Advances in Health Sciences Research

Stunting is defined as chronic malnutrition or failure that occurs during the growth period and can be used as an indicator for nutritional fulfilment in children. Children who have insufficient or poor nutritional intake and have a short body size or very short growth status can put their intelligence...

Emergency conditions that occur in hospitals include safety and security emergencies, spills of materials and waste of hazardous and toxic materials (B3), failure of medical and non-medical equipment, hospital utility emergencies, and outbreaks/outbreaks/pandemic diseases. Types of disasters that can...

One of the factors that demand hospital services is the speed of service starting from patient registration to the process of patient discharge from the hospital after receiving service1. The imbalance between the speed of patient arrival and the ability of service personnel to provide services is one...

Disorders of the musculoskeletal system are an accumulation of small and large symptoms that take place continuously for a relatively long time. Pétanque sports combine movements into one such as walking, throwing, and squatting in a relatively long time with low intensity. Methods: This study used an...

The Covid-19 pandemic, which was first discovered in China, precisely in Wuhan in 2019, spread rapidly to various countries in the world, including Indonesia in 2020 and resulted in many casualties, which certainly made all countries in the world panic in handling this Covid-19 case. The Covid-19 pandemic...

Workaholism is a behavior with uncontrollable drive to work and tend to be compulsive. A workaholic person would encounter negative effect on their relationship, leisure times, and/or their health. It had been recorded, most workers with workaholism were managers and professional position. Very often...

Introduction: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with vaccination as a preventive measures. Hearing loss is a side effect of the COVID-19 vaccination. Purpose: to understand side effects of the COVID-19 vaccination on hearing loss. Literature Review: Post-vaccination hearing...

Nosocomial infection is a worldwide problem which always increase significantly. To minimize the risk of infection in hospitals, it is necessary to apply the standard precautions. One of which is cough etiquette.This study is aimed to find out the effectiveness of knowledge regarding cough etiquette...

immunization is an attempt to confer immunity in infants and children by incorporating the vaccine into the body so that the body makes antibodies body prevent certain diseases. Immunization coverage in 2014 as much (89.78%) decreased compared to previous years, this was due to their socio-cultural factors...

The purpose of this research was to describe the settings of coaching treatment of disabled athletes in Malang. This research used a descriptive qualitative method. The research subjects were Yayasan Bhakti Luhur Malang, Yayasan Pembinaan Anak Cacat (YPAC) Malang, and SLB Autisme River Kids Malang. The...

Pandemic COVID-19 has a bruthless strength which highly emphasize of all dimension in human life. It made a high turnover in all approach to achieve a better way to minimize the catastrophe. In emergency response the approach for cardiopulmonary arrest are highly debate for ethics and better prognosis...

Patients with heart failure patients. This case in an increased incidence of mortality and rehospitalization. Monitoring and controlling are needed to improve the quality of life and self-care to improve health. The e-health telemonitoring intervention is a breakthrough to overcome this. Purpose: Review...

Overweight and obesity can occur in all age groups and is most common in teenagers. The adolescent group is still in the growth phase so they still require a relatively large nutritional intake which can cause several dietary problems. The aim of this study was to analyze the relationship between perceived...

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) are the leading cause of death and a major contributor to the burden of disease worldwide, including Indonesia. The pattern of diseases in Indonesia has undergone become an epidemiological transition over the last two dekade, mainly hypertension and diabetes. Modifiable...

Malnutrition still a major public health problem in Indonesia. Lack of nutrition can not be resolved, the prevalence of malnutrition continues to rise. Efforts to optimize the delivery of Pesan Umum Gizi Seimbang need to be done to the community, through health education and promotion, as well as information,...

The decision of the referee and assistant referee in football can be determined by several factors, one of which is the position when making a decision. When the assistant referee takes a decision, the ideal position is always at the same level as the last defender, with a view that must look at the...

Haematological profile is important to determine the physiological condition of an individual, and morphology of red blood cells can also be helpful in making a diagnosis of a disease. The size of red blood cells affects the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen. In some clinical events shape and...

Obesity is one of the epidemic diseases in most developed countries. According to the WHO report states that more than 1.9 billion adults worldwide are overweight and more than 600 million people are obese, corresponding to 39% overweight and 13% obesity rates for the adult population in the world. Obesity...

Background: Workers who are exposed to extreme heat may be at high risk of heat stresswhich can affect the workers’ health and reduce their work productivity. This study aimed to analyzedehydration index and fatigue level of employees working in heat-exposed environments. Methods: The participants of...

The prevalence of cesarean delivery in Asia from 1990-2014 has increased by 19.2%. This study aims to determine the relationship between maternal and fetal factors with the action section cesarean at Permata Bunda Hospital, Purwodadi-Grobogan. Specifically: 1) describe the characteristics of respondents...

This study aimed to evaluate accumulative calcium ion release from new generation calcium releasing self-adhesive resin cement (TheraCem®Ca) in different time and in two different pH, and the effect of calcium addition on the substrate. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Six samples of self-adhesive resin cement,...

Diabetes exercise can control cholesterol, changes in blood pressure, reduce BMI, and increase the flexibility of Diabetes Mellitus (DM) sufferers. This study aimed to examine diabetes exercise in DM sufferers against changes in blood pressure. The research method used was a pre-experimental design with...

Indonesian Basketball League (IBL) match session 2018/ 2019 performance data are available in the public domain. However, the data have not been adequately analyzed for evaluating team performance and for developing strategies for programing athlete training. Furthermore, factors contributing to the...

This research aims to determine the level of oxygen volume and oxygen saturation of the PON XXI DIY Puslatda athletes.This research is quantitative descriptive research using survey methods with tests and measurements. The subjects in this research were PON XXI DIY Puslatda athletes, totaling 41 athletes...

The deterioration of the body's cells indicates the beginning of health problems experienced by the elderly, so that the body's function and endurance decrease and risk factors for disease are increased. Various kinds of problems both physically, mentally and socio-economic culturally that...

Stroke is the leading cause of mortality and disability in the worldwide. Based on Basic Health research 2014 the prevalence of stroke was increased from 830 per 100,000 population in 2007 to 1,236 per 100,000 population in 2014. The purpose of this study was to determine the influence of hypertention,...

Background: Cognitive impairment is a prevalent manifestation observed in people with schizophrenia and holds significant value in predicting the clinical and functional prognosis of the disease. Even though cognitive deficits are not the primary diagnostic criterion for schizophrenia, they can exacerbate...

Objective: To described level of labor pain on first stage of Normal labor in Dr. H. Moch Ansari Saleh Banjarmasin Hospital. Methods: This research used descriptive method. Population on the research are all of normal labor women and sample used 30 people who normal labor with accidental sampling techniques....

Hypertension is a serious health problem because the high number of morbidity and mortality. Generally, the treatments of hypertension throughout two ways, pharmacological and non-pharmacological. Anti-stroke exercise was the one of non-pharmacological therapy that is recommended for hypertension. The...

High mortality and morbidity due to Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI’s) is one of the public health problem. Healthcare associated infections incidence at Murni Teguh Memorial Hospital is still high, such as the incidence of urinary tract infection that reach 14.7 percentile and the incidence of...

Cephalometry is an essential diagnostic tool to obtain cranial radiograph that is necessary in complex assessment of cranium and orofacial. The cephalometric value is necessary in establishing a diagnosis and developing a comprehensive treatment plan. The standard cephalometric value could not be applied...

The benefits of exclusive breastfeeding for infants and mothers are well-understood. Exclusive breastfeeding can prevent babies from mortality due to infection such as pneumonia and diarrhea, of which one of the leading factors of infant mortality. The rate of exclusive breastfeeding in the world, unfortunately,...

Traveler’s diarrhea (TD) is one of the most common health problem encountered by travelers. TD incidence increases annually especially in developing countries with an average incidence around 20–60% every month. This study was conducted in Yogyakarta because this region’s tourism has been growing rapidly,...

Patients with enlarged thyroid gland (goiter) that cause paralysis of recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) or hoarseness usually have associated with thyroid malignancy. Malignancy can be directly or indirectly related to RLN. Cases of vocal cord paralysis associated with benign thyroid disease or goitre...

Children residing in waste disposal areas face significant disaster risks, including fires, air pollution, and illnesses due to toxic waste. This study aims to investigate and improve disaster risk reduction strategies tailored specifically to the needs of children within the context of waste disposal...

Knowledge and attitudes have a close relationship in bringing up a behavior, especially environmental health behavior. The environment is still a major problem for environmental health, especially related to waste management. The community in RW 06 Oro-Oro Dowo Village, Klojen District, Malang City also...

Problems occurring during implementation of handover is a common issue found in hospitals. One of the impacts of problems related to handover is patient safety and the quality of nursing care. Objectives: The Purpose of this paper is to explain the effectiveness of simulation and demonstration methods...

This study was aimed to determine the difference blood sugar level decrease after cycling for 30 minutes using road bike and mountain bike. The concept of measurement of blood glucose level using glucometer and it is taken after the sample doing cycling for 30 minutes. This Quasi experimental research...

Pregnant exercise is very useful for improving the health of the mother and fetus. Pregnancy exercises will reduce the high maternal mortality rate that occurs in the 3rd trimester. However, every pregnant woman has a different perception about pregnancy exercise. The problem that occurs in the field...

Objective: to the description of self-adaption to stress based on criminal punishment for prisoners in Tasikmalaya Second Class Penitentiary. Methods: descriptive research, participants in this study were prisoners on criminal punishment (n=40). Results and Discussion: obtained in this study that normal...

The Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) outbreak is still evolving globally and remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This study was conducted to find out the survival probability of patients suffering from covid after the patients were hospitalized for one month in Dustira hospital...

A comparative genetic examination of children with varying degrees of asthenization of the nervous system, living in the Far North of Russia was carried out. The polymerase chain reaction method on BioRAD CFX96 Real Time System was used to study the following polymorphisms: A1166C of AGTR1 angiotensin...

Dementia is a deficit of intellectual function, including language disorders, cognition, personality, visuospatial skills and memories of daily activities. The purposed of this study is to identify the risk factors of dementia in elderly at nursing home. The research design used is correlative descriptive...

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSD) are one of the main occupational health haz-ards affecting dental practitioners and result in discomfort, pain, and illness that can result in disruption or impairment of dental practice. The objective of this study is to discover the description of MSD among dental practitioners...

The most common symptoms in lung cancer are dyspnea and anxiety that cause restlessness on patients. This study aimed to identify the impact of PLB and PMR training program on the increase of oxygen saturation level and relaxation in patients with lung cancer. The study design was Quasy Experiment with...

The article studies lipid parameters and inflammatory markers of OA without comorbidity, OA in combination with IHD, AH in conjunction with clinical symptoms of the disease. 110 patients with OA combined with IHD, AH, 30 patients with OA without comorbidity treated at the rheumatology department of the...

Research of prospects and innovative aspects of strengthening of health of the population and rehabilitation of athletes in the tourist and recreational complex of the southern Urals had been carried out. Organization and methods of research: from the regions of the Southern Urals, the Chelyabinsk region...

Constraints faced when becoming a guide is to communicate technical training with tools, collaburation and excelation with athletes, and if there are health problems or injuries to the leg muscles it will not be possible to accompany athletes in training. All problems encountered step by step can be...

The aim of the study is to analyze factors that influence the choice of iron deficiency anemia drugs. The sociological survey was carried out in medical and pharmacy organizations. The survey involved 20 doctors who have used the drugs under study and 70 end randomly selected end users of drugs. All...

Pregnant women have special characteristics in the use of drugs that require more attention in the administration of drugs. The use of drugs outside the information listed in the leaflet or “off-label” has a risk when used by special populations such as pregnant women. This study aims to determine the...

Adolescence is puberty characterized by rapid physical changes, menarche, psychological changes and the emergence of secondary sex characteristics. This can cause feelings of confusion, various questions, fear and anxiety. This study aims to determine the effectiveness of counseling and peers in overcoming...

The aim of this research was to know the comparison of physical fitness and motor ability of junior high school female students based on the time modification of direct and indirect learning. The design of the research was descriptive quantitative by using causal comparative technique. Data collection...

Natural detoxification can be obtained by using Habatussaudah which has the ability to increase the natural excretion of toxins from our body. To increase the ability of facial wash gel, activated charcoal palm shell in terms of absorption of toxins, it was further developed with the addition of Habatussaudah...

Absences and losing health officers during the war against Covid-19 is a big loss for hospitals especially for those in the front line. In the hospital, nurses are the ones who will face and has direct contact with the Covid-19 patients so that they have a big risk of exposure than other officers. The...

Background: Depression can occur in postpartum mothers, influenced by various biological factors, such as temperament, genetic or biochemical, and other psychological problems, including personality/personal history and family environment. Previous studies also stated that the condition is associated...

There are several factors that affect the development of HIV, one of which is TB co-infection. HIV and TB both play a role in reducing the function of the immune system. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the status of TB infection in HIV+ patients with the development/progression...

Background: Hearing impairment can interfere with a patient's quality of life, especially children. Early diagnosis of hearing impairment is critical. Currently, OAE and BERA are the standard test for hearing impairment screening, but these tests are costly and require experienced professionals...

Inadequacy antenatal care during pregnancy can caused complications to mother and her baby. Pregnant woman should do antenatal care at least four times (also known as K4) during pregnancy. Coverage of K4 in 2007 to 2015 in Indonesia, Nusa Tenggara Barat remain under target (less than 95%), including...

Air source chosen because it is relatively better than the air of the river which is viewed from its quality aspect for its turbidity factor. Ground water as a source of clean water in general can be directly used for everyday life. But without realizing that ground air contains a lot of metal dissolved...

Making an accurate and valid prediction about the long term success of an athlete in professional sport is likely a difficult aspect of the roleof professional coaches. To date however, personality inventories have yet become common place within this evaluative process; and thus, their predictive utility...

Stunting is a nutritional problem that is influenced by various factors. Basic Health Research states that the prevalence of stunting in Indonesia has reached 30.8%. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between the characteristics of children under five years old, infectious disease status and...

Stunting is a major public health problem in low- and middle-income countries because of its association with an increased risk of morbidity and death during childhood. The impact of stunting is reducing children’s intelligence so that it will affect the quality of life of children in the next life....

This research aims to determine development of swimming sport, that viewed from Coach qualifications, athlete conditions, supporting facilities conditions, and mechanism of swimming sport organizations in Tanjungpinang City, Riau Islands Province. This research is qualitative research, informant from...

Background: The elderly is a period of decline in biological function that cannot be avoided by every human being. The decline in biological function can affect various aspects of life including physical, psychological, and social aspects. One change in social roles that has a major impact on the elderly...

The purpose of this research was to assess the content validity of the Lay-up performance assessment. This is critical due to its ability to review objectively and its application as material for coach and physical education teacher evaluation. Furthermore, the method used was research evaluation with...

Background: The high contagiousness of coronavirus and the significant impact of the disease on the health system of the various countries including Iraq, this made the need for vaccines essential to prevent and control of this epidemic. Objective of the study: To assess the overall COVID19...

Composite materials combine different materials with distinct physical and chemical properties. Their use in construction dates back 3500 years, when clay and straw composites created sturdy buildings. Today, mud and concrete bricks have replaced them, offering strength and advantages. However, these...

In recent years, the methylotrophic Pichia pastoris has become an increasingly famous host for recombinant protein expressions. As a eukaryote, this yeast offers several advantages, including simplicity of genetic manipulation, stable expression, and low-cost scalable fermentation techniques. Previous...

One of the causes of maternal death and fetal death is complications in the pregnancy process, based on the profile of the district health service East Lombok, one of the causes of maternal death is disease comorbidities in 15 cases (52.47%), comorbidities were complications and risks to pregnant women,...

Visual impairment, predominantly due to refractive errors like myopia, is a pressing global health concern with notable prevalence in Indonesia. Such errors are frequently linked to excessive gadget usage among students. This study sought to examine the presence of refractive errors in junior high school...

Background: Pregnant and giving birth women represent the population that is vulnerable to outbreaks of this infectious disease because of changes in physiology, susceptibility to infection, and impaired mechanical and immunological function. In neonatal outcomes, it was found that babies born to mothers...

The prevalence of DM sufferers in Indonesia has increased from 2013–2018, from 1,5% to 2,0% (Riskesdas 2018). Based on data from Pintu Padang Health Center, there were 15 people with Diabetes Mellitus in the village of Janjimanaon in 2019, an increase in 2020 to 17 people. Behavior has three domains,...

Early adult crisis is a period of early adult development that often causes high stress in emerging adulthood and has the potential to affect negatively on health and well-being of emerging adults. Self-compassion as a personal response that is positive, supporting and caring for oneself has been found...

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarette), of which the health effects are still unknown, have been sold in Indonesian market since 2010. We sought to examine the portrayals of harms and benefits of e-cigarette in online news media as they have been the new main source of information among Indonesians. This...

This study aims to prove that the administration of red dragon fruit extract (Hylocereus polyrhizus) has an effect on membrane lipid peroxidation and liver tissue damage triggered by hyperlipidemia in white rats (Rattus norvegicus). This study used trueexperimental design with using 30 male Wistar rats...

Poskesdes (Rural Health Post) is a Community-Based Health Effort established to optimalize the potentials existing in the community to improve the health status and the utilization of health services. This quantitative study was to analyze utilization of rural health post by the knowledge and attitude...

Lemongrass extract contains citral and geranial that act as the antibacterial property. The mechanism of citral that acts as antibacterial agent is the "hydrophobicity" characteristic that able to rip apart the mitochondria's lipid layer of the membrane cell. The alcohol compound can also cause the denaturation...

Running business in group, in Indonesian is Sentra Peternakan Rakyat (SPR), which are sustainably running business together is the hope for all the farmers and also the government to meet the needs of national meats. In the past, some of farmers must disband and terminate its business due to wrong strategy...

Malaria is a disease and a world health problem, due to the fact that its potential vector has the capacity to transmit and spread, leading to wide-ranging concerns and international impacts. This study, therefore, aims to create a spatial model of environmental sanitation as a determinant of the spread...

Forceps biopsy is a crucial procedure in bronchoscopy aimed at obtaining tissue samples from the respiratory tract for diagnostic purposes. This study aims to identify the characteristics of forceps biopsy, bronchial brush, and bronchial washing in patients suspected of having lung cancer at Dr. H. Abdul...

Nutritional support consists of two types, namely commercial enteral formula and blenderized. A local food ingredient with potential application as an enteral formula is referred to yellow pumpkin (Cucurbita moschata). Yellow pumpkin contains a source of carotenoids which play a significant role in forming...

Study This aim for developing a guiding instrument karate talent and search the validity and reliability of the developed instrument. The sample used in study This is purposive sampling. The instrument used distributed questionnaires _ to 5 experts karate sport. Research results conclude From the results...

Background: Breast cancer is one of the most prevalent types of cancer worldwide and is associated with anxiety in over 40% of patients due to social factors, such as education level, occupation, and socioeconomic status. Therefore, this study aims to determine the relationship between demographic characteristics...

The obese metabolic complication has already occurred nowadays. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of moderate intensity exercise on inflammation marker in the liver of high fat-diet-induced-obese mice. The 4 weeks male C57BL/6 mice were randomly dispersed to three groups: normal...

Schizophrenia is a common psychotic disorder, with a risk of about 1%, the aetiology of schizophrenia unknown, one of which includes immunological disorders. Although, there are conflicting results, most studies focusing on plasma levels or the production of mitogen-stimulated cytokines, such as tumor...

The re-emergence of malaria has become a major public health issue during national malaria elimination program in Indonesia. The receptivity status of Malaria is the key to its re-establishment. A cross-sectional entomological study was carried out to assess the potential of malaria re-introduction and...

Adolescent reproductive helath is a component of reproductive health. Problems of reproductive health in adolescent usually have a characteristic that is associated with knowladge about reproductive health itself. Parentaal ignorance of clear and true and adequate knowladge about aspect of the development...

Maxillary operation includes treating cases of congenital distortion, if the upper jaw has a large depression or protrusion, cross blockage, too much or too few teeth and lack of growth in the middle of the face (mid-facial hypoplasia), in order to continue performing the vital functions easily and smoothly...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a malignant tumor that grows in the nasopharynx with predilection in the Fossa of Rossenmuller and roof of the nasopharynx. Clinical manifestations of nasopharyngeal carcinoma can be divided in Four categories: nasopharyngeal symptoms, symptoms of tubal dysfunction,...

Currently, global warming has caused global climate change. Uncontrolled climate change has resulted in the emergence of various health and environmental problems. The world responds to this situation by making the prevention of climate change through the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To realize...

Medical records are very important in the process of patient data management in health care facilities. This study was conducted to identify the management of the medical record system at RSIA Puri Bunda Malang City. This qualitative research with a case study approach was done. Data were collected by...

Background: Tympanoplasty is a middle ear reconstructive surgical procedure as one of the management in tympanic membrane perforations. Over time, more hearing improvements are seen with tympanoplasty, with the highest threshold improvement ranging from 1-5 dB. Objective: To determine the hearing threshold...

Severe mental disorder has an impact on the family, the environment, the community, even the government, and the most feel is the family, because the family is the person who lives together with the patients. The main problem in the family is the burden and stress in caring them. Objectives: The purpose...

The number of cervical cancer patients in Indonesia is increasing every year. It triggers the government organize cervical cancer early detection program. Many women have taken advantage of the program, but the number of the inspection Visual Inspection Acetate (VIA) and Pap-smear still very low nationwide....

Central health of Sukamerindu Bengkulu city is a working area of Sukamerindu Public Health Center which has informal business spread in 7 regions. one of the informal businesses in Sukamerindu Village is laundry. Laundry which is spread in Sukamerindu area has 18 laundry with 49 workers. Based on observations...

Measurement of psychological well-being for physical educator’s candidate is needed as a form of mental preparation in entering the workforce and becoming a professional physical educator in the community. Psychological well-being is an individual condition characterized by feeling happy, having life...

The purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of extracurricular coaching in athletics at the High School Level in Padangsidimpuan City. This study uses descriptive qualitative data collection methods through structured observation and interviews to school principals, physical education teachers...

The period of pre-school childhood is characterized by intensive development of all body organs and systems and therefore is more influenced by the new external environment. The changes in this age interval are caused by the influence of biological and social development programs. At present, actual...

High-risk pregnant women are conditions in which pregnant women experience complications, including hypertension, bleeding, severe pre-eclampsia, hyperemesis gravidarum, severe anemia which results in health problems in these pregnant women. The purpose of this study was to determine the implementation...

Hyperlipidemia remains an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, including myocardial infarction and stroke. Some standard hypolipidemic drugs available in the market still do not meet expectations in lowering lipid levels. Investigation of alternative hypolipidemic agents continues to be...