development. Application is a multifunctional product with all its sophistication which can help humans in various ways. CONCLUSION: From some journals can be concluded that the use of applications in monitoring the nutritional status of 1000 HPK facilitates parents, midwives, and other health workers in working to monitor the nutritional development of pregnant women and the growth of infants and toddlers for stunting prevention.

Learning media based on augmented reality (AR) increased the skill of physical examination of the integumentary system of pregnant women in midwifery students.

OBJECTIVE: This research was to analyze the correlation of AR-based Learning Media to improving the physical examination of the integumentary system of pregnant women in midwifery students. METHOD: The research method used Quasi-experimental with Non-Equivalent Control Group Design. The sample of 92 students was selected by a purposive sample, divided into two intervention and control groups. The intervention group was 62 students, and the control group was 30 students. Data collection was performed using a checklist to assess the skill of the physical examination of the integumentary system of pregnant women. To test the differences of skill before and after treatment in control and intervention groups used the Mcnemar test, whereas to know the differences in skill from time to time Cochran test was used. RESULT: The results showed differences in the measurement of skills improvement in the control and intervention groups before and after the intervention was given. A more significant increase in skills occurred in the intervention group with a p-value <0.001 contributing after 1week of giving a demonstration, and application-based (AR) skills increased by 66.1%. After two weeks it increased by 93.5%, and after two weeks it increased by 100%. So it could be concluded statistically that AR-based learning media was significant in improving the physical examination skills integumentary systems in pregnant women.

Enhance midwifery student skills about active management third stage labor via learning media.

OBJECTIVE: This research was aimed to develop and test virtual reality-based learning media in improving active management skills of the third stage labor in midwifery students. METHODS: This study uses a Research and Development (R&D) research design method developed by Borg and Gall. The stages of this study consisted of; analysis of the needs of virtual reality-based learning media about active management of the third stage, planning of the development of instructional media development, development of instructional media, expert validation, one-on-one trials, small group trials, large group trials, and the final product of learning media. RESULTS: The percentage of instructional media assessment using questionnaires in the expert validation test and large group trials in this study showed the calculation of the results of the learning media rating according to material experts (86%) category is very feasible, according to media experts scored (85%) very feasible. The results of trials to students score (95.3%) so that virtual reality-based learning media about active management of the third stage made are very feasible to be used as learning media for midwifery students in the active management skills of students the third stage. CONCLUSION: Virtual reality-based learning media about active management of the third stage labor are designed according to the needs of lecturers and students with additional features of bleeding warning, anatomy of placental physiology and are declared to be very suitable for use as learning media for midwifery students.