Advances in Health Sciences Research

The pandemic is a dark era during which every aspect of society is disrupted. The pandemic has led to a decline in productivity for people of all ages. Among the working-age population, the pandemic results in reduced work productivity, affecting income levels. As teenagers, the impact of this pandemic...

Structured training is required to help improve the time speed performance of competitive swimmers. This study aims to analyse the effect of combined dryland strength training and swimming training programmes based on the best time on swimming performance in athletes with disabilities. The research subjects...

Background: Pregnant women are categorized as one of the vulnerable groups of being infected with Coronavirus Disease 2019 due to the physiological changes that result in immunity decreasing and can cause serious impacts for them. Information about Covid-19 is still very limited, including data on abundant...

Caries prevalence in Indonesia reached 88.8% and predominantly occurred in a remote areas. Dental caries is a chronic infection of hard tooth tissue that demineralized due to organic acids produced by bacteria. Caries in the dentin layer will cause collagen and other matrices form two zones, infected-dentin...

Background: Indonesia has more than 125 million workers, and Indonesian regulations ordered medical check-ups for all employees. Despite abundant workers’ health data in industries and health providers, national data is still limited. This study aimed to investigate the health profile of Indonesian workers. ...

Microleakage is a gap between the surface of the tooth and the restoration caused by the failure of the restoration. Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) and Alkasite are materials with good clinical appearance, but the mechanical strength of GIC was lower than Alkasite and the microleakage occurs in both restorations....

Primary dysmenorrhea is menstrual pain occurring in the absence of pelvic pathology. It was caused by the production of neurotransmitter: prostaglandins. Psychological factors or stress can also cause dysmenorrhea. Physical activity and meditation are non-pharmacological treatments for this problem because...

The pathophysiology of infertility in endometriosis is still controversial and widely investigated. Several mechanisms are put forward. Whether In Vitro Fertilization-Embryo Transfer (IVF-ET) program in endometriosis is a solution to improve the fertility still needs further studied. Objective : To compare...

Brief counseling by Pharmacist (BCP) and self-evaluation drug use sheet (SEDUS) may improve patients' behavioral changes, thereby improve blood pressure levels. The study aims to determine the effect of BCP and self-SEDUS on blood pressure and blood glucose level of outpatients with diabetes mellitus...

Currently, the poultry industry is threatened by virulent viruses of endemic disease that can cause major economis losses to this sector. Aim of this research was conducted to epitope prediction from genes encoding F protein of Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) isolated from waterfowl. Samples of this research...

Introduction: Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the respiratory tract. The interaction among several hormones and mediators causes asthma symptoms. This study aimed to identify a correlation between the cortisol hormone, interleukin-5 level, and asthma control in asthma atopy persistent. Materials...

Leprosy is a chronic communicable and becomes neglected disease. Papua Province still become a leprosy pocket area in Indonesia, including Jayapura City. One of leprosy pocket area in Jayapura City is Hamadi. Based on data, there were 131 active leprosy patients in Hamadi Public Health Centre (PHC) until...

Nutrition is one of the factors that influence the achievement of North Sumatra sportsmen, so it needs to be considered and adjusted for nutritional needs with physical activity during the training program. This study aims to obtain models of sports nutrition development that can improve achievement....

As the country with the highest Moslem population, sukuk is one of the investment types that is quite a lot of interest in Indonesia. This study aimed to examine the significance, theory, and collecting empirical evidence of the determinant of sukuk rating in Indonesia with profit management as an intervening...

Antenatal exercise (ANE) is one of physical activity recommended for antenatal women as the benefits outweigh the risks. Despite knowing the benefits of exercises, most antenatal women are less active during pregnancy. Addressing women’s attitude and barriers to exercise are crucial in designing intervention,...

Cikapundung River is one of many rivers which its existence used by Bandung citizens for many function. One of the function is main water source for Dago Pakar Water Treatment Plant which is located in Bantar Awi. The social activity as a cow farmer can contaminate the quality of Cikapundung River because...

Myopia is one of the most relevant problems in pediatrics. One of the starting mechanisms of myopia is accommodation disorders. With an imbalance of autonomic innervation of the ciliary muscle, the process of accommodation is disrupted, which leads to the development and progression of myopia. The purpose...

The facts there are still have nurses who are not obedient in the performance of hand hygiene. The role performed by the head room is expected to motivate and improve compliance hand hygiene in the implementing by the nurse so the quality and the indicators of the quality of the hospital can be increased....

Tuberculosis (TB) is an inflammatory pulmonary parenchymal disease caused by a bacterial infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which requires a long period of treatment so that it can affect the onset of depression in patients with pulmonary TB. To find out whether there is a correlation between duration...

The Lembak tribe in Rejang Lebong district in conducting the examination of their pregnancy still checks by traditional medicine (dukun). The way of traditional medicine is called by betatap. Research Objectives : To know the perception of culture perception of mourning in pregnancy and nursing care...

The purpose of this study was to compile an audio-based concentration test and measurement instrument for blind students in the city of Bandung, due to the lack of valid and reliable test and concentration measurement instruments for blind students. This research uses Research & Development (R & D) method....

The purpose of the study is to monitor the psychophysiological status of highly skilled athletes from aerobics in preparation for the main competitions of the season. Materials and methods. The study was conducted in 2017 with the participation of members of the Russian national team in sports aerobics....

Geographic tongue is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder resulting in the local loss of filiform papillae, which is present as erythematous patches with serpiginous borders resembling a map. The etiopathogenesis of geographic tongue is unknown. Geographic tongue has been postulated to be an oral variant...

This research ains to determine the potential of athletes who have talent in the gymnastics branch in Soecial region of Yogyakarta (Sleman, Yogyakarta, Kulonprogo, and Bantul) at the age of 7-10 years. This research is a quantitative descriptive study with the survey methods and Data collection techniques...

The problem of this research is the low achievement of swimming athletes. This study aims to determine the level of physical condition of swimming athlete. The research design used is descriptive research. The population was swimmers of Golden Black Swimming Club, amounting to as many as 30 people. The...

Clinics of Class I Correctional Institutions (Lapas) in Lowokwaru, Malang City, are currently prisons with the most populous residents in East Java. In the prison, the capacity has exceeded 200 percent. Improvement of assisted residents in First Class Prison Lowokwaru Malang, must be balanced with the...

Tomatoes are rich in lycopene; a strong antioxidant and a potential sunscreen agent. The use of tomatoe ‘s extract is limited as functional foods, not much as cosmeceutical raw materials. This study aims to optimize the formulation of sunscreen cream of purified tomato extract and to evaluate the sunscreen...

Background: Anemia is a major health problem for the elderly in Indonesia. The ageing process causes physiological changes in almost all body systems in the elderly, causing disruption of various processes absorption of nutrients in the body. Examination of the hematological profile can provide an overview...

This study aims to see a description of the meaning of forgiveness in adolescents from broken home families who can achieve academic achievement and what forgiveness efforts are made by these teenagers. This qualitative research with a case study approach involves two participants. Data were collected...

Indonesia now has a higher rate of NCDs. Increases were seen in the prevalence of cancer (1.4%), stroke (10.9%), diabetes mellitus (6.9% to 8.5%), chronic renal disease (2% to 3.8%), and hypertension (25.8% to 34.1%). Lifestyle and society have a role in the rising incidence of NCDs (Riskedas, 2018)....

This study aims to determine the effect of limb power, arm power, eye-hand-foot coordination and self-confidence against smash back attack in volleyball. The research using path analysis. Population and sample of this research is athletes PELATCAB PORDA Bekasi. The results of this study explain that...

Nutrition intake assessment needed as an early detection of athletes nutrition problems. Therefore, it was required the modification of conventional consumption survey method to obtain nutrition intake data fast and reliable. The objective of study was to test suitability of consumption survey with "Nutriatlet"...

Cytogenetic biomarkers are an important characteristic of mutagenesis and, as practice has shown, carcinogenesis, they are often used in human populations biomonitoring. The uniqueness of genetic tests in the possibility of assessment before morphological, physiological and population changes, the relevance...

Biomarkers for the early prediction of human acute kidney injury (AKI) are clinically important. Recently, neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) has found to be a sensitive biomarker for the prediction of human AKI at a very early stage and the development of AKI after surgery. NGAL is an...

This research aimed to find out the effects of practical self-defence training on the improvement of self-control in children at a certain age. The method used was the experimental research method with Randomized Pre-test Post-test Control Group Design. The instrument used was the self-control questionnaire...

Obesity is one of the health problems in Indonesia. According to Indonesia’s Research Data Institute in 2013, the prevalence of obesity in Indonesia is greater in women and the age group of 50–54 years old. Obesity is one of the risk factors of various diseases, one of them is lumbar lordosis because...

Since the COVID-19 outbreak, most of the focus has been on limiting the spread of severe acute disease. COVID-19 is thought to have a significant impact on physical, cognitive, mental, and social health status, even in people with minor symptoms of sickness. In terms of medical workers killed by Covid-19,...

Hospitals have the potential for developing the transmission of nosocomial infections. Nosocomial infection is an infection that develops in the hospital environment. Urinary tract infection (UTI) is one of the most common infections in hospitals and more than 80% of UTI cases are associated with the...

In the era of Industry 4.0, data has become a valuable commodity. The continuous growth of data has the potential to be burdensome or rendered useless if not managed effectively. Various sectors of human activity have now become substantial data sources, often called Big Data. Open Science principles,...

Typhoid fever caused by Salmonella enterica serotype Typhi continues to be a public health problem in developing countries and is a cause of illness and death. The emergence of the problem of antibiotic resistance has also worsened cases of typhoid fever. Probiotic bacteria or lactic acid bacteria (LAB)...

Boarding school is a place where students gather to learn and stay in a dormitory. It makes boarding school become a place where diseases transmit easily, one of which is Pediculosis capitis. Various problems occur from this disease such as lack of confidence, negative social stigma, lack of sleep quality,...

Climate change has caused various social impacts such as changing of ecosystem and increasing tropical diseases i.e Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF). The tropical area which has high humidity has more potential to breed aedes agypti rather than other areas. The pattern of DHF in the District of Banggai...

More than two billion people worldwide infected with the worm. Several studies in Indonesia found 15-50% helminthes prevalence. Personal hygiene is one factor to helminthes disease and people in disposal waste area is high risk to infected especially primary student due to more active contact to the...

There are many areas which coverage of death data recording is still below the predicted mortality rate in the region. Death data recording in the Bumiayu region exceeds the predicted mortality rate in the region. In the pre-study there were indications of a link between the social system and the bureaucracy...

The mining industry is known worldwide for its highly risky and hazardous working environment. Coal mining is the most dangerous occupation in Indonesia, with high frequency of injury compared to other industries. The mining sector in East Kalimantan is still a contributor to the number of accidents....

Increased systolic and diastolic blood pressure is a result of the process of blood vessel degeneration that often occurs in the elderly. A number of previous studies have shown that cystatin C is a strong predictor of cardiovascular and mortality risk in elderly individuals though the mechanism remains...

Diabetes mellitus is a disease that causes an increase in blood glucose so that glucose in the calories is difficult to enter the cell and glycogenolysis process occurs then continues to the process of gluconeogenesis so that the body lacks energy and unloads food reserves in the muscles and adipose...

Aesthetic aspect has become increasingly important in the modern restorative dentistry. Restoration, which considering aesthetics and function, is a paramount importance to the patient, especially in anterior region. Aesthetic analysis consists of facial and space analysis of teeth. Case report. A 23-year-old...

This study had two objectives. The first objective was to identify the profile of Elementary Physical Education teachers including age, teaching experience, teaching certification, formal education, training or courses that have been attended, and ownership of reference books about mini volleyball games....

Stunting is a condition where the toddler’s height is less than normal based on age and gender. The purpose of this study was to review previous studies regarding the relationship between low birth weight and exclusive breastfeeding with the incidence of stunting in children under five. The method used...

Adolescent knowledge plays a significant role in stunting prevention. Preliminary studies in 2022 show that 15 out of 20 youth do not know what stunting is. Stunting education efforts in schools require new and fun innovations. SPC games can be key because they can play and learn about stunting at the...

Coronary heart disease (CHD) ranks the second-highest cause of mortality after stroke, thereby emphasizing CHD as the most significant contributor to cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. Statin therapy serves as an efficacious treatment in regressing the number of CHD cases. However, current studies...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor originating from the nasopharyngeal epithelial cells. Cell-mediated immunity has an important role in growth and development of cancer. Many studies have been conducted to predict the existence of an important relationship between immune checkpoints...

Gastritis is inflammation (swelling) of the gastric mucosa. Gastritis is often triggered by inappropriate eating patterns and psychological factors. Wrong knowledge about foods that increase stomach acid can lead to complications. Prevention efforts that can be done are providing health education about...

As economics recession leads to lower health status of the nation, linking economic with the epidemiology is needed to understand the economic activities concerning health and its effort to recover the economy. This paper proposed a conceptual approach as the reasoning foundation for further research...

Chicken meat is the most consumed food. In Indonesia, meat is one of the contributors to poisoning because meat has a high protein and nitrogen content and environmental conditions suitable for the growth of microorganisms. Both dyes from nature and synthesis have been developed as the detection for...

Organizational justice provides satisfaction of individual employees. Therefore, the Islamic working ethic explains the existence of working ethic that has a good faith, both are interrelated each other to measure the extent of the organizational commitment in requiring lecturers and understanding of...

Collagen is a ubiquitously expressed essential structural component of all metazoan extracellular matrices. It is present in organisms ranging from sponges to humans. Although the general functions of collagens are comparable, their characteristics are quite distinct. There are 19 different types of...

Mechanically ventilated children make up a small but growing segment of society’s vulnerable population. The aim of the study was to understand the caring experiences of parents toward their mechanically ventilated children. This interpretive descriptive study was performed in the PICU of one tertiary...

The purpose of this study was to develop a game model in Physical Education to support thematic learning for grade 1 elementary school on the theme 3 “My Activities”. The research method used is the R&D method developed by Borg and Gall. This research only reaches the initial product development...

Labor pain is an unpleasant sensation due to stimulation of sensory nerves. Pain is always subjective. Objective reactions to pain can include grimacing, tachycardia and hypertension. This reaction is used as a pain parameter, however, this symptom is generally not visible in chronic pain. Apart from...

In development through sports, sports recreation is one of the important instruments in the progress of the nation through sports. The special role of recreational sports is to increase community participation in sports in order to improve physical fitness. The policy is an important key in achieving...

Job satisfaction is one of the problems that many nurses still experience in hospitals. Many factors affect job satisfaction including the work environment. Problems that are often found in the work environment in hospitals are the lack of lighting systems, high room humidity, noise, and relationships...

The hospital is one of the public facilities engaged in health services. In carrying out service activities to the community, of course it must be based on good management policies. With good management arrangements in a hospital, it will also have a good influence on the sustainability of a hospital....

Stunting is a condition that was lack of energy and protein for a long time. Tackling the problem of stunting is done by optimizing local food as a source of energy and nutrients. One of the local potentials that have not been widely utilized as an energy source is bananas. The aims of this study is...

Oxidative stress is a state of imbalance of antioxidants and reactive oxygen species levels in the body. Prolonged oxidative stress can cause degenerative diseases, malignancies, or premature aging. This situation can be prevented by antioxidants, compounds that can inhibit the oxidation process. One...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought complex challenges for global public health, research and medical communities. Medical students face unique challenges during the pandemic, including disruption of pre-clinical and clinical training. Many students had distance learning as their main course delivery mode,...

Dental treatment is often associated with pain, fear, and anxiety. Unfortunately, children with dental anxiety tend to resist dental treatment and behave uncooper-atively during dental procedures. Dental treatment is known to be stressful and is often associated with a physiological response; therefore,...

Pneumonia is one of the most common forms of upper respiratory tract infection. Currently pneumonia is the third leading cause of death in Indonesia and the sixth cause of death in the world. One of the therapies used for pneumonia is antibiotics, but inappropriate use of antibiotics can cause resistance...

Patient safety issues are a problem that needs to be addressed immediately in health care facilities in Indonesia, so that the standard of patient safety of health care facilities is a reference for health care facilities in Indonesia to carry out their activities. Based on Republic Indonesia Minister...

Plaque induced gingival disease is the result of an interaction between the microorganisms found in the dental plaque biofilm and the tissues and inflammatory cells of the host. Polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) are the first protection for tissues of the mouth and body. At the time of bacterial phagocytes,...

Diseases that are mostly suffered by the elderly include hypertension, heart disease, and diabetes mellitus. One of the non-communicable diseases that cause mortality and morbidity in Indonesia is hypertension, the management of which is commonly practiced at various levels of health facilities. The...

This research is qualitative thst means the problem discussed aimsed, to be able to illustrate or elaborate on the circumstances or the existing phenomenon or process studies to understand human or social problems, based on the the order complex, holistic picture, arranged with words, reporting the detail...

Analysis of superior and inferior extremity motion against passing down volleyball in extracurricular Senior High School I Bululawang, is a study that aims to know the truth of movement in accordance with the phases of passing down according to superior and inferior extremity movement in terms of biomechanics...

Introduction: Peripheral neuropathy is a nerve disorder in the foot caused by chronic diabetes, and damage the sensory nerves. Initially, patients will complain of numbness, and gradually have an impact on the inability to feel the stimulation of pain that triggers gangrene wounds and even infections....

Humans cannot be separated from the process of remembering. The process of remembering is closely related to memory, one of which is short-term memory. A new student at the Faculty of Medicine is required to be able to manage information well. Some ways can be used to help someone improve their short-term...

A wound is a condition where the continuity of tissue is broken, which disrupts the function and anatomical structure of the body from the outermost surface to the deepest layer. When an injury occurs, the body will carry out a healing process consisting of four stages: haemostasis, inflammation, proliferation,...

Background: Globally, nurses’ satisfaction is getting greater interest from the healthcare system. Nurses are the spine of the healthcare system and consequently; ensuring their satisfaction is very crucial to deliver safe and high care standard for patients. Purpose: To assess the perceived...

Mellitus’S diabetes (DM) are one of disease which dangerously which kerap at conceive of silent killer besides heart disease, one that constitutes one of health problem which outgrow. To the effect this research adalahh to know diabetes instance picture melitus type II in South Tapanuli Hospital. This...

Poor sanitation is a major problem that must be addressed before moving to a nutrition improvement program. An unhygienic environment will have an impact on chronic malnutrition. This study aims to determine the role of environmental sanitation in preventing malnutrition in marginalized communities....

Anemia in adolescent girls can occur due to the lack of consumption of Vitamin C and Iron rich drinks. When consuming alternative drinks, the adolescent girls do not care much about their nutritional contents but their taste. Bananas and Avocados contain high levels of Vitamin C and Iron where in 100...

Various obturation materials for the root canal of primary teeth are available, but none material that meets as an ideal properties. One of the obturation materials is zinc oxide eugenol (ZOE), with various advantages and disadvantages but is still often used. This case report discussed the radiographic...

An assessment of the immune regulation, its cellular and humoral components was carried out for diagnosing early health disorders in potassium production workers affected by excessive contamination of biological media with formaldehyde. The purpose of the article is to study the influence of chemical...

Intermittent hypobaric hypoxia (IHH) is believed to have neuroprotective effect. IHH induces changes in gene expression and intracellular signaling pathways that lead to the emergence of intracellular adaptation through HIF-1 alpha gene activity. IHH induction decreased brain cortical tissue damage,...

To engage the adolescents in Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) promotion counselling there is the need to innovate using new media that is more appropriate to their needs and acceptable to their daily life. A crossed-sectional questionnaire survey was conducted among 66 randomly selected high school...

Organizing and hosting sports events and activities has become one of the priorities of many communities since it can create social cohesion and a healthier population. The aim of this research was to detect potential active sports tourists’ clusters based on their social-psychological motives. These...

Chronic liver disease commonly result in liver fibrosis and eventually liver cirrhosis. It has been demonstrated that patients with liver cirrhosis whom consumed N. sativa seed'sexperienced an improvement such as increasing of serum albumin level followed by diminished lower extremities oedem and ascites....

This research was aimed at knowing: (1) the physical activity of the elderly in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, (2) the physical fitness of the elderly in Wredha Budhi Dharma Senior Residence, and (3) any factor that influences the physical activity and physical fitness level of elderly in Umbulharjo...

The prevalence of overweight in adolescents can occur due to unhealthy food choice behavior. Nutrition knowledge in adolescents is an important factor for shaping behavior in healthy food choices. Increased nutrition knowledge can be achieved by conducting nutrition education. This study aimed to analyze...

Background Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that is common throughout the world. Schizophrenia is estimated to occur in 24 million people or one in 3000 people (0.32%). In Indonesia, it is estimated that around 6.9% of family members have schizophrenia. Genetic and epidemiological studies...

Hypertension is a chronic condition which is often found worldwide and becomes a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Initial antihypertensive therapy with Angiotensin Receptor Blocker can be used for patients who have intolerance to Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, such as telmisartan....

Clinical depression occurs in 5–10% of the infertile population, and even bigger proportion up to 30% exhibits symptoms with varying intensities throughout their lives. Current studies on risks related to depressive symptoms among infertile women are limited and inconsistent. Therefore, this study aims...

Uncontrolled blood pressure could later result to the narrowing of the arteriole wall, which can interfere any organ vascularization. One of the complications of hypertension is retinopathy, which could affect cognitive function. Objectives: This study assesses the correlation between retinopathy and...

Objective : To analyze the effect of DSME (Diabetes Self Management Education) on stress level of Diabetes Mellitus patient in area of Cempaka Public Health Center (Puskesmas) Banjarmasin. Method : This study used pre-experimental design with one group pretest-posttest design. The sample used 15 people...

Jamu is a traditional medicine made from local herbs which have been well-known in Madurese society, Indonesia. Postpartum mothers in the society have been drinking jamu since a long time ago due to its benefits. Unfortunately, there is no sufficient information regarding the factors associated with...

One of the main objectives of sport is to pursue optimal achievement. To develop progressions and measure this achievement requires the application of sport science. A key area of sports science in through strength and conditioning programming to help athletes to be stronger, faster, powerful, agile...

There is a large number of scientific works devoted to the study of phased treatment of injured soldiers during world wars and local military conflicts in native and world literature. At the same time, data on civilian casualties in the course of local wars is significantly less covered, although the...

Body mass index (BMI) is an approximate measure of your total body fat. Being underweight or overweight can cause health problems, especially if you are also inactive. These problems include heart disease and cardiovascular problems, diabetes, digestive problems, breathing problems and other problems....

A recent trend of alternative feed made from expired sausage in traditional fish farm could reduce 20%-25% of production cost. However, expired sausage suspected as hazardous food since it contains pathogenic microbes that cause a serious problem in farmed fish health and it can be carried to human health....

Many pregnant women who do not understand what physical activities can be done during pregnancy that will affect the quality of life of pregnant women. A good quality of life is associated with good eating and drinking arrangements, a balance of daily routine activities, work, exercise, rest, to recreational...