Background: Based on a preliminary study conducted by researchers in Taccorong Village, the working area of the Bontonyeleng Health Center, it was found that the independence of the elderly was low because this was caused by the lack of personnel who carried out physical modality therapy, then based on preliminary data on hypertension sufferers as many as 594 people consisting of men as many as 224 people (37%) and women 374 people (63%). Research Objectives: The effect of physical modality therapy on the independence of the elderly in the work area of the Bontonyeleng Health Center. Research Methods: Research design is pre-experimental with a one case study approach. The population is all the number of the elderly. The sample size is an estimate of 38 people. The hypothesis test is the Mc Nemar Test. The study was conducted in the Bontonyeleng Health Center Working Area. Research Results: The level of independence of the elderly before the intervention was not independent, namely not independent, which was higher than independent while after the intervention, the elderly's independence was higher than the independent elderly. The hypothesis test using the Mc Nemar test obtained a P value = 0.000 > α = 0.05. Conclusions and Suggestions: There is an effect of physical modality therapy on the independence of the elderly in the Bontonyeleng Health Center Working Area. We recommend that further research use a longer time.

This study aims to examine socioeconomic inequalities in health status and health service of the elderly in China to provide basis for health promotion. The data of China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHRLS) in the year 2015 was used. Adults aged 60 and over (n=8001) were included in the analytic sample. Socioeconomic status (SES) of the elderly was assessed by annual per capita consumption expenditure, education, and regional and rural/ urban status. Health status was measured by self-rated health, activities of daily living (ADL), the prevalence rate of chronic diseases and the 1-month prevalence rate; while health service was measured by the utilization of both outpatient service and inpatient service. Overall, the elderly with higher economic level had better health status and higher ADL disability rate, but lower prevalence rate of chronic diseases, 1-month outpatient visit rate and annual hospitalization rate. The elderly with lower education level had higher self-rated "poor" health, ADL disability rate, 1-month prevalence rate and 1-month non-visit rate. The elderly in eastern region or urban areas had better health status than those in central and western regions or rural areas. However, for health service utilization, the elderly in western region used both outpatient and inpatient services more frequently. The rural elderly had higher 1-month outpatient visit rate, while the urban elderly had higher annual hospitalization rate. Socioeconomic inequalities in health existed in Chinese elderly. To promote health equity among the elderly, the government should improve health insurance and medical assistance policies, optimize health resources allocation, and narrow economic gaps between western and eastern regions, and between rural and urban areas.

Human Papilloma Virus is a group of >150 related viruses and precursor to nearly all cervical cancers and genital warts. Cervical cancer ranks 1st most frequent cancer in Nepal among 15-44 years of age women. World Health organization recommends vaccination for 9–13-year-old girls as most cost-effective public health measure to diminish the risk of HPV transmission against cervical cancer. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge and attitude on HPV, its vaccination and risk factor of cervical cancer among adolescent girls. A descriptive cross-sectional research was conducted among 400 adolescent girls at selected schools of Dharan through Systematic Random Sampling. Data were collected using Self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics at the level of significance 0.05 in SPSS version16. Majority (83.0%) of the respondents were of Middle Adolescence (14-16yrs) with mean age 15.48 years and standard deviation of ±1.031. More than half (52.8%) of respondents had adequate knowledge whereas more than half (55.5%) of respondents had negative attitude. There was no association between knowledge and attitude with socio-demographic variables. The correlation between levels of knowledge and attitude was positively significant with P value 0.01(r=0.243).The study revealed that more than half of adolescent girls had adequate knowledge where as less than half of respondents had positive attitude and there was no association between knowledge, attitude and socio-demographic variables but correlation between knowledge and attitude was found to be positive.