Advances in Health Sciences Research

The morbidity rate of acute upper respiratory infection (ARI) in children under five is still relatively high in Indonesia. Many factors are thought to influence this incident. The present study analyzed the characteristics of mothers as predictors of the incidence of acute upper respiratory infection...

Objectives: This study aims to find a relationship between secondary metabolites of akar kuning and neuraminidase (NA) with molecular docking study and also to determine the most potent NA inhibitor from metabolites of akar kuning. Methods: All ligands were sketched and optimized using Gaussian 03W with...

PT Freeport Indonesia Hospital located in Tembagapura, District Mimika, Papua, reported three neurocysticercosis (NCC) suspected cases with acute symptomatic seizures, epilepsy and headaches in 2014. Computed tomography (CT) revealed multiple cystic lesions in the brain and disseminated cysticercosis...

In December 2019, a new virus strain of coronavirus-SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) has been reported. One prevention that can be done is to increase immune systems by using essential oils. This study aims to analyze the essential oils used during a pandemic. A Qualitative descriptive method with a random sampling...

In 2020, around 149.2 million or 22% of the world’s children under five were stunted, most of which came from Asia. In the same year, stunting data in Kendal Regency according to E-PPBGM was 17.54% of toddlers The incidence of stunting occurred due to chronic malnutrition and repeated infections during...

Non Smoking area (NSA / KTR) is a room or area that is declared prohibited for smoking or producing, selling, advertising, and / or promoting tobacco products. Cigarettes can have many negative impacts on general health, such as cancer of the mouth, pancreas, bladder, blood (leukemia), and lung cancer...

More than 30% of critical patients have significant pain while resting and more than 50% of patients experience significant pain during the routine care process. Pain is difficult to measure and treat in patients with reduced awareness because direct reports from patients are important in the assessment....

Virtual reality Training (VRT) is a technology that allows a user to interact in a virtual world that appears real to the user. According to some studies, VRT improves the balance of chronic and acute stroke patients. According to other studies, VRT is only effective in patients with chronic post-stroke...

Objective: To identify the experience of the mother caring for the child with Leukemia. Method: This type of research used qualitative research method with descriptive phenomenology design. Data collection with in-depth interview technique with key informant were 4 mothers who had children with leukemia...

The prevalence of overweight and obesity has doubling globally including Indonesia. Adolescence is a golden period of nutritional intervention in the lifecycle. Objective: This study aimed to examine the prevalence and to identify the associated factors of over nutrition among Indonesian adolescent based...

WHO suggests all countries including Indonesia to increase early awareness and respond quickly to cases that potentially spread. Indonesia has developed a system called Early Warning Alerts and responses (EWARS) to detect any threat or an indication of an infectious disease outbreak and reported weekly...

Tea tree oil (Melaleuca alternifolia) has been acknowledged for its antibacterial and antifungal properties. Previous publications revealed that the tea tree oil has antibacterial activity against Propionibacterium acnes, which is the leading cause of acne, Staphylococcus aureus that caused various skin...

Soil-transmitted helminths (STH) still remain a public health problem in developing countries. In Indonesia, STH is most prevalent in school-age children, especially with a lack of water sanitation and hygiene in riverbank areas. To elevate STH elimination in these areas, its need a highly sensitive...

The Pegringsingan weaving work position is by sitting on the floor with a simple mat and legs straight to the front and done for 6 to 8 hours per day. Low physical activity or sedentary lifestyle can increase the prevalence of obesity which is a risk factor for non-communicable diseases. Body Mass Index...

Cancer is a non-communicable disease, the second largest cause of death in the world. In Indonesia, breast cancer is the most common type of cancer suffered by women with 22,692 deaths case. However, chemotherapy drugs work non-selectively as it they are against both cancer cells and normal cells, which...

Fruits and vegetables (FV) contain essential vitamins and minerals for children’s growth and development. Introduction of FV in young children can improve their preference for healthy food. The purpose of this study was to develop FV combinations based on children’s preferences and balanced diet recommendations....

Objective: To analyze the relationship of husband's support to the mother's interest (wife) in using implant contraception in the working area of Alalak Selatan health center. Method: This research use cross sectional design with quantitative approach. The population in this study were all implanted...

Riset kesehatan dasar (Riskesdas) in 2007, 2013 and 2018 showed the prevalence of mental emotional disorder were 11.6%, 6.0% and 9.8% respectively. This study aims to describe mental emotional pattern among Indonesian and to compare the symptoms based on three Riskesdas. Riskesdas was a population survey....

Background: Football has a fairly high popularity and is admired by people of various ages. Potential injury in football is rather high because, during the game, each player is required to run at high speed. One of the most common injuries is a hamstring injury. Thus, the purpose of this study is to...

Since 2006 Indonesia has developed a laboratory-based influenza surveillance system. Confirmation of influenza-like illness (ILI) cases is conducted by PCR examination in regional laboratories and followed by virus isolation on positive PCR samples. The long process ILI samples shipping that in the chain...

Malnutrition, sanitation and the environment are problems that are still often found to trigger stunting in toddlers in Indonesia. In 2021, the prevalence of stunting in Central Java among children under five years of age will be 20.9%. Kendal Regency in Central Java Province has a stunting prevalence...

Objective : To analyze the effectiveness of Contextual Teaching Learning (CTL) and Problem Based Learning (PBL) in improving learning outcomes and learning activities on the subjects of Neonates, Infant and Toddler Care Method : This study method used experimental design with Pretest-Posttest Randomized...

Indonesia is located along the Pacific Ring of Fire and close to some natural hazards, including earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, flooding, and droughts. BNPB (the National Agency for Disaster Management) recorded 436 deaths, 1353 mild injuries, 783 serious injuries, and 77,975 houses also,...

The contraceptive discontinuation rate among women age 15-49 increased from 21 percent in 2002-2003 to 29 percent in 2017. The absence of family planning counseling is considered as one of the factors associated with contraceptive discontinuation. The aim of this study was to assess the implementation...

Objective: This paper aims to identify family support for the use of drugs in adolescents. Methods: The design of this study was descriptive analytic with the number of samples of 24 adolescent users of drug using technique totality sampling. Data collection using the instrument in the form of a questionnaire...

Hyperuricemia is an elevated level of uric acid in the blood that induces uric acid needle shaped crystals saturation resulting in joint stiffness. Anting-anting leaf contains quercetin and kaempferol which are capable of decreasing uric acid in the body. The purpose of this study was to determine the...

Indonesia is currently struggling towards Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by the year 2019, but policy actors have difficulty in adjusting centralized health insurance management policies at the central level through Law No. 24/2011 on Social Security Provider (BPJS) and Presidential Regulation No. 12/2013...

Aflatoxins are group of mycotoxins produced by Aspergillus sp., which is commonly found in agricultural products. Aflatoxins have carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic and immunosuppressive properties for humans and animals. Aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) is the most toxic type of aflatoxins in nature compared to...

Background: The most common emergency event is cardiac arrest. The first aid provided is Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. RJP actions can be carried out by anyone, including Teenage Red Cross It is necessary to provide education about CPR so that TEENAGE RED CROSS can provide first aid to victims of cardiac...

Introduction: Cupping therapy is a skin vacuuming method for releasing accumulated toxins and oxidants in the body. Cupping therapy is believed as a treatment for several diseases such as hypertension, migraine, carpal tunnel syndrome, and it also takes part in stroke rehabilitation treatment. Based...

Objective: to determine the corelation of lifestyle with nutritional status in street children in RPA Gank Bandung in 2017. Methods: This research use analytic survey with cross sectional approach. Samples taken were 73 street children with sampling technique is simple random sampling Data collection...

Cervical cancer screening services is covered by non-capitation scheme of national health insurance (BPJS). Bogor City have been running the screening program since 2011. This research was aimed to know overview of cervical cancer screening financing from non-capitation scheme of BPJS in Bogor City....

Background: Hamstring strain injury is a non-contact injury caused by high-speed running. Two of risk factors that of HIS is due to lack of eccentric power of the hamstring muscle and the length of the biceps femoris fascicle. This study to aobserve the effect of nordic hamstring exercise on peak torque...

Smoking behavior is a global health threat. Indonesia ranks third after China and India, with the most significant number of smoking behaviors in the world. Indonesia has implemented a No Smoking Area policy in the workplace and health facilities, but its implementation in the field is still not consistently...

Resistin is a hormone that involved in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus. High resistin level in pre-DM respondents with obesity will cause insulin resistance. ROC analysis is used as an initial screening to predict chronic diseases precisely and accurately to look for high specificity values. The...

Giving birth independently without the help of a shaman or health worker is one of the traditions of the Outer Baduy Tribe that is still practiced and often results in the death of the mother and baby. To reduce the occurrence of childbirth itself, an intervention has been carried out involving community...

The Sememi Health Center in Surabaya City reported the highest number of dengue cases in 2020. Control measurement on the dissemination of DHF has been implemented to perceive the outcome of controlling it, which can be assessed through the Free Larvae Index (FLI) indicator in larvae surveys. This research...

Objective: This research aims at analyzing what factors related to the incidence of neonatal sepsis at Dr. H. Moch. Ansari Saleh Hospital, Banjarmasin in 2016 Method: A case-control study conducted on 8 to 15 April 2017 in dr. H. Moch. Ansari Saleh Banjarmasin. The population is divided into case population...

BPJS is a legal entity formed to carry out social security programs by Law Number 24 of 2011 regarding Social Security Administrator. BPJS Kesehatan services divided by class according to the non-medical benefits of participation in Presidential Regulation Number 82 of 2018 regarding Health Insurance....

Introduction: Nearsightedness is one of the most common eye refractive errors in the world. The development of technology has led to an increase in the use of gadgets and a decrease in outdoor activities. This is the cause of nearsightedness sufferers among students. As a result of blurring when seeing...

Inflammation is an important biological process for eradicating pathogens and maintaining tissue homeostasis. Cyclooxygenase 1 (COX-1) is one of the pharmacological targets for anti-inflammatory drugs. The purposes of this study was to predict the affinity of 23 compounds contained in Hemigraphis alternata...

Antioxidant are an important topic in various disciplines especially in the fields of medicine and health. The theory about compounds of radicals, free radicals and antioxidants is growing most diseases are preceded by excessive oxidation reactions in the body. Vaccinium varingiaefolium (Blume) Miq....

Analog rice can be used as a substitute for rice to meet nutritional needs and as food diversification. This study was to determine the characteristics of local food-based analogs of Garut starch, Corn Flour, and Soybean Flour. The main composition of analog rice products consists of arrowroot starch...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between duration of work, smoking status, and knowledge of GTS, and personal hygiene with GTS, status of tobacco farmers, as well as education, knowledge of GTS, income and GTS status of tobacco farmers with health literacy. This research used...

Objective: To analyze the correlation between episiotomy, perineal laceration and type of labor toward the incident of postpartum urinary retention in Dr. H. Soemarno Sosroatmodjo Hospital Kuala Kapuas in 2015-2016 Method: The research used case control study and was conducted on March 13, 2017 - March...

Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM) is a risk factor for other non-communicable diseases and is a problem, along with the increasing prevalence in Indonesia. One of the proteins involved in the occurrence of diabetes is UCP2, which is produced by the UCP2 gene. So that the polymorphism in this gene is likely...

A pregnant woman dies every minute due to complications of pregnancy and childbirth. One of the causes of maternal mortality (MMR) is pregnant women’s low knowledge about pregnancy. Good knowledge about pregnancy is beneficial for pregnant women to stay healthy during pregnancy. The aim of this research...

Introduction: BRCA1 and BRCA2 are genes associated with the risk of hereditary breast cancer, one of the most cancer found in Indonesian women. The study of the genetic pattern of BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes in the Indonesian population is still very limited. Therefore, the research purpose was to identify...

According to Indonesia Basic Health Research 2018, the prevalence of mental emotional disorders which is indicated by depression and anxiety symptoms reached 9.8% of the total households in Indonesia. Screening of mental emotional disorders in a population at risk needs to be done. Therefore, people...

The urinary iodine concentration (UIC) is the most common indicator for assessing the population’s iodine status. Urinary iodine does not provide information about thyroid function directly. However, iodine status is an important determinant of thyroid disorders in women of childbearing age. This study...

Objective: To know the relationship of physical activity, diet and menarche age with age of menopause at Posyandu elderly working area Puskesmas Pekauman Banjarmasin. Methods: The research used quantitative analytic with cross sectional approach. The population is women aged 45-59 years in Posyandu elderly...

West Papua is the second biggest province in eastern part of Indonesia. Availability and accessibility of health care services are among the priority problems in this province. Telemedicine Indonesia (TEMENIN), a telemedicine pilot project from the Ministry of Health, has been implemented in 4 health...

Bronchial asthma is a chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways that causes recurrent episodes of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness and coughing. In Indonesia, the results of the Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) in 2018 showed that the prevalence of asthma in Indonesia was found to be...

Compression Therapy is a non-invasive application in the treatment of leg wounds. Bandage that is not done will cause lower leg edema when the swollen exudate is retained on the surface of the wound which will result in maceration of the skin around the wound, in cases of venous blood vessels there is...

The prevalence of obesity is high in Indonesia. It was associated with the increasing prevalence of diabetes (DM). Metabolic syndrome (MS) is known could increase DM prevalence. It is important to understand if the DM incidence is higher among those who have MS among obese. Objective: To determine DM...

Clinical pathways (CP) regarding stroke is a medical service standard necessitated ensuring quality health services at rational costs. The previous study showed that the effect of CP implication on hospitalization length has not shown conclusive results in one hospital nor considered the CP format used....

Objective: Knowing Factors Affecting The Participation Of Husband To Be Acceptors Contraception In BPM N Banjarmasin Method: This research is an analytic survey with cross-sectional approach. Samples totaling 49 people were taken using accidental sampling technique. Data were analyzed by chi-square with...

Background: The short-term impact felt by critically ill patients and ventilators are Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), which is added to the health mechanism due to muscle weakness and the occurrence of pressure sores or decubitus. Prevention of pneumonia in intubation patients is crucial because...

HIV / AIDS as one of infectious diseases that has become endemic in 34 provinces in Indonesia. The number of new HIV cases based on Most at Risk Populations (MARPs) in Indonesia always increasing since year 2011 until 2016. The study aim to examined the role of HIV MARPs coordinator in preventing HIV....

One of the highest causes of maternal mortality is hypertension in pregnant women, if not treated, Eclampsia will occur. One of the main causes of maternal mortality in North Sulawesi Province is hypertension. Data from Tuminting Health Center, Manado City, second trimester pregnant women suffer from...

Capitation fund services division in Pekanbaru set in regulation of Mayor (Perwako) No. 26 in 2016, yet the satisfaction of the officer. This study aims to find out about the distribution of capitation services in Senapelan Health Center Pekanbaru City in 2018. This research is qualitative descriptive...

Handling of psychiatric cases in the community and at the healthcare center is a vital aspect for further treatment of people with mental health disorders. Hence, healthcare workers (doctors and nurses) are required to carry out this crucial intervention with their professional expertise properly. The...

Cost information is important for efficiently allocating healthcare expenditures, estimating future budget allocation, and setting user fees to start new financing systems. Indonesia has a very high number of COVID-19 cases. Because of new instances, Indonesia requires information on the cost of COVID...

Objective: Cause of newborn death in Indonesia, one of them which is equal to 27% of asphyxia. The risk factor of the which can cause the occurrence of asphyxia in the newborn baby are the maternal factors, fetal factors, placental factors and delivery factor. The occurrence of asphyxia in Hospital Dr....

Based on annual reports the Southeast Sulawesi Provincial Health Office in 2017, out of 12 hospitals in the city of Kendari, only 8 hospitals have wastewater treatment plants (WWTP). Aims: to find out the quality of liquid waste at the inlet and outlet of the hospital WWTP, in terms of decreasing the...

Currently non-communicable diseases occupy the highest position in Indonesia. Hypertension and cardiovascular disease still occupy the top ten diseases. Non-communicable diseases also include thyroid dysfunction where hyperthyroidism can cause cardiovascular disorders. Patients with thyroid disease,...

The use of e-learning as an internal training medium for medical personnel in Bantul Regency has not been implemented by the hospital as an effort to develop human resources, especially for handling psychiatric emergencies. Since 2016, Bantul Regency was in the top rank in Indonesia for its number of...

Current policy responses in Indonesia have been focused on increasing public awareness of the risks of COVID-19. Nevertheless, there is limited information concerning public perceptions on COVID-19 pandemic that would contribute for formulating adequate preventative approaches to mitigate consequences...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to find out the association of house environment with Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) incidence in Pudi Village, North Kelumpang District, Kotabaru Regency. Method: This research was using a survey method with analytic cross-sectional study design. The Instrument...

The prevalence of psychological stress or known as mental emotional disorders in Indonesian population is 6% or around 14 million people (Riskesdas, 2013). Psychological stress can occur people who staying up late with upside down sleep patterns. Psychological stress will affect the HPA Axis system in...

Malnutrition in toddlers can occur at the age of 0-5 years which can affect growth, intelligence and endurance. Parenting pattern is one of the factors causing malnutrition. There are still many cases of malnutrition in Indonesia, especially in the areas where the research took place. The aim of this...

One of the health workers needed to provide health services is a nurse. “X” Hospital is a private hospital in Bali which has a nurses turnover rate exceeding the standard limit in the last 5 years, reaching 20.61% per year thereby reducing the quality of nursing services and overall quality of the hospital....

Objective: Extravasation is an effect of a highly unexpected chemotherapy drug administration, because it will cost patients a long time of care, cost, pain and also body image disturbance. The signs of extravasation should also be very recognizable. Extravasation can also cause permanent skin damage....

Caesarean section (CS) delivery in Indonesia is on the rise and has drawn a considerable attention to its social determinants. However, information on planned CS delivery is limited in the Indonesian setting. Hence, this study aims at investigating its correlates. We employed data from the 2017 round...

The treatment regimen in severe Covid-19 patients has several types of therapies. However, there is uncertainty about which therapies are more effective in the covid-19 weight category. In June 2020, the study was conducted with keyword search [REMDESIVIR] [RUXOLITINIB] [COVID19] in 2010-2020 using PUBMED.gov....

Stroke is a major health problem causing 75.2% of mortality and 81.0% of disability in developing countries. It accounts for the primary causes of Indonesian deaths (15.4%). This research aims to analyze the variation of medicines costs for inpatient ischemic stroke based on the hospital, patients, and...

The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant global impact on public health and society, resulting in a high transmission rate and affected various sectors such as the economy, social, and education. To mitigate the impact on education, institutions need to implement health protocols to protect students.This...

A research on drugs administration in Manado in 2014 revealed that 44.77% of the local population did not procure drugs properly, 75.9% received the wrong ones, 25.3% did not store them as suggested, and 72% did not use them appropriately. As an attempt to avoid medication management mistakes in the...

The decree of the minister of health number 46 year 2015 regarding Primary Health Center (PHC) Accreditation marked a new era in enhancing the performance of PHC in Indonesia. The accreditation is also expected to boost the client satisfaction level in every aspect of its service. This point of view...

Objective: The research aims to identify the factors related to the stroke incidence of post-menopause women at Seruni Room of Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin. Technology or Method: This study used analytical surveys with case-control design. The population is women of post-menopause at Seruni Room of Ulin...

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is a viral disease that is endemic in tropical and subtropical regions. It is spread through the bite of the Aedes mosquito. One of the factors influencing the spread of DHF is climate, which influences both vector and virus activity. The climate of a region is influenced...

Sweetened condensed contains high sugar which has a negative impact on the children’s health. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship of sweetened condensed consumption and other factors on underweight among children under age five. A cross-sectional study was conducted in January–March...

The Indonesian government is vaccinating all Indonesians against Covid-19. Covid-19 vaccine required a cold chain system to maintain the recommended storage and distribution temperature range. The study was conducted to describe the compliance of the vaccine management in Indonesia with Guidelines for...

One of the issues during and after pregnancy as well as childbirth that causes 75% of maternal mortality is preeclampsia. Low family support and obesity during pregnancy be one of the causes of preeclampsia. The aim of this study is to find out the relationship between obesity and family support with...

Globally premature death due to cardiovascular disease and stroke continues increase, predicted many UN member countries cannot reach target of reducing premature death by 25% by 2025. Similar in Indonesia prevalence of stroke increased from 8.3 to 12.1 per mile population (Riskesdas,2007–2013), the...

Diabetes is a chronic hyperglycemic condition which the therapy by maintaining blood glucose levels. Herbal plants can be an alternative therapy in reducing blood glucose levels. Indonesia is rich in herbaceous plants, one of which is Moringa oleifera Lam. Herbal plant of Moringa oleifera Lam. has been...

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify the effect of using integrated emergency nursing formats and guidelines on the accuracy and completeness of nursing documentation in the emergency departments. Method: The design uses quasi experiments to determine the effect of using integrated emergency...

In Indonesia, the trend of obesity continues to increase consistently, even though the government has targeted to maintain the prevalence of obesity. Obesity is a comorbidity of COVID-19. During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a change in diet and weight gain. The purpose of this study was to determine...

Herbal medicine has been used empirically worldwide including in Indonesia but is not recorded properly yet. This analysis aimed to obtain the herbal medicine service patterns especially the combination of treatments, amount and types of herbal preparation. Jamu Registry was an observational study on...

Background: Moringa oleifera is one of the promising novel treatments in autoimmune diseases through anti-inflammation and immunosuppression. Mean platelet volume and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio are used to measure the degree of inflammation. This study aimed to identify the effect of Moringa oleifera...

This study aims to analyze the differences in pain before and after giving abdominal lifting to women in the first stage of labor. Methods: This research is a type of pre-experimental research design with a one-group pretest-posttest research design. The sample in this study was taken using a purposive...

Objective: This is to analyze the effect of murottal therapy to anxiety levels of patient preoperative in the Installation Central Surgical (ICS) General Hospital Sari Mulia Banjarmasin. Methods: This research uses quantitative research Quasi-experimental design with the one-group pretest-posttest design....

In the JKN-KIS era demanded quality and cost control. One appropriate tool is the implementation of clinical pathways and controlling costs per treatment activity based on the unit cost by activity based costing method, called the cost of treatment. On another aspect, faced with catastrophic diseases...

Objective: the influence of demographic, knowledge, emotional condition, motivation, and family support factors on both self efficacy and therapeutic behavior of those patients with TB in Garut District. Method: The study associative analytic research using cross sectional approach the amount of respondents...

The re-emergence of Brugian filariasis after mass drug administration (MDA) has been documented in Indonesia. A third-round of transmission assessment survey (TAS) in Kotawaringin Barat district revealed positive anti-Brugia IgG4 antibodies in humans, indicating a newly emerged Brugian filariasis transmission....

Climatic factors are suspected to encourage an increase in the incidence of diarrheal diseases in Indonesia, especially among children under five, as a vulnerable group and can lead to death. The problem of diarrhea for the last 3 years has almost stagnated, only slightly decreased. This study aims to...

An effective nutrition education model potentially improves women’s dietary habits during pregnancy, leading to positive health outcomes for both mothers and their offspring. This review aimed to explore existing nutrition education models delivered to pregnant women in Indonesia and improvements needed...

Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) disease is one of the problems in healthcare facility. According to WHO criteria, thrombocyte and hematocrit are used as an indicator for the diagnosis of DHF. Hematocrit and thrombocyte examination will help and simplify therapy and diagnosis. The previous studies also...

Objective: To analyze Factor of leadership style, motivation and training in partially influencing logistics employee performance at pharmaceutical wholesalers X in Banjarmasin Method: The research was conducted in the form of analytical research with the object of pharmaceutical wholesalers in Banjarmasin,...

The implementation of counseling services by Pharmacists in Private Pharmacy in Padang has not run optimally. The purpose of the study was to analyze the implementation of counseling services by pharmacists in private pharmacies in the Padang in 2019. Type of qualitative research with a systems approach,...