Advances in Health Sciences Research

Introduction: Anxiety will affect the results of the Electrocardiogram (EKG) so that these worry factors need to be known so that they can be minimized and solutions are found. Purpose: To see what factors influence the patient's anxiety before the ECG examination Method: This research uses descriptive...

The purpose of: Knowing the difference between newborn's baby weight of maternal preeclamsia and non-preeclamsia at DR. H. MOCH. ANSARI SALEH HOSPITAL BANJARMASIN in 2015 Method : Research was comparative study by using analytic observational research with cross sectional. Sampling techniques was using...

Lemea is one of the traditional fermented foods of the Rejang Tribe in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, which has the potential to be used as a probiotic. Caused by Lemea fermentation which utilizes a number of lactic acid bacteria. The process of processed lemea by fermentation produces several types of...

Chronic psychoemotional stress, high mental workload, labor noncompliance, food and many other factors that a modern student is facing every day contribute to incidence rate and increase in the number of persons with preclinical deterioration of health. The above factors may cause desynchronosis of internal...

Egg is one of the substances that is usually used to produce food. Street foods with egg as the main substance that are usually sold around an Elementary School located in Jatinegara district is telurgulung (fried rolled eggs). Salmonella is the bacteria that can be found in every food that contains...

Currently, beauty and physical appearance is of a major concern for many people, along with the greater demands of aesthetics in the field of dentistry. Aesthetics of the gingival is one of the most important factors in the success of restorative dental care. The loss of the interdental papillae results...

Tali bamboo shoot is young shoot of bamboo potential to treat several diseases, one of them is hypertension. The aim of this study was to qualitatively identify chemical compounds and to determine antihypertensive activity of Tali bamboo ethanol extract. Extraction method applied in this experiment was...

Durian skin waste that has not been utilized properly, because of it’s difficult to decompose character, has the potential to become one of the biological wastes that can cause environmental pollution (Prabowo, 2009). Even though some studies have stated that durian rind has the potential as an anti-inflammatory...

The application of natural materials in biomedicine has developed quite rapidly. Nowadays, such materials’ therapeutic properties become a diminishing topic, including the use of bee products. Bees produce several useful products, one of which is propolis. Propolis or “bee glue” is a honeybee product...

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by skin inflammation, epidermal hyperplasia, increased risk of arthritis, cardiovascular morbidity, and psychosocial challenges. Previous studies revealed the association of psoriasis with cardiometabolic diseases, in which dyslipidemia is a common...

Background: Pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain has various side effects, while complementary therapies have minimal risk of side effects. Aim: To explore more deeply the types of complementary therapies that can be used to treat painful diabetic neuropathy. Methods:...

Since late 2019, the world has been experiencing the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) poses risks to public health and has even claimed lives for those infected in various parts of the world, including Indonesia. The government needs to...

The purpose of the article was to experimentally evaluate the effectiveness of using a comprehensive strength training program for orienteering athletes 18–20 years old based on the CrossFit system. Competitive activity in orienteering is characterized by intense physical activity associated with movement...

Asthma disease in Indonesia based on national prevalence in children 4.5%. One therapy for asthma is pursed lips breathing or with playing blowing balloons therapy. This study aims to determine the effect of playing therapy blowing balloon to changes in lung function in preschool children 3–5 years with...

Evaluation for referral system of maternal health is a method to decrease maternal mortality rate. Several factors that affecting the quality of referral system are staff, protocols, and geographical access play important roles in the maternal health program. The study aimed to analyze and formulate...

A rapidly accelerating pace of life, the need for more frequent and close contacts between people, and abundance of information received lead to the inevitable occurrence of stressful situations which require the neuropsychic stability of the individual. Premorbid personality traits can act either as...

Child growth is not focused on physical health but also on the development of comprehensive in early childhood psychic. A holistic and integrative approach is basically able to build cross-cutting coordination to solve the problem. This study was aimed to determine the influence of health promotion as...

Toluene is highly flammable chemical liquid. The most common hazards associated with toluene is inhalation. Toluene can produce fumes which can cause nausea, headaches, unconsciousness and even death. The main target of toluene is the Central Nervous System (CNS). The nervous system exposed to low doses...

This research aim is to compare the anthropometric growth and development of children in primary school, between group of lower classes (1st to 3rd grade) and upper classes (4th to 6th grade), in terms of the speed and magnitude of its changes in stature, circumference and wide. The data is gathered...

Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure have become the subjects of epide-miological studies. Both BMI and blood pressure have a parallel relationship. Usually, as BMI increases, both systolic and diastolic blood pressures increase. The purpose of this research is to discover the relationship between...

Environmental-based diseases are one of the causes of death. This research aims to analyze the influence of Skills-Based Health Education (SBHE) on knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the elementary school students in Sekaran Semarang towards the prevention of environmental diseases. The study used...

1) Background: In the developing countries there were pregnant women who have examined their pregnancy four times but, there were still not reach the targets, such as Ghana 87.3%, Kenya 57.6% and Indonesia 83.5%. However, considering prenatal care to a traditional birth attendants is not done early detection...

The period of adolescence is prone to the conflict with parents, especially with mothers. Conflict between adolescent and their mothers tends to increase, which will have an impact on adolescent problems of psychology such as increased aggressive behavior, depression and even suicide. This study aimed...

Mobilization will also prevent muscle and joint stiffness, ensure smooth circulation of blood, improve the regulation of the body’s metabolism, restore physiological work of vital organs which in turn will accelerate the healing of patients and reduce the cost of patient care. The type of research that...

As children move forward to adulthood, social competence is paramount in developing and maintaning friendships. Social interaction and social pragmatics are particularly problematic for childrennwith autism spectrummdisorder (ASD) that bring about to limited opportunities to develop meaningful relationship...

This study aimed to control heart rate and perception of exertion during physical fitness tests, both the bleep test and the 2.4 km cooper test, which were carried out during the pandemic. This research was analytical observational research with a cross-sectional approach and purposive sampling technique,...

Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like features (NIFTP) is a benign thyroid lesion without recurrence or distant metastasis. The management of NIFTP can be partial or total thyroidectomy, which is sufficient to provide a perfect cure rate. Most cases of NIFTP were found in adults...

The implementation of important school health education is optimized. Optimization can be done if the PE teacher as the supervisor, is quite capable in implementing the program in affecting the healthy degree of students. At least PE teachers have a healthy lifestyle, weight status, health literacy,...

Piper betle, Ocimum basilicum, Cymbopogon winterianus, and Citrus hystrix leaves contain essential oils suspected of having mosquito repellent activity, which can be used as a synthetic repellent alternative such as DEET. Objective: To obtain insect natural repellent to mosquitoes from essential oils....

The purpose of the article is is to compare the frequency of the power spectrum and the amplitude of the surface electromyographic (EMG) signal of the biceps during eccentric and concentric contractions of different intensity to indirectly evaluate possible differences in movement recruitment. Materials...

Inflammation, a defense mechanism, happens during infections and injuries, involving complex immune responses. Medication using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) as Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors is clinically effective. It, however, has cardiovascular side effects. Thus, screening of COX-2...

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common problem in women. Even though iron is needed for the formation of red blood cells, iron is lost during menstruation. This study aims to determine the effect of giving skipjack tuna nuggets with the addition of Moringa leaves on increasing hemoglobin intake and...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the control of the immune system, tuberculosis is a cell-mediated disease. The availability of food household and fulfillment of energy and nutrients will affect on nutritional status sufferers patient of TB during the healing....

The paper analyzes the efficiency and safety of obstetric pessary among 78 pregnant women and 78 pregnant women with vaginal progesterone (Utrogectan) with cervical incompetence. It is found that obstetric pessary significantly improves the quality of life of patients at threatened miscarriage, preterm...

Dentist's evaluation of complete denture differs from patient's evaluation. Dentists prioritize the clinical aspects of dentures, such as vertical dimension, aesthetic, stability and denture-bearing area while patients measures their satisfaction based on aspects, like aesthetic, mastication, comfort...

Frozen semen suplemented by Oviduct Specific Glycoprotein is a new way to solve the decrease of in vitro fertility on goats caused by polysperm and increase efficiency of artificial insemination on goats. This study was aimed to determine Oviduc Specific Glycoprotein profile in oviductal fluid of Kacang...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as a corporation’s responsibility towards stakeholders to minimize negative impacts and maximize positive impacts which includes economic, social/health, and environmental aspects (triple bottom line). Although there is an increasing trend in the contribution...

The main goal of human in their life was achieving happiness because it would lead them into their motivation for creating a better life for themselves, but some people did not realize while they were gaining their pleasure or Eros. This paper was aimed at finding the Eros and Thanatos and also analyzing...

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an undifferentiated form of squamous cell carcinoma arising from the epithelium of the nasopharynx and is the most common head and neck cancer in Southeast Asia. Inflammation has been shown to have a significant influence on tumor growth in humans. Platelet...

The state of health of children is one of the indicators of the quality of the environment, social well-being and the level of health of the country. The purpose of this study was to assess the physical development of children and adolescents. To assess the physical development of children and adolescents...

The puerperium is the period after the delivery of the baby and the placenta until all reproductive organs recover. This period provides significant changes to postpartum mothers, both physical and psychological changes affecting the quality of life in postpartum mothers. Currently, the mother requires...

The case of asthma in South Kalimantan exceeds the national number (3,6% of 2,4%). The increasing of this case certainly requires rapid treatment so that airway obstruction does not occur suddenly and unexpectedly. Giving a semi fowler position, as one of the independent nursing interventions, can reduce...

Based on the writer's observation in the field showed that the ability of under passing students in extracurricular activity of SMP Negeri 4 Pekanbaru is still low. This study aims to determine whether there is a contribution of eye and hand coordination of under passing the volleyball of extracurricular...

Family resilience is established to reduce the incidence of trauma, depression, loss and crisis experienced by families and family members. Apart from the importance of the concept of family resilience, there has not been an adequate focus on all aspects of this concept in the discipline of nursing....

This researcher aims to examine the effect of aerobics dance and water aerobics on muscle endurance in active students at university. This treatment was carried out 3 times a week for 8 weeks, with an intensity of 65% -85% of the maximum pulse rate. Exercise in Water has the same effect as ground training,...

One of the main causes of stunting in children in Indonesia is due to the wrong feeding patterns of parents. Feeding patterns that occur in children, such as fault in determining the type of food, the amount of food and the feeding schedule that is not given based on the child’s age can result in unfulfilled...

The efforts to reduce the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls is a public health concern in developing countries. Schools play significant roles in weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFAS) program and readiness to implement it is essential in addressing the disorder. The study on the validity...

Self-efficacy is the main driving force for shaping the character of self-directed learning in medical education that also need in performing clinical skills. The Medical Faculty of Unjani has a local content in medical emergency which is achieved in the undergraduate and the clinical stage. This study...

Gambier (Uncaria gambir Roxb.) and propolis showed a beneficial effect on infectious diseases. This study aims to examine the effect of gambier and propolis on the antibodies of white male mice given measles vaccine using the antibody titer method, number, and percentage of different types of leukocytes....

Balance has an important role in movement activities. This study aims to measure the static balance of elementary school students in the lower grades. This research is a quantitative descriptive research with data collection techniques using tests and measurements. Data collection instrument...

Objective: To analyze the influence of student's interest and motivation on the achievement of student learning outcomes in Basic Research and Statistics course at AKBID Sari Mulia. Method: The research method used is an analytical survey with cross sectional approach. The population of the study were...

The early childhood is critical period in lifetime. The purpose of this study is to figure the children fine and gross motor development in four and five years old. The research methodology used Ex-post Facto in early childhood students who have attended in Kindergarten school. The population four and...

The prevalence of hookworm infection is a serious public health concern globally. Java Island and Kalimantan Island have differential environmental risk factors for hookworm infection, especially rural areas of Indonesia have high-risk environmental factors for the prevalence of hookworm infection. This...

According to WHO report 2012, 1(one) billion people suffer from worm diseases infected by Ascaris lumbricoides ;795 million byT. trichiura; and 740 million by hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus). Theinfection comes from contamination soil by ingestion of (A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura)...

In Indonesia, exclusive breastfeeding is a baby's right guaranteed and legal position by enactment No. 36 about health, particularly in subsection 128 paragraph (1) which states that each baby is entitled to exclusive breastfeeding from birth to six (6) months, unless medically indicated. But in reality,...

Objectives: In this research, lead analysis was carried out on the blush cosmetic preparations using the UV-Vis Spectrophotometry method and dithizone complex. The purposes of this study are to determine lead levels in cosmetics blush preparations and to determine the safety of the blush preparations...

A research of the furnishing level of preschool establishments has been conducted, the air quality of the premises has been assessed for the presence of chemical impurities (formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, styrene, ethylbenzene) migrating from furniture products and forming the chronic risks to children’s...

This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the straight kick test instrument against martial arts athletes named ANQO Test. the method used is descriptive method. The population in this study were Pencak Silat athletes, Faculty of Sport Science, Padang State University campus. there...

Old age is human’s final development stage. Aging in old age will bring consequences in deteriorating functions and increased prevalence of degenerative diseases in the elderly. To keep being productive, elderly people need to know about the importance of physical activities, anthropometric measurements,...

Elderly gymnastics is a form of physical exercise that gives a good influence on the level of human physical ability, if implemented properly and correctly. This study aims to determine the effect of elderly gymnastics on blood pressure in elderly hypertension. This research design uses Quantitative...

Analysis of the facial profile is required for diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. The Mongoloid Chinese race tends to have a flat facial profile and a more prominent zygomatic arch. The aim of this study was to identify the facial profile of Chinese high school students at W.R. Supratman...

70 pregnant patients were examined with a diagnosis of dorsopathy, which were divided into 2 groups: group 1 performed the course of therapeutic gymnastics procedures (n = 35), group 2 was control (n = 35). If dorsopathy was diagnosed before pregnancy, patients gave Rg-, CT- or MRI-conclusion to their...

The paper discusses the conditions for the effective implementation of the professional applied physical training (PAPP) system at the university by students who have chosen to study at a military training center (MTC). The authors showed that the current "Physical Education and Sports" program does...

Cooperation as interpersonal skill is one of the four important competencies that must be possessed by learners to be able to lead a successful life in the 21st century. Teachers, who are usually only concerned with assisting students to meet certain hard-skill qualifications, are now also required to...

Odontectomy is one of the most common minor surgery performed in dentistry. Every patients will experience postoperative pain after odontectomy. Pain is subjective, each individual reports pain based on his/her own perception. The pain rating scale is used to measure the pain intensity of a patient....

One of the aspects which has an effect in reducing mortality is the allocation of good quality services. The quality care for pregnant women and newborns in public health services requires practitioners who are competent and motivated with a good human resource too. The quality of midwifery care is a...

Women with HIV are the real knower of their life, however, women living with HIV are highly stigmatized in Indonesia. As researchers we are, therefore, conscious of the sensitive nature of our research. The article explores the use of creative and visual methods to create a space with HIV-positive mothers...

“Stereotypes were made to be broken” is the tagline of Lauren Howe’s website (https://laurenhowe.ca/) where she exposes the two sides of her inspiration: Side A-Engineering and Technology and Side B-Media and Entertainment. Howe is beauty pageant engineer winning Miss Universe Canada 2017 and a top ten...

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is the fifth most common cancer in Indonesia and highest in head and neck area. Its most common manifestations ever reported in Indonesia were unilateral ear problem, followed by persistent nasal obstruction, blood nasal secretion, cephalgia, lymph node enlargement, and tinnitus....

Since the case, COVID 19 struck Indonesia on March 1st 2020. Some provincial governments have decided on micro policies based on national decisions, such as Community Activities Restriction Enforcement (PPKM). The aim of this study compared incidence COVID 19 in every regency in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder disease which should be giving an antidiabetic therapy. Antidiabetic therapy causes several side effects, one of which is in oral health status such as a decrease in salivary flow rate which affects the acid-base balance (pH) in the oral cavity. Acidic saliva...

The radiology quality control program often called the Quality Control of Radiology, is a program of activities aimed at monitoring and maintaining radiology equipment systems, especially in the diagnostic section to determine the performance of the equipment. Quality control is available in several...

In almost every year, Indonesia is experiencing higher burden of disease and an increase in the number of deaths due to smoking. To stop the increase in the number of smokers, the researchers look at the factors that play a role in smoking behavior. Previous research has shown that one of the factors...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a challenging cancer due to its tendency for local recurrence and distant metastasis, with bone metastasis being the most common site of metastases. This review explores the etiological role of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection in NPC tumorigenesis and discusses the...

The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of VO2 Max level in West Java student athletes. The research method used is descriptive quantitative with a survey approach. Data retrieval in this study using Test cooper 2.4 km. The subjects of this study were West Java student athletes in 10 sports...

Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) who do not control their cholesterol levels properly can experience risks of various complications. To prevent the complications of the patients with type 2 DM caused by hypercholesterolemia, diet by fasting is important. Fasting on every Monday and Thursday...

This study was conducted to evaluate supplementation of Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana) pericarp filtrate in a tris-egg yolk-based diluent on buck sperm membrane integrity. Semen was collected from 5 bucks by artificial vagina method. Fresh semen evaluated for colour, pH, volume, concentration, mass...

Stunting is a condition where a child’s height is much shorter than the height of other children at his age. Based on the Riskesdas in 2018 it is known that the prevalence of children under five with the height level of very short and short at 30.8%. The highest problem of energy and protein deficits...

Fibroadenoma is one of the most common benign tumors on young women. Some studies showed that healthy diet decrease risk factor for fibroadenoma on young women. This research aims to study the relationship between age and diet with fibroadenoma. This study is a quantitative study with a cross sectional...

In recent years, social media has become an essential part of governance in the Digital Era 4.0. The government health agencies, which are an element of implementing government affairs in the health sector, have also utilized social media in disseminating information related to health. Instagram is one...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is an abnormal cardiac rhythm with rapid and irregular electrical activity. Atrial fibrillation can be caused by anatomical and/or non-anatomical abnormalities of the cardiac. One of the non-anatomical causes of atrial fibrillation is hypertension. Prolonged and uncontrolled...

A comparison of electronic database of patients’ visits complaints to ambulance (ECM) in Yakutsk was made to assess the impact of space weather on the well-being and condition of people with cardiovascular pathology. It has been shown that during the years of high solar activity there are significant...

Coffee is one of the popular drinks whole the world. Coffee's contents are grouped into antioxidant (caffeine) and carcinogenic (acrylamide) agents. The mechanisms both of antioxidant and carcinogenic are contradicted in resulting the depiction of blood pressure, urine production and renal histopathology...

Lupus erythematosus (LE) is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by interference of the immune system. There are several criteria to establish a diagnosis of this disease including oral mucosal lesions. Oral mucosa lesions are an important part because they can be the initial presentation of LE. The...

Every individual fitness level will decline as age and weight will increase as the food energy gets from the food consumed every day will accumulate as a reserved fat. To improve the healthy lifestyle of one of them through physical activity, especially through sports activities. The type of exercise...

Lack of information and knowledge from the youth students about sexually transmitted disease (STD) can lead to increment to the numbers of the sexually transmitted disease among the youth. SMP Negeri I Talawaan is one of the schools located in North Minahasa. Presenting the education or information related...

Volleyball is an interesting sport, because in it there is an impression of cheap, easy and has its own charm. Technically, volleyball tends to be complex, because there are various movements that are combined simultaneously from the upper body, upper or lower body motion. The thing is a volleyball athlete...

Brain jogging is a type of training that helps with both the urge to move and learning activities such as remembering, experiencing, perceiving, and gross motor abilities. This research aims to develop a brain jogging-based learning model to teach games and sports in Physical Education (PE) in Primary...

The climate change in Indonesia has affected the fishing activity of fisheries in Indonesia, because the activity of fisheries is strongly influenced by climate change. The change in climate in Indonesia led to changes within the pattern of wind speed, current speed, precipitation, sea-surface temperature...

Objective: To assess if the patient has a low vision condition and to give proper management to the patient who has adherent leukoma associated with measles. Method: The patient was referred back by an ophthalmologist to the optometrist for low vision assessment and management. The demographic profile...

Background: Dental caries may lead to premature loss of the deciduous tooth. If it is left untreated it will lead to abnormal occlusion in children. The appliance used for preventive orthodontic is a space maintainer (SM). The existing appliance is rigid so far and does not follow the jaw growth. Thus,...

Covid-19 is a new virus that emerged in the world at the end of 2019. Covid-19 is experiencing a very fast increase. These conditions led to the closure of public places, the stoppage of public transportation, the isolation, and management of the infected, all to prevent and control COVID-19. The purpose...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the needs of android-based physical fitness activity guides. This study is an exploratory, descriptive study. The subjects in the study were 80 students. The study used observation sheet intrusion and questionnaires, with data retrieval techniques through surveys....

Vaccination is a prevention of transmission and spread and in order to establish herd immunity against the Covid-19 pandemic. Indonesia chose the Sinovac vaccine, which uses weakened viruses. The objective of the study was to measure the Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI) 24-72 hours post-vaccination...

Structured debriefing is a critical component of skill-based learning. Effects of structured debriefing on procedural skills and satisfaction of nursing students in low fidelity context. A pilot study was conducted in a private nursing college in Islamabad, Pakistan. Out of 51 approaches, 34 students...

Cupping is a precious heritage of traditional Chinese medicine?TCM), which originated in ancient China. After a long clinical application, Cupping obtained an excellent therapeutic effect. With the development of TCM, Cupping can be used to treat many diseases. In addition?the modern science and technology...

The development of service sports that are significant for the professional growth of employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs necessitates the selection of cadets with essential qualities. The purpose of this article is to find the model characteristics of cadets that determine the effectiveness...

The coverage of complete basic immunization in Central Java decreased from 100.7%, 93.4%, and 97.2% during 2013-2015, as the number of measles cases increased from 32, 308 and 576. The aim of this research was to analyze the coverage of immunization in Semarang City, Brebes District, and Surakarta City...

Background The mother’s behavior who were lacking in caring for children diarrhea will affect the growth and development of children and can lead to death. Objective: The study is conducted to determine the effect of integrated media educational communications information on a mother’s behavior in taking...

Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a condition that describes the condition of the heart muscle infarction so that the heart is damaged. Ongoing damage to the heart muscle may result in a new condition known as a complication. Based on this condition, the aim of this study was to determine the relationship...