Home Place Research Articles

Workshops as a Relational Material Research Practice: Creating Space for Shared Knowledge

Workshops provide a flexible approach to studying complex issues. This paper discusses the methodological considerations involved in doing research through workshops and aims to further the understanding of how workshops can facilitate interactive and creative knowledge practices in case study research. The paper builds on two research projects - where workshops were used to study the practices of professionals’ use of digital tools at a consultancy firm and the everyday life of residents in a newly built city district. In the project about professional practices, three workshops were carried out with professionals from different disciplines and focused on their use of a specific digital tool, BIM. Post-its were used to introduce, explore and discuss different topics around everyday practices and digital tools, both individually and in various group arrangements. The three workshops built on each other and resulted in a concrete action plan for developing the company’s work regarding BIM. In the research about the everyday life, the participants in five workshops were asked to draw a map of their home and other meaningful places in the city district. These individual “mental maps” were then used as a starting point for discussing the residents’ everyday practices in a group setting. While the workshops in the two research projects targeted different groups and had different forms, they both made use of visual materials as a central aspect of workshops. Therefore, we analysed the workshops with a relational material framework to further understand how design choices affect research practice and research outcomes. From this lens, we analyse our choices in designing the workshops, the analytical processes and the consequences these choices have on what knowledge we create in interaction with the participants.

Passive Smoking and Respiratory Symptoms among Children in Tertiary Care Hospital of Sindh

Background: Passive exposure to environmental tobacco smoke in the home and other places, and active smoking throughout later childhood all have an impact on the respiratory health of children. Parental smoking has been associated with respiratory symptoms and deteriorated lung function in children. Objective: This study aims to determine the prevalence of respiratory symptoms among children and their association with passive smoking and respiratory symptoms among children aged up to 12 years in selected tertiary care hospitals in Sindh. Methods: This study was a cross-sectional study, conducted in two tertiary care hospitals from where 217 children aged up to 12 years were selected who attended the pediatric OPD for a routine checkup. Results: A total of 217 children with a mean age of 6.4 years (±5.0) years participated in this study. Approximately 73.6 % of children between 0-6 years and 85% between 7-12 years had cough respectively. The results show a significant association between the smoking status of parents and respiratory health among children (0.049), according to the analysis symptoms like coughing, shortness of breath while running/walking, and getting tired p-values 0.038, 0.035, and 0.003 easily show statistically significant association whereas phlegm production shows non-significant (p-value 0.380) association with passive smoking exposure among children up to 12 years of age, experienced in last 30 days for more than 2 times/week. Conclusion: Children's health experts should discuss the negative effects of smoking and the necessity of reducing exposure to secondhand smoke; parents should be informed about these issues and advised not to smoke in front of children.

Suicidal Behavior in Nepali motion pictures of three decades (1990-2020): A content analysis.

Assessment of the depiction of suicidal behavior in motion pictures would reveal the social representation of suicide that would foster suicide prevention in a country. We aimed to assess how suicidality has been depicted in Nepali movies by scrutinizing their contents against the sociodemographic checklist and WHO media guidelines for suicidal reporting. This is a narrative quantitative analysis of suicidal behavior portrayals in the Nepali motion pictures that are publicly and freely accessible. Overall, out of the 573 scrutinized movies, we found ten movies consisting of 11 characters (i.e., the prevalence is 1.75%) showing suicidal behavior. The majority of suicidal behavior was seen in males 6 (54.5%), and the majority of attempters were students 3 (27.3%) or homemakers 2 (18.2%). Suicidal behavior was mostly observed in unmarried people 6 (54.5%). Hanging was the most prevalent method (45.5%), and home (36.4%) and public places (36.4%) were equally the most frequent places of attempt. The consequential risk factors for the attempts were found to be marital problems/premarital affairs (50%), followed by unfulfilled demand/conflict (30%). While all 11 items depicted the method and place of the attempt, two also depicted the complete scene of the attempt. One item used language that normalized suicide as a constructive solution to the problem. None of the pictures publicized any mental health messages or educated the public about suicide prevention. The minimal adherence of the Nepali motion pictures on the depictions of suicidality with WHO media guidelines indicates urgent need to create awareness among the Nepali film fraternity.

IoT and Deep Learning Enabled Smart Solutions for Assisting Menstrual Health Management for Rural Women in India: A Review

A global medical issue, primarily raised in underdeveloped nations, is inappropriate Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) among teenage girls. Menstrual hygiene is a global concern because there are over 0.6 billion teenage females (about 8% of the population). The Asian and African continents are home to over 80% of these teenagers. Throughout, 355 million girls and women in India have periods. However, MHM causes discomfort and a lack of respect for millions of women all over the country. In alignment with today's technologies like cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and Internet of Things (IoT), the MHM can be handled effectively. A quantitative survey was carried out among 184 random volunteers aged 18-22 to reveal the current status of MHM in India. The result of the survey confirmed that 72.8% of girls encountered stress during their period, 45% of them were unaware of hygiene products to be used while in the menstruation cycle, 65.2% of them used sanitary pads, and 57.6% of them received disrespectful treatments. This work aims to empower women with the MHM by facilitating knowledge on the menstrual cycle and guiding them about safe-to-use products and disposal strategies in home, work, or community places with the help of technological advancements. Further, introduce a simple friendhood discussion forum through an intelligent chatbot like "Sirona, " a chatbot built over Whatsapp that facilitates a complete ecosystem for MHM.

The United Right and Rights of Polish Women

The election victories of the United Right in 2015 and 2019 are associated with limiting women’s rights. This applies mainly to reproduction, security in the home place, the labour market or politics. Changes in the situation of the Polish women under the rule of the conservative coalition are the subject of this article. Its aim is to present the process of implementing the right-wing vision of the role of women in society. The researchers asked the following questions: Do legal regulations sufficiently protect the safety of Polish women under the rule of United Right? What is the process of changes taking place in the labour market from the point of view of women? Is there a slight but systematic increase in the number of women in parliament and their promotion to other high political positions? In order to obtain answers to the above questions, an analysis of the texts of documents and magazines was used. The analysis showed a radical restriction of women’s rights.

Cold Exposures in Relation to Dysmenorrhea among Asian and White Women.

Dysmenorrhea is highly prevalent, ranging from 16% to 91% among women, and it can lead to multiple reproductive disorders. However, risk factors associated with dysmenorrhea remain unexamined. Cold exposures can significantly disturb blood circulation and prostaglandin production in the uterus, leading to dysmenorrhea. This study investigated the relationship between cold exposures and dysmenorrhea, as well as potential disparities between Asians and Whites and the potential cultural influences on these associations. This was a cross-sectional survey among 197 Asian and 222 non-Asian women recruited from the U.S., with more than 40% from California. We assessed cold exposures, such as the frequency of consumption of cold water/drinks and ice cream, as well as room temperatures at home and public places, for both summer and winter over the past 12 months. The type of cold exposure associated with dysmenorrhea differs between Asian and White women. We found that among Asian women, a higher frequency of ice cream consumption in winter (beta = 1.19, p = 0.0002 when comparing high to low categories) was associated with dysmenorrhea; however, among White women, increased consumption of cold water/drinks in winter (beta = 0.49, p = 0.04 when comparing high to low categories) was also associated with dysmenorrhea. Higher home room temperatures in winter were associated with reduced severity of dysmenorrhea among White women but not among Asian women. All these associations supported our hypothesis and were stronger among women who lived in states with colder winters. However, there are a few exceptions. For instance, women who drank cold water/drinks less frequently during their menstrual period were more likely to experience more severe dysmenorrhea. In conclusion, this study provides crucial evidence to support the link between cold exposures and dysmenorrhea among Asians and Whites. The associations contradictory to our hypothesis are likely due to reserved causation influenced by Asian cultural practice. This paper sheds light on an understudied area that profoundly affects women's quality of life.

Pemanfaatan Game Edukasi Pada Penyuluhan PHBS di SD Glagahwero 2 Jember

Improving your health status can be done by getting used to living a clean and healthy lifestyle. The Clean and Healthy Living Behaviour (CHLB) must be promoted in school health programs related to personal hygiene and environmental sanitation to prevent disease in the school environment. Getting students used to practicing PHBS at school can be used as a foundation for health behaviour. This community service activity was carried out at SD Glagahwero 2 Jember which was attended by all students from class 1 to class 6. Education was carried out through counselling by providing explanations about how PHBS should be applied in daily life both at home, school and other public places. As well as explaining the benefits of implementing CHLB which are applied in everyday life. After counselling on the snakes and ladders educational game, students are trained to be able to answer or make decisions according to the problems/questions given in the game. The increase in knowledge that students receive about CHLB can be seen from the students' ability to answer questions correctly, this will support students' clean and healthy living habits so that they can improve the level of health in society.

TRADISI KEHAMILAN, PERSALINAN, DAN NIFAS MASYARAKAT BADUY SERTA DAMPAKNYA PADA KESEHATAN IBU: A SCOPING REVIEW

The problems of reducing Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) are geographical variations, lack of infrastructure, and cultural aspects. The Baduy community upholds their traditions by rejecting technology. They live in Kendeng mountain. Baduy region contributed the highest of Banten's MMR in 2022 with 6 cases. The researcher analyzed the traditions of pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum of Baduy community. This scoping review study was conducted in Juni 2021 in the five databases. The scoping review stages include identifying research questions, searching for relevant research, selecting and choosing literature, extracting data, as well as compiling a synthesis and drawing conclusions. The article search used the keywords "Baduy AND health AND maternal OR mother AND pregnancy AND childbirth OR delivery AND postpartum". Baduy mothers check their pregnancy to paraji and get abdominal massage. They wear cutter (small knife) and needle amulet. Food restrictions are chili sauce, durian, petai, pineapple, hot cai, and peanuts. Childbirth takes place in home, without light, and not sterile. Mothers are forbidden to eating and drinking while waiting for the paraji. After that, they bath in the river and get abdominal massage. Postpartum blood is cleaned using cloth they worn. Mothers should not eat animal protein and use contraceptives. Some cultures have negative impact on mother. Health workers should educate the community continuously and always be ready if needed. Coordination between government and traditional leader is needed to monitor the road and bridges.

Prevalence and Covariates of Electronic Cigarette Use among Students Aged 13-15 Years in the Philippines: 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey.

Electronic cigarette use is growing in popularity and accessibility among youth in the Southeast Asia region. We analyzed data on 6670 students, aged 13-15 years, from the Philippines' 2019 Global Youth Tobacco Survey. Prevalence estimates and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were estimated for current use (i.e., past 30 days), ever use, and awareness of e-cigarettes. Chi-square tests compared prevalence differences between groups. Multiple logistic regression models assessed factors associated with e-cigarette use while controlling for sociodemographic characteristics, current use of other tobacco products, and secondhand smoke exposure. Prevalence of current e-cigarette use was 14.1% (95% CI = 12.4%, 15.8%), ever use was 24.6% (95% CI = 22.4%, 26.9%), and awareness was 75.5% (95% CI = 73.0%, 78.0%). Current use of any other tobacco products and exposure to secondhand smoke at home, school, or other public places were positively associated with current and ever use of e-cigarettes. Boys and youth living in Luzon or Mindanao had higher odds of current e-cigarette use compared to girls and youth in Visayas. Findings indicated that one in four Philippine students aged 13-15 years ever used e-cigarettes and one in seven currently use e-cigarettes. This study highlights the importance of implementing evidence-based strategies, including relevant tobacco control policies.

Penerapan Perilaku Hidup Bersih dan Sehat (PHBS) Pada Siswa Sekolah SMP Muhammadiyah 61 Tanjung Slamet

PHBS (clean and healthy living behavior) is a movement that aims to improve the quality of life and public health. PHBS can be applied in households, schools, workplaces, and the general public. This research is a research analysis of clean and healthy living behavior (PHBS) of students in the Muhammadiyah 61 Tanjung Slamet Junior High School environment. This study aims to find out how the application of PHBS students of SMP Muhammadiyah 61 Tanjung Slamet in the school environment. The speakers conducted counseling in the form of lectures to self-students to be able to implement clean and healthy living behaviors at school, home and public places. This research was conducted with qualitative methods such as lecture and question and answer approaches. The qualitative method was chosen with the main aim of gaining a deep understanding of the views, understanding, and experiences possessed by participants related to the issue of applying clean and clean living behavior. This research was conducted through several stages, namely: lectures and questions and answers. Based on the results of research at SMP Muhammadiyah 61 Tanjung Slamet, there is still the behavior of students who have not implemented PHBS correctly. For example, rarely washing hands with soap and running water and also still found students and students who do not throw garbage in their place.

Wireless, battery-free, multifunctional integrated bioelectronics for respiratory pathogens monitoring and severity evaluation

The rapid diagnosis of respiratory virus infection through breath and blow remains challenging. Here we develop a wireless, battery-free, multifunctional pathogenic infection diagnosis system (PIDS) for diagnosing SARS-CoV-2 infection and symptom severity by blow and breath within 110 s and 350 s, respectively. The accuracies reach to 100% and 92% for evaluating the infection and symptom severity of 42 participants, respectively. PIDS realizes simultaneous gaseous sample collection, biomarker identification, abnormal physical signs recording and machine learning analysis. We transform PIDS into other miniaturized wearable or portable electronic platforms that may widen the diagnostic modes at home, outdoors and public places. Collectively, we demonstrate a general-purpose technology for rapidly diagnosing respiratory pathogenic infection by breath and blow, alleviating the technical bottleneck of saliva and nasopharyngeal secretions. PIDS may serve as a complementary diagnostic tool for other point-of-care techniques and guide the symptomatic treatment of viral infections.

Hybrid intrusion detection model for Internet of Things (IoT) network environment

Technology development brought numerous lifestyle changes. People move around with smart gadgets and devices in the home, work environment, and familiar places. The Internet acts as a backbone for all applications and connecting multiple devices to set up a smart environment is technically termed as IoT (Internet of Things). The feature merits of IoT are explored in numerous fields from simple psychical data measurement to complex trajectory data measurement. Where the place is inaccessible to humans, IoT devices are used to analyze the region. Though IoT provides numerous benefits, due to its size and energy limitations, it faces security and privacy issues. Intrusions in IoT networks have become common due to these limitations and various intrusion detection methods are introduced in the past decade. Existing learning-based methods lag in performance while detecting multiple attacks. Conventional detection models could not be able to detect the intrusion type in detail. The diverse IoT network data has several types of high dimensional features which could not be effectively processed by the conventional methods while detecting intrusions. Recently improvements in learning strategies proved the performance of deep learning models in intrusion detection systems. However, detecting multiple attacks using a single deep learning model is quite complex. Thus, in this research a multi deep learning model is presented to detect multiple attacks. The initial intrusion features are extracted through the AlexNet, and then essential features are selected through bidirectional LSTM. Finally, the selected features are classified using the decision tree C5.0 algorithm to attain better detection accuracy. Proposed model experimentations include benchmark NSL-KDD dataset to verify performances and compared the results with existing IDSs based on DeepNet, Multi-CNN, Auto Encoder, Gaussian mixture, Generative adversarial Network, and Convolutional Neural Network models. The proposed model attained maximum detection accuracy of 98.8% over conventional methods. Overall, an average of 15% improved detection performance is attained by the proposed model in detecting several types of intrusions in the IoT network.

Gendered experiences during COVID-19 in Turkey and the meaning of home

This work aims to uncover the changing meaning of home by focusing on gender-based experiences of staying at home during the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey. The findings show that the meaning of home is not straightforward and, depending on one’s gender-based experiences and diverse experiences of staying at home arise. In this work, Doreen Massey’s (1994) joint conceptualisations of spatiality and identity for understanding space and place in general and home in particular not as an absolute but as a relational place, together with Iris Marion Young’s (2005) conceptualisation of homemaking provide the theoretical context for linking the stay-at-home experiences of the participants with the meaning of home during the COVID-19 pandemic from a gender perspective. Furthermore, gender-based experiences of staying at home during the COVID-19 in Turkey are meaningful in the context of the discourses and social policy interventions of the existing government producing the social organization of space from an anti-gender and a conservative neo-liberal perspective. This work is based on online qualitative semi-structured interviews conducted with 32 self-identified female participants. Interview data were interpreted using the three thematic categories of ‘home as a dwelling,’ ‘home as a burden,’ ‘home as a place for preservation. The findings support the existing research on the gender-specific organisation of care work and time usage and further contribute to the field by demonstrating that home was a gendered space sustained through mutual relations between gender practices and spatial practices before and during the pandemic.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OF FORMING THE EDUCATIONAL NETWORK OF THE TERRITORIAL COMMUNITY

Context. Local government organizations have significant decision-making power in the field of education. This requires the development of understandable tools that help form a network of educational institutions that provide high-quality educational services. The object of the study was the process of forming an educational network (ENW) of the community in the implementation of territorial development projects as part of the reform of local self-government.
 Objective. The goal of the work is to increase objectivity of decisions made in the formation of the ENW territorial community, summarizing demographic, infrastructural, personnel, economic factors when choosing the location of ENW facilities.
 Method. The study of the classical placement problem and its further adaptation to real problems arising from the implementation of the education reform made it possible to represent ENW territorial communities as a set of independent complete bipartite graphs. In this case, to solve the problem of choosing the location of an educational institution on the network, an information technology (IT) was developed to form an ENW territorial community. Based on the adapted p-median model and methods of geospatial analysis, generalizing the requirements of the current legislation, a set of input and output parameters of IT and a set of its operations are formed. The representation of the IT structure in the form of an IDEF0-model clearly explains how a combination of various factors is processed and generalized when making decisions while creating ENW and looking for ways to improve it.
 Results. The developed IT was investigated in solving the problem of forming a network of lyceums in the Kharkiv region using geospatial information, open statistical data and data on lyceums. The proposed accommodation options make it possible to achieve a general level of accessibility of specialized secondary education of almost 94%. IT has additional tools for solving the problems of transporting students to the place of study and home.
 Conclusions. The experiments carried out confirmed the operability of the proposed IT. The generalization of the results obtained makes it possible to recommend it for practical use in solving the problems of analyzing the current state of ENW, finding ways to improve it and possible directions for development, as well as evaluating solutions related to the spatial planning of ENW.

Rancang Bangun Kotak Penyimpanan Dengan Akses Masuk Menggunakan Rfid Berbasis IOT (Internet Of Things)

A strongbox is a place to store goods, usually used at home, tourist attractions, libraries, sports fields or other public places. The function of the cabinet as a storage area certainly has a high level of security, because valuables are stored in it. The security of a safe cabinet depends heavily on the strength of its door lock. To this day, traditional metal safety locks are still often used. In addition to looking old-fashioned, the use of such locks is also not effective for securing items in a safe or a storage area. Therefore, an innovation is needed that can increase the level of security of a safe or storage cabinet by using RFID entry access and covert to the internet (IoT). The stages of research in this thesis include, literature study, system design, hardware design and software design, System Integration and testing stages. Based on the results of tests that have been carried out both on hardware and software that has been made and see the purpose of the research, it can be concluded as follows: this equipment has been tested and can be used as a locker for storing goods that has a higher level of security compared to conventional locks and can be controlled and monitored with a semartphone.

Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth rejuvenate the liver in naturally aged mice by improving ribosomal and mitochondrial proteins

Background aimsAging is accompanied by a decline in cellular proteome homeostasis, mitochondrial, and metabolic function. Mesenchymal stromal cell (MSC) therapies have been reported to extend lifespan and delay some age-related pathologies, yet the anti-aging rate and mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we investigated the effects and mechanism by transplantation of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) into the naturally aged mice model. MethodsSHED were cultured in vitro and injected into mice by caudal vein. The in vivo imaging uncovered that SHED labeled by DiR dye mainly migrated to the liver, spleen, and lung organs of wild-type mice. As the main metabolic organ and SHED homing place, the liver was selected for proteomics and aging clock algorithm (LiverClock) analysis, which was constructed to estimate the proteomic pattern related to liver age state. ResultsAfter 6 months of continuous SHED injections, the liver proteomic pattern was reversed from senescent (∼30 months) to a youthful state (∼3 months), accompanied with upregulation of hepatocytes marker genes, anti-aging protein Klotho, a global improvement of liver functional pathways proteins, and a dramatic regulation of ribosomal and mitochondrial proteins, including upregulation of translation elongation and ribosome-sparing proteins Rpsa and Rplp0; elongation factors Eif4a1, Eef1b2, Eif5a; protein-folding chaperones Hsp90aa and Hspe1; ATP synthesis proteins Atp5b, Atp5o, Atp5j; and downregulation of most ribosomal proteins, suggesting that the proteome homeostasis destruction and mitochondria dysfunction in the aged mice liver might be relieved after SHED treatment. ConclusionsSHED treatment could dramatically relieve the senescent state of the aged liver, affect ribosome component proteins and upregulate the ribosomal biogenesis proteins in the aged mice liver. These results may help understand the improvements and mechanisms of SHED treatment in anti-aging.

Representation of Christmas Praises of Russian Lipovans of Romania on the Internet

This article is the first attempt to study the representations of Christmas slavleniya (praises) of the Russian Lipovans of Romania on social networks. The Russian Lipovans of Romania are a community of Russian Old Believers living on the territory of Romania mainly in the regions of Dobruja and Tulcea. Lipovans have cultural peculiarities, specific customs, and practices, one of which is Christmas glorification, consisting of singing fragments of the Christmas Church Service of the Old Believers. A similar custom is also observed among the Russian Old Believers of Moldova and Ukraine. Currently, members of the Russian Lipovans community of Romania have been recording the praises taking place in homes or public places on video and posting them on social networks and on various Internet platforms. The relevance of the topic is related to the need to study the impact of new technologies on the maintenance and distribution of traditional culture, which is especially important for small communities. The purpose of the article is to highlight and analyze the characteristic features of the representation of Christmas greetings of the Lipovans of Romania on the Internet. Accordingly, the following tasks have been identified: 1) consider the influence of historical circumstances on the formation of traditional culture of Christmas celebrations by the Old Believers of Romania; 2) collect and describe examples of the representation of Christmas praises of the Russian Lipovans of Romania on the Internet and analyze the specifics and the socio-cultural context of their existence; 3) highlight the key features of this practice compared to similar customs of the Old Believers of Moldova and Ukraine. The research methodology was compiled by a comprehensive cultural approach based on the use of historical-genetic, hermeneutic, and comparative-analytical methods, as well as cyberethnography approaches. The study has found that the Russian Lipovans of Romania living in a different ethnic and confessional environment actively represent on their pages in social networks and private channels on YouTube the tradition of Christmas praises that exists in their community, which partly contributes to its reproduction and reconstruction. The results have enabled the author to conclude that the praises of the Lipovans of Romania, colindă, should not be confused with Christmas carols as they closely follow the canon and represent both a well-preserved variation of home worship and a specific practice of communication.

Prevalence And Associated Factors of Anemia Among Reproductive Women in Eastern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Anemia for women in reproductive age continues to be a serious public health issue, especially in countries in Africa like Ethiopia. It is the most frequent reason for serious effects for both the mother and the fetus in women. There have been few investigations on the prevalence and determinants of anemia among reproductive women in the Somali regional state of Eastern Ethiopia. Because of this, the purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence and risk factors for anemia in the Somali regional state. Methods: From January 18 to June 27, 2016, a community-based cross-sectional investigation was carried out. STATA version 12 was used for the statistical analysis. We performed descriptive and summary statistics. To identify the significant factors connected to anemia, a multivariable binary logistic regression analysis was carried out after verifying for assumptions. In the multivariable model, risk factors for anemia were identified as adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) and p-value < 0.05. Results: In this study, the overall prevalence of anemia among reproductive women residing in the Somali regional state was 58.4% (95% CI (0.557–0.611)). Around 8.7%, 40.03% and 51.29% of which anemic level reproductive women (15-49 years) were with severe (hemoglobin level: < 7.0 g per dl), moderate (hemoglobin level: 7.0–9.9 g per dl) and mild (hemoglobin level: 10–10.9 g per dl) type respectively. The multivariable binary logistic analysis revealed, predictors of rural residence (AOR =1.4; 95% CI: (1.08–1.93)), giving birth at older age of maternal 20–29 (AOR = 1.7; 95% CI: (1.19–2.54)), 30–39 (AOR =1.9; 95% CI: (1.27–2.76)), and 40–49 (AOR =1.8; 95% CI: (1.08–2.97)) years, being having antenatal care (ANC) follow-up (AOR = 0.44; 95% CI: (0.224–0.868)), and home place of delivery (AOR =1.5; 95% CI: (1.04–2.21)) were statistically predictors associated with anemia. Conclusions: In general, it is still discovered that the prevalence of anemia among reproductive women in the research area is extremely high (far above the national average). Rural residence, home place of delivery, ANC follow-up, and giving birth at older age of maternal were investigated as significant associated predictors of anemia among the study participants. Therefore, filling in the gaps that were discovered should lessen the anemia that is now an issue for women in this study who are of reproductive age.

14 How can remote rural island place influence the ageing of mid-life women?

Abstract Background This contribution to social gerontology and nissology addresses a knowledge gap in contemporary gendered ageing within remote, rural island place. Reflecting participant narrative, this study explores personal and place identity, place attachment, and perspectives on gendered island ageing at mid-life and in older age. Methods: Drwing on empirical data gathered through in-depth interviews with 12 mid-life (48–69 years old) women living in remote islands of Scotland, the relationship between ageing and remote rural island living is examined. This qualitative work adopts a life-course framework in order to acknowledge lived experience and cultural context from childhood to adulthood. Data were analysed and informed by constructivist grounded theory, a methodology well placed for exploratory research about which little is known. Results Data found no island mono-culturalism. Remote rural island ageing appears distinct from mainland rural ageing. Findings indicate diverse relationships between ageing and place among mid-life women living in the islands of this study. The connection between ageing and island place is influenced by a range of socio-economic factors, the primary one of which is the natural environment. Other influencing factors include social relationships, employment, health, and demographic status. Perspectives on ageing vary between those native and non-native to the islands; those who live with partners or alone; those who have children and those child-free; and between those who enjoy socio-economic stability and those who do not. Conclusion Despite remote location, and limitations of employment, education, health and transport, participant data reveals an overall positive relationship between remote rural island living and ageing among this study’s indigenous and in-migrant women. The physical, mental and spiritual benefits derived from the natural landscape of island home place proved primarily to be the greatest positive influence reported towards perceived better ageing.

S7-4 Active transport to physical exercise places among older adults living in different urban zones

Abstract Purpose Motorized transport to and from places of physical exercise (PE) causes considerable amounts of carbon emissions. We study how locations of home and PE place on urban zones (UZs), reflecting options for transport modes, relate to use of active transport (AT) among older adults. No previous knowledge on the topic exists. Methods Data of AGNES study participants reporting at least one regular PE place <10 km from home (n = 819, mean 79 years, 58% women, Jyväskylä Finland) were combined with geospatial data on UZ. Using digital mapping, participants located their PE places (N = 2171) and reported transport mode (active/passive) used. Type of UZ (pedestrian/public transport/car) of participants’ home and PE places and distance from home to PE place were defined in GIS. For analyses, participants were grouped according to home UZ, shares of PE places in each UZ defined, and differences in total number of PE places and median distance tested with Kruskal-Wallis test. In each group, use of AT (vs. passive) to PE place was regressed for PE place’s UZ and distance, and adjusted for car availability, difficulty walking 2 km, age, sex, and years of education using a mixed model nested in participants. Results In all groups, participants had more PE places in their home UZ than in other UZs. Median distance to and number of PE places did not differ across groups (for both p>.05). Overall, between-participant differences explained 22 % of total variance in AT. Compared to AT to PE place in home UZ, odds for AT were higher to PE place in car zones among those living in pedestrian (OR 5.1 95%CI 1.7-15.4) and public transport zones (OR 3.6 95%CI 1.3-8.4). The odds for AT were lower to PE place in pedestrian zones among those living in public transport (OR 0.2 95%CI 0.1-0.4) or car zones (OR 0.02 95%CI 0.001-0.3). In all groups, longer distance was negatively associated with AT. Conclusions Older adults’ transport mode choices cannot be concluded from the UZ of home or PE place. Proximity to PE places is important to facilitate AT use. Funding Source Ministry of Education and Culture.