In 2017, Indonesia ranked third highest for the Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) with 177 deaths per 100,000 live births. Meanwhile, in the Philippines, the 2017 MMR was 121 per 100,000 live births. The study aims to see whether there is a relationship between demographic and socio-economic factors with the utilization of antenatal care services. Quantitative research with a cross-sectional design…
Background: An increase in free radicals may occur at the time of pregnancy. If not balanced with enough antioxidants, it may cause the impact on increasing oxidative stress (MDA) levels. The level of oxidative stress in pregnant women is influenced by various factors such as maternal characteristics, nutritional status and weight gain during pregnancy. Objective: This study aims to analyze the…
In the era of the Covid-19 pandemic, various problems were experienced by the elderly, especially those with degenerative diseases, as the population most at risk of being exposed to Covid-19. The elderly are vulnerable to decreased physical, mental and social health; therefore, a new and effective strategy is needed to improve healthy living behavior in this population. This study aimed to ana…
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide, with a high burden of symptoms and long-term complications. Patients with type II diabetes mellitus with poor glycemic control are at high risk of experiencing complications of kidney damage, eye problems due to damage to blood vessels in the retina, cardiovascular disease, skin and foot problems in the form of wounds that …
Immunization is one of the preventive efforts carried out by the government to prevent children from various diseases that can be prevented by immunization. However, in Palembang itself there are still mothers who do not complete basic immunizations for their children. There are several reasons why mothers do not take their children for immunization. The aim of this research is to explore mothe…
Background: HIV and TB are a deadly combination, each accelerating the progression of the other. The lifetime risk of developing active TB in people with HIV may be 20 times higher than in people without HIV. Tuberculosis is an opportunistic infection and a leading cause of death in people with HIV and AIDS. Based on the background above, researchers are interested in conducting research on the…
Background: Visits to Posbindu of productive age in the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in 2022 will only be 78.21%. The highest results of visits to Posbindu are in the city of Pangkalpinang, amounting to 98.53% of productive age visits in 2022. The minimum service standards from year to year always do not reach the national Minimum Service Standards (SPM) in the Bangka Belitung Islands Provi…
Low Back Pain or lower back pain is an injury that results from poor physical activity. Some of the factors that can influence the occurrence of complaints of low back pain are position, duration of sitting, and during activities. The main symptom of Low Back Pain is pain in the spine area of the back. In general, this pain is caused by stretching muscles and increasing age which will cause the…
Diarrhea is the leading cause of death in toddlers around the world, including Indonesia. The incidence of diarrhea in toddlers is supported by determinants, so it is worth doing research that can review and synthesize primary research on the determinants of diarrhea incidence in toddlers in Indonesia, namely with the Systematic Review method. Objective: to identify the determinants of diarrhea…
Background. Delivery via caesarean section has a higher level of risk than normal delivery. Meanwhile, the number of sectio caesarea (SC) deliveries at Central Bangka Hospital experienced a fairly high trend of increasing. Purpose analyzing the selection behavior of sectio caesarea delivery among mothers in Central Bangka Regional Hospital. Method. This research uses qualitative methods with a …
Providing vitamin A capsules to children under five years of age can improve immunity and reduce the risk of deaths among children under five years of age due to vitamin A deficiency. The aim of this study was to analyze the completeness of vitamin A capsule administration among under-fives by region in Indonesia and its influencing factors. This study is a quantitative research with cross-sect…
Breakfast contributes energy by 25% of daily nutritional needs. If children need nutritious food, sufficient movement also encourages the maximum learning process. because aspects of good nutrition and physical fitness provide maximum results for children in their growth and development period. This study aims to determine the relationship between breakfast habits and physical fitness in elemen…
Tuberkulosis adalah penyakit menular yang disebabkan oleh kuman Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis sampai dengan saat ini masih merupakan salah satu masalah kesehatan masyarakat di dunia walaupun upaya penanggulangan TB telah dilaksanakan di banyak negara sejak tahun 1995. Insiden TB di Bangka Belitung pada tahun 2020 berdasarkan hasil study inventory sebesar 5.923 kasus atau 390 per 100.…
Keluhan Musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) salah satu penyakit yang ditandai dengan kerusakan maupun gangguan pada sistem skeletal yaitu sendi, saraf, otot, ligamen dan bagian otot yang lainnya akibat ketidaksesuaian antara stasiun kerja dengan pekerja pada saat melakukan pekerjaan. Faktor yang dapat mempengaruhi terjadinya keluhan musculoskeletal disorder (MSDs) yaitu umur, jenis kelamin, masa ke…
Tofu has a simple shape and has high nutritional value. In the process of making tofu there is a risk of contamination in the form of physical, chemical and biological so that it can cause health problems that affect human health. Escherichia coli bacteria are bacteria that are very close to the process of making tofu. This bacterium is one of the causes of diarrhea that is often found in socie…
Final year students have significant burden that they are required to complete a thesis as a requirement to obtain a Bachelor degree. Difficulties in preparing a thesis can cause symptoms of fatigue that cause a decrease in academic ability, encourage students to behave negatively, and decrease concentration so that this causes work accidents. One of the intervention that can be done to reduce …
Stunting is still a health problem in toddlers. According to the Ministry of Health, stunting can be prevented by exclusive breastfeeding for children. However, many factors hinder mothers in providing exclusive breastfeeding, one of which is the mother's employment status. This study aims to analyze the relationship between exclusive breastfeeding and the incidence of stunting in toddlers with…
Female sex workers are one of the high-risk populations in many sexual partners. From a health perspective, sex workers are considered as a source of media for the spread of infectious diseases including HIV/AIDS and STIs (Sexually Transmitted Infections). This study aims to analyze the health risks of female sex workers (PSP). This research is a cross sectional study design with primary data t…
Physical endurance is a person’s body resistance to carry out daily work without fatigue. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that affect physical endurance in Covid-19 survivors in Rejang Lebong Regency. This research is a quantitative study using a cross sectional study design. The sample in this study were 163 Covid-19 survivors who had been treated in health facilities …
ABSTRACT Feeding parenting is an important point that plays a role in the process of fulfilling nutrition in toddlers. If the feeding is good, then the toddler will have a low risk of experiencing malnutrition, which can have a direct impact on stunting. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between characteristics of feeding parenting, knowledge, attitudes, and actions of m…
The risk factors for the occurrence of COVID-19 transmission to intern doctors are because PPI policies in hospitals have not been implemented properly, and clinical authority for doctors participating in the Indonesian Physician Internship Program (IPIP) has not been regulated or definitively limited in PERMENKES No 39 of 2017. Therefore , hospitals must immediately follow up on the PPI COVID-…
Job stress is the response shown by the workforce when faced with work demands and work pressure that are not in accordance with their knowledge and abilities. Job demands and length of work also integrate mental, physical and emotional abilities, thereby increasing the vulnerability to work stress. The prevalence of work stress in Indonesia for the 2019/2020 period was significantly higher tha…
The Covid-19 virus first entered Indonesia in March 2020. In Indonesia itself, there are still positive confirmed cases to date. The government's effort to break the chain of transmission of the Covid-19 virus is the administration of the Covid-19 vaccine. Vaccines are an effective and easy way to prevent disease transmission. This research was conducted to describe the acceptance of the Covid-…
Low dietary diversity can be the main cause of malnutrition in growing children because they have higher nutritional needs. This research is observational analytical with a cross sectional approach. Sample collection was carried out using cluster random sampling and simple random sampling techniques. The sample in this study was 208 elementary school children in Musi Rawas Regency. Data was col…
Low back pain (LBP) is one of the musculoskeletal disorders with the highest intensity in truck drivers. LBP is considered to be one of the leading causes of activity limitation, disability, inability to work, and absenteeism from work. The purpose of this study was to analyze work-related factors associated with LBP complaints among garbage truck drivers of environmental services in Palembang …
Aircraft maintenance facility has a variety of job desk. Occupational Health Risk Assessment (OHRA) is an instrument to determine Occupational Health Risk by conducting Hazard identification, Exposure assessment, risk assessment, risk management and documentation. PT. X at Cengkareng has a variety of Hazards as well as having a high enough Exposure so that the health risk assessment needs to be…
The World Health Organization (WHO), UNICEF and the World Bank Group stated that stunting affected 21.3% or 144.0 million children under 5 years globally in 2019. Toddlers are particularly vulnerable to the burden of stunting due to inequality, availability and accessibility of food . The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between household food security and the incidence o…
Palembang is one of the cities with the lowest vaccine coverage for children aged 6-11 years in South Sumatra Province with the number of first doses being 85.07% and second doses 68.43%. This research aims to analyze the description of the faktors of acceptance of Covid-19 vaccination in children aged 6-11 years in the Ariodilla Health Center area of Palembang City. This study uses a qualitati…
Kontaminasi Pb pada minyak goreng merupakan permasalahan kesehatan terhadap organ vital manusia (ginjal, hati, dan saraf). Pb pada minyak goreng dapat bersumber dari pengulangan penggunaan minyak, jarangnya pergantian penggunaan, polusi udara, dan proses pembuatan minyak goreng. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis risiko kesehatan konsumen akibat paparan logam Pb pada minyak goreng peda…
Seismic survey is a method used during the exploration phase of oil and gas development. Musculosceletal Disorders are complaints of the skeletal muscle that is felt by a person ranging from mild complaints to severe complaints which generally occur because of too long loading duration and too much streaching of muscles. The study was conducted on seismic workers in South Sumatra Province using…