Efektivitas ILM (Iklan Layanan Masyarakat) Terhadap Tingkat Pengetahuan, Sikap, Dan Motivasi Tentang Bahaya Napza Pada Siswa SMPN 12 Balikpapan

Background & Objective: NDPS (Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) are substances of drugs when it abused will cause physical, psychological, and dependency disorders. Adolescents aged (12-17 years) are at high risk for starting to use NDPS. To overcome this, it requires health education that more interesting and easy to understand by student as a form of prevention of NDPS abuse. For example, is through radio broadcast PSA (Public Service Announcement) at school. This research aim to find out the effectiveness of radio broadcast PSA to increase knowledge, attitudes and motivations regarding the dangers of NDPS abuse and its prevention for the student of SMPN 12 Balikpapan. Method: The type of this research is quantitative research method by using pre experiment with one group pre test and post test design. The study was conducted at SMPN 12 Balikpapan with 40 students as a samples. The data were processed and analyzed using Paired T-test and Wilcoxon test. Results: The results of data analysis showed that there is a differences level of knowledge, attitudes, and motivation before and after intervention of PSA broadcasts (p-value < 0,05). Conclusion: PSA is effective to increase student's knowledge,attitudes, and motivation to preventing the use of NDPS.

Screen Dependency Disorders in children under two years of age: A Parent Report Measure

Screen dependency disorder is a growing concern. The rising trend in use of digital devices among young children being less researched, the study was done to find out the prevalence and pattern of total and device-specific screen viewing (SV), in a well baby clinic among children less than two years of age, Data was collected through in-person interviews from mothers of the children. Increasing child age and type of family were found to be significantly associated with higher prevalence of SV. Smart phones had similar usage rates at par with TVs; reiterating the fact that mobile devices have become widely available in the entire population, being second source of SV. Parental knowledge and parental practices were also found to influence the SV and screen-time in children. Modifiable factors like parental knowledge on SV, parental SV practices can help in designing health promotion strategies and recommendations on SV

Screen Dependency Disorders: a new challenge for child neurology

Children’s neurological development is influenced by what they do and do not experience. Early experiences and the environments in which they occur can alter gene expression and affect long-term neural development. Today, discretionary screen time (DST), often involving multiple devices, is the single main experience and environment of children. Various screen activities are reported to induce structural and functional brain plasticity in adults. However, childhood is a time of significantly greater changes in brain anatomical structure and connectivity. Digital natives exhibit a higher prevalence of screen-related ‘addictive’ behaviours that reflect impaired neurological reward-processing and impulse-control mechanisms. Associations are emerging between screen dependency disorders (SDD) such as Internet Addiction Disorder and specific neurogenetic polymorphisms, abnormal neural tissue and neural function. Although abnormal neural structural and functional characteristics may be a precondition rather than a consequence of addiction, there may also be a bidirectional relationship. As is the case with substance addictions, it is possible that intensive routine exposure to certain screen activities during critical stages of neural development may alter gene expression resulting in structural, synaptic and functional changes in the developing brain leading to SDD, particularly in children with predisposing neurogenetic profiles. There may also be compound/secondary effects on paediatric neural development. Screen dependency disorders, even at subclinical levels, involve high levels of discretionary screen time, inducing greater child sedentary behaviour thereby reducing vital aerobic fitness, which plays an important role in the neurological health of children, particularly in brain structure and function. Child health policy must therefore adhere to the principle of precaution as a prudent approach to protecting child neurological integrity and well-being. This paper explains the basis of current paediatric neurological concerns surrounding SDD and proposes preventive strategies for child neurology and allied professions.