Advances in Health Sciences Research

Background Physical appearance is one type of body image that is the main concern of a woman. If a woman has a positive mind on her body, she will not feel disturbed by her physical condition. On the other hand, a woman who fails to think positively, tends to be dissatisfied with her body...

Hypoestrogen in menopausal women causes loss of glycogen, decreased lactic acid production that could rise the vaginal pH and facilitates the occurrence of infection, irritation and vaginal becomes dry, hot and itchy. The importance of the role of estrogen for women reproduction, encouraging researches...

Adherence to the WHO guidelines for infant and young child feeding (IYCF) practice in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) is unsatisfactory. Women’s empowerment has been noticed as the key factor which mediating intra-household resources to achieve optimal IYCF practice. Thus, we undertook a systematic...

This research was aimed at examining the affectivity of the types of goal setting as one of psychological skill training (PST) strategies in mastering clear lob basic skill (clear lob-BS) of badminton game. The research was conducted by administering quasi-experimental method and time series as the design...

Violence against women by partners is a serious problem of public health which contributes to injuries whether as short-term or long-term health consequences. Based on the annual records of the women’s national commission in 2017, there were 259,150 cases of violence against women that being reported...

Background: COVID-19 virus spread rapidly throughout the world. It caused the massive patients admitted to the hospitals with severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome to exceed the capacity of beds in the ICU. It makes the hospital give priority to the ICU bed for the COVID-19 patient with the best...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a global health problem, and in the South-East Asia Region, 15% are extra-pulmonary TB (EPTB). The occurrence of EPTB in the upper airway, tonsil and the parotid gland is a rare finding. Moreover, EPTB in these regions would present mimicking symptoms as common ENT cases. The...

This study analyzed factors associated with delayed treatment initiation among patients with drug-sensitive tuberculosis (TB) in South Sulawesi, Indonesia. A retrospective observational study was conducted using medical records of drug-sensitive TB patients registered between January and December 2023...

Background: Medical plasma can generate biological molecules such as ROS and RNS. The medical aspect of plasma is conceptually related to its ability to produce biological molecules, specifically ROS and RNS (commonly abbreviated as RONS). Red dragon fruit extract is better at repairing granulation tissue...

Objective: This study was conducted to prove the antipyretic effect of the (Phaleria Macrocarpa (Scheff) Boerl.) and the effect strength, because the scientific evidence and its benefits were still limited, although empirically its leaf has been widely used by society as antipyretics.Methods: Measurements...

Media/learning tools are one of the important factors to help students succeed in increasing the effectiveness and efficiency of achieving learning objectives in the teaching and learning process in schools. The ball is the dominant tool/media in sport learning. The results of the preliminary study show...

Cardiovascular diseases occupy a leading role in the structure of morbidity and mortality worldwide. This fact justifies the necessity to study cardiovascular risk factors and develop new ways of cardiovascular prevention. Stress is an established cardiovascular risk factor. Future research was needed...

The study is quantitative descriptive which aims to find out the competence of Sport Physical Education and Health teachers, which includes: pedagogical competence, personal competence, social competence and professional competence. The population in this study is all Sport Physical Education and Health...

Depression represents a serious mental health disorder among elderly individuals that is frequently underrecognized, with significant prevalence rates documented in Indonesia. In Medan City, demographic transitions and urbanization challenges potentially increase the risk of depression within the elderly...

Technological developments, particularly in the field of Information and Community Technology (ICT), have made it possible for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) to adopt digital technologies that enhance education, research, and community service. These three components are interrelated in higher...

The bad effect of salt have been suspected for a least one hundred years. High salt intake increased production of TGF-β where as TGF-β activates a receptor serine/threonine kinase (RS/TK). Through phosphorylation Smad2/3 and Co-Smad cascade they recruited transcription factors and co-activator for initiates...

Schizophrenia is a chronic mental illness that requires long treatment. Caring for schizophrenia in a long period caused a burden for caregivers who took care of a patients at home. Psychoeducational intervention may improve caregivers' outcomes. It was designed to help caregivers reduce their burden...

Indonesia is the largest active smoker in the world, which ranks fifth out of all countries. These active smokers are on average between the ages of 30 to 34 years with a percentage of 33.4 percent. The occupations of these are mostly farmers, laborers, and fishermen as much as 44.5 percent. The impact...

Dyslipidemia is a condition of the lipid profile in the blood at an abnormal level. Based on the 2013 Riskesdas, about 35.9% of the Indonesian population aged >14 years experienced dyslipidemia. Black cumin is an herbal plant that through its antioxidant activity can cure diseases such as dyslipidemia....

Complications resulting from unsafe abortion are among the major complications which account for nearly 75% of all maternal deaths. Unsafe abortion is risky for women with an unintended pregnancy. Unintended pregnancy is one of the important issues in public health because there is a negative relationship...

Thyroid nodules are one of frequent clinical problem with prevalence of 5% palpable nodules. Results of atypia of undetermined significance (AUS) can be found with risk of 5-15% malignancy rates. Management of AUS is still challenging and complex including observation until surgical approach. We present...

Learning is an individual's attempt to experience new behavioral changes in the interaction of his environment. The changes enable individuals to master the material as the goal of learning. Learning mastery needs to be accompanied by a learning approach. The learning approach is divided into two...

Vitamin E is an antioxidant that can be formulated in a cream. VCO can be used as the oil phase in cream and can also function as an antioxidant, moisturizer and emollient. Object: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of concentration level VCO in formula 1 (3%), formula 2 (6%), formula...

Nowadays Futsal is in great demand by various circles. Many people play this sport for leisure or for achievement. Aim of the study to compare the characteristics of physiology, heart rate, blood lactate levels, the number of steps, and energy expenditure for amateur futsal players in two consecutive...

Membership in social security is one of the dimensions formulated by the World Health Organization in achieving Universal Health Coverage. It is also an indicator of the successfulness of the National Health Insurance (NHI) program. In the SP. Padang Subdistrict of Ogan Komering Ilir Regency, the number...

DM is a silent killer disease characterized by increased blood glucose levels and failure of insulin secretion or use of insulin in an inadequate metabolism that can cause peripheral circulation problems called neuropathy. It is estimated that in 2030 the incidence of DM will increase by approximately...

Chronic pain is a common problem affecting the most of the population. This implicates the use of both conventional and alternative therapies. The main objective of the study is to identify efficacies of conventional as well as combinational therapy among individuals with chronic pain. Total of 150 individualshad...

Visual biofeedback is a visual technology similar to video games. Some studies claim that visual biofeedback improves the balance of stroke patients, but others claim that traditional exercise physical therapy is superior to visual biofeedback. This study set out to investigate how biofeedback affected...

This study aims to analyze the effect of giving Positive affirmations through ‘Arunika’ card to anxiety level of women in the first stage of labor. Methods: This type of research is Pre-Experimental Design (Nondesign) using a one group pretest-posttest design. The population was 34 mothers giving birth...

Prayer or Salat in Islam occupies a very important position, even prayer is the second pillar of Islam after the creed, even the command to pray has been instilled since the age of 7 years as described in the hadith of the prophet. Explicitly the hadith of the prophet related to the command to pray at...

Government efforts to develop sports as stated in article 21 paragraph 4 of Law No. 03 of 2005 concerning the national sports system that coaching and developing sports is carried out through family channels, educational channels, and community channels based on the development of sports for all people...

Background: The incidence of chronic kidney disease has been increased every year. One of the treatment in these cases is hemodialysis. Hemodialysis can affect physical dan psychological that affect quality of life in patients. This study was conducted to analyze the differences in quality of life based...

This study aims to analyze the need for audio podcast-based learning media in basketball courses. This research is a type of quantitative descriptive survey research. The subjects of this study were students of the Department of Physical Education, Health and Recreation, Faculty of Sports Science at...

Background The demands of the workplace in carrying out out the practice in the hospital can increase stress because it requires sharpness, and speed in carrying out tasks, so to be competent are needed more professionally. This study aimed to applay the critical thinking model of nurses in carrying...

Length of Stay (LOS) is one of the indicators of quality service in a hospital. Length of Stay is the duration of treatment days in hospital in one period of nursing. One of the factors Influencing LOS is the care giver, in this case is caring behavior from nurses. The purpose of this research was to...

A study was carried out on the selection of priority substances for monitoring the quality of atmospheric air in Bratsk taking into account the criteria of risk to public health. Based on the results of the assessment of the parameters of the population health risk and the hygienic assessment of retrospective...

Background: Hypertension, known as the silent killer, is a rising in the pressure of blood above normal and results in insufficient oxygen and nutrients to the brain. Maintaining blood pressure within normal limits will ensure adequate blood flow to the brain (cerebral perfusion). One important factor...

Background: Less than 25% of asthmatic children are well controlled. Little is known about how parental socioeconomic status affects the level of control of their children suffering Asthma. This may contribute to the successfulness of universal coverage. Objective: To determine the relationship of socioeconomic...

This study aims to see the meaningful results of the implementation of the Complex Training to increase the ability of reaction time and leg power of UPI volleyball athletes. The method used in this study is an experimental method with the design of One group pretest - posttest design by giving treatment...

Cardiovascular reactivity is a response of the cardiovascular system when it reacts to physical stress or psychological stress that can affect hemodynamics. Murottal therapy as a complementary treatment to lower high blood pressure and it is an efficient therapy that can be easily done by every individual....

This study aims to look at the effect of inclusive teaching styles on breaststroke swimming learning outcomes. The teaching style of inclusion has done a lot to understand and explain learners in sports. When using the inclusive teaching style approach, it can introduce various levels of tasks to be...

The study was aimed to investigate the effect of parachute games on hearing impaired students’ development on their assertive behavior. An experiment method using The Randomized Pretest-Posttest Control Group Design was employed to answer the research question. 24 hearing impaired students of SLB Negeri...

Oral health is an inseparable part of health of other organ systems (systemic health). Limited or inadequate dental care causes the most common problems of all health problems in childhood; those are, tooth decay (dental caries), malocclusion, and periodontal disease. Trauma, especially tooth loss, is...

Vaccination is one of the ways that countries around the world to manage the COVID-19. The effectiveness of a vaccine can be assessed from the degree of protective antibodies produced after the vaccination program. The purpose of this study was to determine the levels of SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the...

The anthropometric characteristics proved to be a predictor of the physical ability and 100 m freestyle swimming performance. Some swimming clubs in Indonesia, especially in Pati Regency have not applied anthropometric measurements to obtain anthropometric data of athletes. The purpose of this study...

The COVID-19 pandemic is an ongoing problem in the world. The etiology of this disease is a group of coronaviruses that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and middle east respiratory syndrome (MERS CoV). This virus is still mutating and producing new variants that have the characteristics...

In the area of evidence based medicine (EBM), biostatistics and epidemiology are considered as the main elements aiding the health professional to design a research study, understand the literature, and make decisions about patient care. Planners and policy-makers in the medical health science education...

Maternal mortality is still the main problem in Indonsia. Based on SDKI 2012, maternal mortality in Indonesia is 346 each 1000 of birth while national target in 2019 is 305 each 1000 of birth. The aim of research is to analyze factors that correlate with village midwives performance in ante natal care...

One of the problems faced by the elderly is the occurrence of cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment experienced in the elderly cannot be cured but can be prevented by applying modality therapy in the form of reminiscence therapy. This case study was conducted with a gerontic nursing care process...

In the context of increasing industrial automation and demographic shifts toward aging populations, there is a growing need for systems that enhance operational efficiency while addressing workforce longevity and healthcare logistics. This paper presents a size-based object counting system that leverages...

In order to realize an advanced, independent and democratic village, it requires a budget for development and community empowerment in a village. The budget is regulated in PP (Government Regulation) No. 60 of 2014 concerning Village Funds which states that village funds are funds sourced from the APBN...

Postpartum depression is a mood disorder after childbirth that occurs due to unpreparedness to give birth to a baby and become a mother. This will have an impact on the mother's ability to care for newborns. It is important to educate newborn care management so that mothers are able to care for their...

Based on Rikesdas (2013), in South Sumatra there were 14.4 % people with mental disorder has been put on a restrainted at and In Ogan Ilir Regency found that 24 people that has been restrainted. This study aimed to find out family support to the restrainting people with mental disorders in Ogan Ilir...

Background: Down Syndrome is a type of genetic disease caused by abnormalities on chromosome 21 which causes the patients to experience delays in physical and mental development. As a result, this has an impact on the family, including siblings. The purpose of this study was to figure out the image of...

Studies examining imagery training and improving the performance of basic football techniques have been widely conducted in the sports field. These kinds of studies explain that imagery training has a very positive effect on the performance improvement of athletes in several sports, particularly football....

Hybrid composite resin is a restorative material that has a filler size ranging from 0.4 to 1.0 μm which is resistant to fracture, has a colour similar to the tooth structure, and resistant to abrasion. Hybrid composite resin has the property of absorbing liquid like robusta coffee. Robusta coffee contains...

Objective: Anemia is a condition of low blood concentrations of hemoglobin or a low hematocrit. Adolescent girls who experience anemia often occur when menstruating due to iron-containing blood loss. Based on the above background, this study examines what factors are related to the incidence of anemia...

As one of martial sports that is generally preferred by men, Judo is considered as a tough sport for women. Besides, social and cultural aspects also don’t support women to play Judo. West Java is one of barometers for Judo sport in national level. West Java athletes on Judo made a great achievement...

Background: Health education is a planning effort for influencing, helping and giving protection so that the audience will be able to act based on expectation. The purpose of this study was to find out the the effectiveness of leaflet and video media in health education toward student knowledge about...

The purpose of this study is to find out Learning Model for Basic Motion Skills of Elementary School Class Students Based on Games. The research method used is descriptive method with the survey form. The subject of this research is the upper-class elementary school with the object of research as many...

This article is devoted to the problems of drinking water quality in centralized drinking water supply systems on the territory of the Russian Federation, as well as its possible impact on public health. Analysis of the current situation on the territory of the Russian Federation showed that the number...

The purpose of this research is to acknowledge the how far the ability of the students in long jump practice lectures. When in learning result, especially in the long jump number is low, it will affect the overall results of athletic practice learning. The population of this study is all of the students...

Obesity, an excessive accumulation of fat in the body tissues, can occur throughout the body or in a certain part of the body, such as in the abdominal area known as central/abdominal obesity. Fat distribution in the body can be measured by using anthropometry conducted by measuring Body Mass Index (BMI),...

Long period LBW treatment in a hospital often causes stress which results in changes in physiological function. Modification of gentle human touch with left lateral position is a treatment that supports in providing comfort and good position for the lungs that affect thoracoabdominal synchronization...

Watercress (Nasturtium officinale R.Br) is a highlands plant that has been eaten as a vegetable by many people. Watercress contains protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron, vitamin A, vitamin E, vitamin C, flavonoids and phenols. Antioxidants are components that can delay or prevent the oxidation of lipids,...

Women who face menopause are included in the risk group because in this group there is a drastic change in physical, psychological, and socio-cultural. The age of menopause between a woman and another woman is not the same and depends on the factors that influence it. Menopause at an earlier age will...

The impact that occurs if high blood is not overcome it will occur persistently for a long time and cause disruptions to blood circulation in the heart, stroke, kidney disease, heart and eyes. High blood pressure can interfere with the inside of the arteries and allow for a buildup of blood clots (Susilo...

Chronic kidney failure is a disease with a global prevalece of height. The high incedence of chronic kidney failure requires special care to improve the quality of life is the state where a person feels compertabel and saitisfied in everyday life, including physical, emotional, social and spiritual functions....

This study’s objective is to examine the factors that increase the risk of stunting in children under two in Palu City with analytical cross-sectional, targeting children aged 6 to 23 months of 270 infants and children under two years selected through cluster simple random sampling and took place between...

In order to get a maximum of peak performance, we coaches are not allowed to close themselves from the development of the current era because if the coaches close themselves we will lack the creative things we can make for athletes to support the achievements that the coach wants, for example of making...

Introduction: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) type 2 is one of the chronic diseases whose prevalence continues to increase, both in Indonesia and the world. Effective diabetes management is essential to prevent serious complications, which often arise from the body’s inability to optimally control blood sugar...

Mother’s class to toddler (KIB) in order to increase the empowerment of mothers through increased knowledge, attitude and skills of a toddler care. To improve the ability of mothers in caring toddler this research was conducted a structured training class used training modules in order to improve the...

This study aims to test the predictive validity of Badminton Basic Skill Learning Outcomes Instrument (BBSLOIT) based on gender. This research uses descriptive method for the age group of beginners of badminton school in Bandung as many as 50 students. The instrument used was BBSLOIT developed by Hambali...

The problem in this study is the low achievement obtained by the SSB Tunas Harapan player, X Koto Subdistrict, Tanah Datar District. The purpose of this study was to determine whether there is an influence of the sprint training method on the running speed of the SSB Player Tunas Harapan, X Koto District,...

The Coronavirus disease (Covid-19), was declared a pandemic as it spread globally. In Indonesia the initiatives on mitigation and slowing the spread of the disease focused on physical distancing efforts. Focusing in Mataram, the main region of the Island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara Province. We analysed...

Background: An essential indicator in figuring out the degree of public health is the Maternal Mortality charge (MMR). MMR describes the range of women who die from one cause of death related to being pregnant problems or their control. Aim: to explore the knowledge of midwifes about poedji...

Joint pain is common among elders in the community. Some of alternative pain management are applying red ginger compress and warm compresses therapy. Object: This study aim was to determine the differences in the effectiveness of red ginger compress and warm compress therapy to reduce joint pain. Method:...

Cross-sector collaboration is one way that can be done to increase the potential of the organization, improve service effectiveness, and open opportunities for further collaboration in the future. As part of efforts to overcome mental health trauma among the earthquake survivors in Lombok, West Nusa...

Adolescent sexual behavior is part of the process of adolescent reproductive development. Adolescent sexual behavior that is not healthy can lead to serious psychosocial problems, such as depression and social role confusion due to teenage pregnancy. This study aims to determine the determinants of risky...

Background: Academic stress is one of the biggest health problems that have an impact on academic performance. Students become a group that is vulnerable to the stress that comes from academic life. Academic stress that is usually experienced by students is due to academic responsibility. The online...

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health challenge worldwide, with treatment adherence playing a critical role in determining therapeutic success. However, non-adherence to TB medication remains a persistent obstacle, particularly in countries with a high disease burden. This systematic review...

Micro RNAs, commonly known as miRNAs, are short-stranded non-coding RNA sequences that are of extreme importance in the regulation of gene expression since they are involved in the stability and the translational efficiency of them RNAs. MiRNAs were almost exclusively studied in relation to their target...

Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic that affects at least 26 million people worldwide and its prevalence continues to increase. Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome caused by structural and functional defects in the myocardium resulting in impaired ventricular filling or blood ejection. Echocardiography...

Orthodontic treatment is a form of treatment in dentistry that serves to improve mastication, phonetics, and aesthetics. Changes that occur during orthodontic treatment can be divided into three stages: stage 1, leveling and alignment; stage 2, working; stage 3, finishing. Dentoskeletal changes due to...

This research plan is corroborated by several theoretical basis and research results that the right model applied by the teacher will provide convenience for students in learning. The application of strategies and approaches by the teacher to students must pay attention to the potential of the students,...

Data from the Health Office obtained that from 7 public health center in the Pariaman city area, Naras Health Center had the lowest rate of achieving exclusive breastfeeding, namely 62.5%. Meanwhile, target of achieving exclusive breastfeeding set by the Pariaman city government is 80%. This study purpose...

As deep fake generation techniques evolve, detecting manipulated content across multiple modalities has become increasingly important to safeguard against their misuse. This paper presents a vision based deep fake detection system that leverages the power of pre-trained transformer models to analyze...

In Tanjungpinang, the incidence of pulmonary TB is still quite high. In 2011 as many 2,536 as suspected pulmonary TB positive cases examined and 216 as patients. In 2012 have been examined as many as 2,065 patients with chronic cough sputum specimens. The total positive from smear positive bacteria is...

The decision of the soccer referee in a match will affect the outcome of the match, whether it is about an offense or simulation, the player is in an offside or outside position. In Indonesia League 1, there are many factors that influence the referees ‘and assistant referees’ decisions. One of them...

Diabetes and Hypertension are diseases that are on the ten most diseases list in Indonesia, thus increasing health costs. The government implemented chronic disease management program (prolanis) to prevent the disease. This study aims to analyze the implementation of prolanis conducted at the Sako Health...

Background: There are differing views on the impact of performing Open Kinetic Chain (OKC) and Closed Kinetic Chain (CKC) on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). Purpose: This research aims to compare the effects of OKC and CKC exercises on knee function following ACLR. Method: Systematic...

Breast cancer survival varies across populations, and in Malaysia’s multi-ethnic setting, differences between groups have been consistently observed. This retrospective cohort study examined ethnic variations in survival among Malaysian women with breast cancer diagnosed between 2015–2019, using data...

The village ofPulauKampaiPangkalanSusu Sub-district in Langkat District which become a study conducted in 2017 were drawn the girls who marry early or girls married before 20 years old were 82 persons (16.01%), married girls among those who were had been using a modern contraceptive use such as injectables...

Unit cost was real cost at hospital care. Unit cost was component of rational services tariff. The problem was nothing of standarized proportion of direct cost and indirect cost on unit cost in the inpatient room. The purpose of this study was to compare direct cost and indirect cost in unit cost based...

The health development goals as stated in the National Health System are efforts to implement health carried out by the Indonesian people in order to obtain the ability to live a healthy life for each community in order to realize a high health degree. The better the nutritional status of children, especially...

Background: It is necessary to make optimal efforts to prevent or reduce the frequency of pregnant women who are at high risk and treatment needs to be done immediately to reduce maternal and child mortality. Aim: to explore 4t risk factors on pregnancy and labor Methods:...

The elderly population in the Special Region of Yogyakarta ranks first, with a total of 14.7 million people in 2020. The aging process causes health problems, decreased organ function, and various physical changes at all cellular, organ, and system levels, increasing disease incidence in the elderly,...

Hospitals as an entity require an Accounts Information System (AIS) Receivable so that the process of recognizing, recording, billing, and writing off receivables can run effectively. Using qualitative research methods with a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) approach can dig deeper into the focus of the...

Objective: To determine a conceptual definition of health seeking behavior. Methods: Walker and Avant (2011) method of concept analysis approach. The author identified the attributes, antecedents, consequences, empirical referents, and create case description of the concept including model case, borderline...

The study was aimed to investigate the relationship between abdominal muscle and legs power with the return time on 100 meters free style swimming. The study was set as a descriptive correlation study that involved 10 members of UKM Aquatic BS UPI by using purposive sampling technique. Measurement tool...