Advances in Health Sciences Research

Introduction. Central obesity influences maternal mortality, especially on the incidence of non-communicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoarthritis, chronic renal failure and several cancers. The objective of the study: to investigate the risk factors for central obesity....

Transition to a new technological mode not only leads to the emergence of new opportunities and directions of industrial development, but also causes the need for the formation of new innovative ways of production and commercial activities, the creation of new forms and technologies of enterprise management....

Introduction: 40% of patients with SCC have regional dissemination at diagnosis. In patients with lymph node metastases, survival rates decrease by 50% in all SCCs. Purpose: to discuss the classification and procedure of neck dissection. Literature Review: One of the prognostic determinants of head and...

Fusobacterium, a Gram-negative bacterium, is the cause of oropharyngeal cancer, a type of head and neck cancer. We have performed metagenomics analysis on the Human Oropharynx Microbiome and identify the taxonomic information and gene family information. Further, we have identified the receptors involved...

This study aims to test how big the impact of Outdoor Education and Outdoor games are against the Self-esteem Concept and behavior of Assertive Students Elementary Laboratory Pilot UPI Tasikmalaya. The sample in this research totaled 32 students, techniques the taking of purposive sampling. Method the...

Primary defects in the development of two or more ectoderm-derived tissues are shared by a rare heterogeneous group of inherited disorders called ectodermal dysplasia (ED) syndrome. The affected tissues are primarily the hair, skin, teeth, sweat glands, and nails. The most common phenotype of ED is hypohidrotic...

Dementia has become the leading cause of disability in elderly and contributed to the care burden in many countries, including Indonesia. The family and community play the key role in caring and supporting dementia patients. Their knowledge about dementia and attitudes toward dementia patients will impact...

Bal Ex module video is a fully structured homed-based video and audio guided tool developed to assist Peripheral Vestibular (PVD) patients in their treatment process. We aimed to assess the cost effectiveness of this tool as a guide to health policy makers. Complete CEA was conducted on data set prospectively...

The physical ability for a player is a requirement to showcase their work. If the player’s physical condition is good, there is an increase in performance in a sports branch. The purpose of this research is to identify the level of physical condition in the players of the Bandung handball team. The method...

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosa. Pulmonary TB is still an infectious disease with a high mortality rate. Various treatment strategies that have been done to break the chain of transmission of pulmonary TB. According to the Indonesian Health Profile...

The incidence of dyspepsia emergency can be caused by various factors of risk, such as age, type of sex, the activity physical, smoke, status of nutrition, environment, social economy, patterns of eating and the frequency breakfast habit in the week, the eating habit of beverage risk such as coffee,...

Background: The prevalence of stunting and under-nutrition of children under five in Nunukan Regency, Sebatik Island is still quite high. An important factor for children's health is the mother's knowledge and behavior, as a person who plays a role in child care. Stunting, malnutrition and...

Multiple challenges to clinical education have occurred during and post-COVID-19 pandemic era. Blended learning is well-known for cognitive development. However, the role of blended learning for the development of clinical competencies is not clear. This review aims to evaluate the studies focusing on...

Physical fitness, which is crucial for both health and skills, plays a pivotal role in volleyball performance. The research methodology employed a comparative design involving 72 junior volleyball players (36 men and 36 women) selected through purposive sampling. Health-related fitness parameters assessed...

Road accident tends to rise, resulting in enormous loss of lives and assets. According to statistics of deaths from road accident from The World Health Organization found that Thailand mortality rate was 38.1 deaths per 100,000 populations and 3rd in the world ranking. The purpose of this report was...

An increase in life expectancy occurs with advances in science and technology. The increase in life expectancy raises one of the consequences, namely the increasing number of the elderly population. In general, elderly people face weaknesses, limitations, and disabilities, so that the quality of life...

Based on Article 46 of Law no. 44 of 2009 concerning Hospital, which mentions that house sick responsible answer by law to all losses incurred on negligence power health at home sick, provisions chapter this Becomes base juridical for somebody for ask not quite enough answer party hospital if occur negligence...

Under conditions of intensive industrial impact, the study of the specifics of the regulatory systems response will benefit effective implementation of measures aimed to preserve the health of the child population. We have studied the indicators of the immune status of schoolchildren at different levels...

Obedience to medication is essential for people with hypertension to control their disease and lower the risk of complications and death. Several conditions shape this behavior. This study aimed to analyze the influence of factors of age, sex, ethnicity, income, employment, education, marital status,...

Background: Changes in people’s lifestyles due to a lack of attention to their health and their families are among the causes of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs), especially breast cancer. Aim: This study aims to explore an overview of sources of information and knowledge about self-breast...

Antibiotic resistance can be found among the top five most problematic issues that the international medical community pays a special attention to. The strategy of combating antibiotic resistance includes the rationalization of the antibiotic therapy, based on the regional specificity of the microbiological...

Cigarette smoking can be described as an activity where a person is enjoying the nicotine smoke produced from the burning tobacco. It contains 4800 chemical substances that are harmful to the body such as nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide, which then cause changes to the oral cavity. One of the changes...

The aim of this research was to determine the effect of follicle size on Metaphase II and cleavage rate of Goat Oocyte. Ovaries from slaughterhouse transported to the laboratory within 2 h of slaugtering in normal saline. The ovaries were cut and classified two classes of follicle size : small (2-4 mm...

Living in a prison has a huge impact on the quality of life (QoL) and mental health, particularly for women. However, the study examined women’s QoL in a prison are limited particularly in developing countries, including Indonesia. The majority of women imprisoned in Aceh are due drugs courier, theft,...

According to WHO, 4 million infants die annually from asphyxia at birth, which represents about 38% of all children’s death under 5 years. The incidence of premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) occurs in 6-20% of pregnancies. The most common complication in PROM is respiratory distress syndrome,...

Job satisfaction is a positive attitude toward work in a person.The research objective was to determine the promotion opportunity sale with job satisfaction of nurses in the inpatient unit Pariaman Public Hospital. Type descriptive correlational, cross-sectional design. The population of the entire inpatient...

Adolescence is a transition period from childhood to adulthood, during which time individuals undergo changes both physically and psychologically, including the development and maturation of organs and functions of the reproductive system. Knowledge of reproductive health is important for adolescents,...

In an effort to reduce MMR, one of the health workers who is directly involved in maternal and child health services is the midwife. Aid deliveries done by non-medical personnel can lead to high MMR and IMR, so this requires the ability and skills of the helper delivery so MMR can be avoided. The number...

Hearing loss is one of the most common congenital disorders. Hearing loss in early childhood will impair speech and language development. Waardenburg syndrome (WS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by sensorineural deafness associated with pigmentary anomalies and various defects on neural crest...

Early Initiation of Breastfeeding in the process of labor in Section Caesarean (SC) is rarely implemented because of pain from the surgical wound, the effect of anesthesia, discomfort mother, and yet the milk discharge after surgery. The purpose of the research was to create a model of comfort nursing...

Hypertension is a condition when there is an increase in systolic blood pressure above 140 mmHg and diastolic blood pressure above 90 mmHg. The more age can increase the risk of someone affected by hypertension. Non-pharmacological therapy is considered safer and has no unexpected side effects of pharmacological...

The background in this study is to see the awarding of athletes who are performing. This study aims to see how the implementation of awarding both athletes and coaches in terms of financial and non-financial. This research method is a descriptive study, the population in this study athletes and coaches...

This study aims to produce a long passing skill measuring instrument of soccer school student. This study applied research and development method by using experimental design with the steps; (a) draft development, (b) validation, (c) small group experiment, (d) large group experiment. The small group...

Objective: The study aimed to identify risk factors of preeclampsia on pregnant women including mother’s age, gestational age, weight gain, pregnancy type, history of hypertension, number of children’s births (parity), history of disease, and history of preeclampsia. Method: The research design was descriptive...

The purpose of research to know the influence of speech therapy with hijaiyyah letters toward verbal communication ability at stroke patients. This research used experiment research method with one group pre test-post test design. Hypothesis that there is not difference was evidenced verbal communication...

The article deals with the following topics: vehicle emissions and their impact on humans; study of the mechanism of transport noise and its impact on humans; measures to improve the level of environmental safety: scales of transport and dispersion of substances in the atmosphere are given in table format;...

This study aims to develop a product in the form of an e-book on how to perform first aid on karate injuries, instructors, athletes, and the general public, and to provide information about the importance of performing first aid in karate. The research method employed in this study is Research and Development...

Various kinds of herbal plants are frequently used by the Indonesian community for treating hypertension, such as avocado (Persea americana) leaves. It is believed that the plant has an antihypertensive effect. This study, therefore, aims to review the effect of giving avocado leaf decoction on blood...

Student-athletes have tremendous potential to be developed into elite athletes. Special sports schools provide opportunities for student-athletes to develop their potential more optimally. The implementation of boarding schools in sports-specific schools provides adequate facilities for student-athletes...

Elderly is the final stage of development that humans will go through. Increasing age during the elderly will bring various compensations in terms of decreased function and increased prevalence of degenerative diseases in the elderly. Efforts that can be made to prevent a decline in function and an increase...

It has been established that, under the conditions of technogenic risk, the risk of the pathology of the gestation period increases, leading to the suffering of the fetus as a result of the development of placental insufficiency, an increase in perinatal losses and infant morbidity. The article presents...

The market for gluten-free food products (BPP) is expanding rapidly. The reasons for this reflect a growing public interest in the gluten-free diet. This is partly due to an increase in the number of people diagnosed with Celiac disease, as well as the trend of healthy eating habits. However, gluten-free...

Background: Adolescent pregnancy is a problem that needs to be considered for both clinical and social reasons. In Indonesia more than 2 million young women aged 15-19 years which is around 10% of total births. The birth rate per 1,000 women in those aged 15-19 years is 512 cases. Some pregnant teenagers...

One of the complications after spinal anaesthesia is nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting are undesirable events that often occur during surgery. Cases reach 60-70% under general anaesthesia and 25% under spinal anaesthesia. The response to nausea and vomiting that occurs in spinal anaesthesia can...

Background: Calcium and phosphate are two minerals that are important for bone formation. Osteoblasts indirectly regulate osteoclast resorption activity under the influence of estrogen. Estrogen itself produces growth factors and contributes to bone formation so that bone mineral density decreases with...

Emotional expressiveness is the tendency for individual to show emotion, positive or negative, outwardly. Expressing emotion might help individual to lowering negative affect and pathological symptoms. While, some studies show that women who experienced domestic violence try to hide their experience...

Background Laryngeal cancer is a malignancy that occurs in the larynx and arises from larynx squamous epithelial tissue. Treatment can be done with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and laryngectomy to control the disease. Objective ...

COVID-19 booster vaccination is still being encouraged today to provide maximum protection against. One of the first-level health service facilities also must provide booster vaccinations. In order to increase the willingness of the community to participate, it is important to know the characteristics...

Antifertility agents with safety and effectiveness in terms of minimum side effects have always been a subject of debate. Many studies have been conducted on plants to observe the antifertility effect, but majority of them were toxic. Centella asiaticaÿand Plucea indica leaves have been traditionally...

Governance is one thing that cannot be ignored in the performance training system for achieving maximum results from a performance. Therefore, every committee that is in the field of achievement sports management, for example, KONI, must carry out their duties properly. The purpose of this study was...

Anemia is an indicator of both poor nutrition and poor health. The most common anemia caused by malnutrition is iron deficiency anemia. Helminthiasis, clinical history of malaria, nutritional status, and breakfast-eating habits are the main factors that contribute to the increased incidence of anemia...

Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) is a source of information for mothers and families in monitoring mothers and children’s health; besides that, the MCHHB is also a home-based record that can describe the process of child growth and development. However, the utilization of MCHHB in Indonesia...

This study aims to reveal the effect of massase on decreasing levels of fat, cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure of Dharmawanita of FIK UNP women. The long-term goal of this research is to find a way or method to reduce levels of fat, cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure. This research uses...

Background & purpose: Indonesia are facing demographic dividend in the next decade, as the main responsible human resource, identification of potential factors associated to sexual-risk behavior among unmarried youth must be undertaken. This study aims to investigate the association and identify...

Decision-making in infectious disease control must be based on data and evidence-based approaches. The objective of this study is to depict the regional-based vulnerability of infectious diseases in Semarang City. Using data from routine services provided by 37 health centers (Puskesmas) from 2020 to...

This study departs from the idea that parenting is fundamental to the survival of a child, each parenting style that is carried out by parents will describe the child’s behavior, both physically and mentally. Compared to other children, those who have barriers to vision have additional challenges to...

Preparing for the National Nursing Exam is a challenging process that requires creative strategies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of progress test, a tailored program to familiarize students with the National Exam test system and questions, on the students’ performance in the Nursing...

Performance measurement is an important issue. This reminds that healthcare industry characteristic is unique rather than others. Health care with its all activities is a "high risk" industry. Performance measurement is the centre of quality improvement. From this, many factors or reasons related to...

Pandeglang is one of the disadvantaged areas in Banten Province. The regional original income in this city is very small compared to other cities in the Banten region. Here there are rarely human resources who do community service. This is due to the low regional minimum wage value. Therefore, an expert...

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an infectious disease infected through the bites of Aedes sp.mosquito. The pattern of DHF incidence fluctuates every year, which is influenced by environmental factors which cover the breeding place of Aedes aegypti Mosquito. One measure taken in controlling the Aedes aegypti...

Background: Nipah virus encephalitis causing microbiome Nipah henipavirus was taken in this work which is the causative factor for encephalitis condition in humans. The fruit bats of Pteropus genus are the natural reservoir and acts as a carrier of this Nipah henipavirus. The phylogeny, functional profile...

Analysis of spectral power and EEG rhythm index in Yakut students (n=38) was carried out. Higher spectral power values of base alpha rhythm were noted, relatively slow wave teta- and delta-activity. Regardless of the lateralization of the dominant hand, the decreasing occipital-frontal gradient of the...

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...

Nurses have an important role in providing health services to service users in hospitals, their job is to be ready within 24 h, demanding a guarantee of service that meets the expectations of patients and families, so they need good knowledge, skill and attitude in serving. The development of science...

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...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs (pulmonary TB), though it can also infect other organs. This study aims to analyze the factors influencing the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis in the working area of the Kemiling Health Center....

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...