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Background : Back pain during pregnancy was experienced by many women at certain times during their pregnancy, usually in the third trimester of pregnancy. Efforts to reduce pain can use pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods, by providing anti-pain drugs carried out by health workers and non-pharmacological methods can be done by health workers or families, one of which is endorphin massage therapy. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Endorphin Massage on back pain in third trimester pregnant women. Methods : This study used Pretest-Posttest Control Group design. Samples were taken from the population that met the inclusion criteria at PMB Faufatul Zuhriyah from June to August 2021 as many as 30 respondents with purposive sampling. The independent variable was Endorphin massage, while the dependent variable was back pain in third trimester pregnant women. Instrument using Endorphin massage technique checklist and questionnaire, visual analog scale (VAS). Results : the effect of endorphin massage on back pain in third trimester pregnant women with the Mann-Whitney test obtained a Z-count of -4.237 with a p-value of 0.000 (p-value

Introduction: Cases of STIs continue to soar, one of which is due to the practice of prostitution because women sex workers (WPS) are one of the high risk groups of contracting and transmitting STIs. The purpose of this study was to explore knowledge and explore the behaviour of women sex workers indirectly. Methods: The design of this research uses descriptive qualitative research method with phenomonology. The subject of this study was women indirect sex workers who sold sexual services in exchange for money located in the village stalls of Sugiwaras District Jenu Tuban District a number of five women sex workers. Data collection techniques used in this research are observation and structured interview techniques. Result: The results of this study showed that participants' knowledge of reproductive health was not good, as evidenced by the women sex workers were not immediately able to explain the definition, signs and symptoms and how to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In terms of applying behaviour, participants were classified as negative because all participants revealed to have had unless condomless sexual intercourse and economic difficulties. Conclution: The sexual behaviour of female sex workers indirectly in the stalls along the pantura was classified as negative because all participants revealed to have had sexual intercourse without condoms and economic difficulties. Female sex workers also have low knowledge of STI.