ABSTRACT Background: Stunting is often not realized by society that short bodies are common and considered normal. Stunting is caused by many factors that are related to each other. Factors regarding poor behavior in using clean water and healthy latrine can cause infectious diseases which can hinder the growth of toddlers. Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship between the beha…
The province of South Sumatra is one of the provinces that has a high prevalence of diarrhea in young people. Therefore, it is necessary to perform spatial analysis of diarrhea in young people in an attempt to generate information about the association of the region with the occurrence of the disease. This research is a descriptive epidemiological study with ecological studies and using correla…
Kejadian diare masih menjadi masalah di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Muara Buat. Berdasarkan data dari Puskesmas Muara Buat, kejadian diare pada tahun 2020 sebanyak 5,834% dan pada tahun 2021 mengalami penurunan namun tidak signifikan yaitu menjadi 5,153%. Diare dapat dipengaruhi oleh kondisi sanitasi dasar rumah seperti penyediaan air bersih, penyediaan tempat sampah, kondisi Saluran Pembuangan Air…
There are still toddlers in Palembang with low height and are at risk of experiencing stunting. From many risk factors that affect the linear growth of toddlers, exposure to cigarette smoke is one of them because of the toxic effect of oxidants in cigarette smoke inhibits nutrient uptake. This study aims to analyze the relationship between Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS) exposure in the neigh…
COVID-19 COVID-19 is a disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, one of the prevention efforts apart from adhering to health protocols is to do CTPS. CTPS is an indicator in PHBS. Lack of hand washing behavior in school-age children is caused by low knowledge, attitudes, and health actions usually related to personal and environmental hygiene. This study aims to analyze the factors that influence…
ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is a direct infectious disease caused by bacteria (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). Tuberculosis is influenced by several risk factors such as age, gender, socioeconomic, smoking habits, ventilation, humidity, air temperature, occupancy density, intensity of natural lighting and environmental tobacco smoke. This study aims to determine the relationship between the quality of h…
DHF cases in Prabumulih City in the last 3 years have been dynamic with the highest cases in 2020 recorded at 48.4% of cases. Dengue hemorrhagic fever is multifactorial in which the factors causing a significant increase in cases are due to environmental factors. This type of research is quantitative research. Observations and interviews were carried out with a cross sectional approach. This ty…
The use of single-use plastic bags is currently still high in society. This plastic waste is the most difficult waste to decompose by itself in nature and has a negative impact on the environment and the people around it. This study aims to determine the effect of predisposing factors, enabling factors and reinforcing factors on environmental health students on plastic bag diet behavior conduct…
ABSTRACT Background: Intelligence Quotient (IQ) is a score obtained through an intelligence test, which is a sign of brain development or intellectual intelligence which in the world of education is useful for knowing individual learning achievements that can be achieved. Intellectual intelligence in children is influenced by nutritional factors, lack of nutrients results in fewer neuron cells …
Lead contamination (Pb) in food has become a concern for world scientists both in staple foods, fruits, and vegetables. Chili is a vegetable that is often consumed by the community and is known to contain pesticides. This is related to the process of spraying pesticides on chili. The study aims to analyze the environmental health risks of lead content in chili consumed by the people of Lubuk Pu…
Polusi udara dalam ruangan memiliki tingkat resiko yang tinggi terhadap kesehatan manusia. Penggunaan AC di dalam ruangan dapat mempengaruhi kualitas udara di dalam ruangan tersebut. Air Conditioner (AC) yang berfungsi sebagai alternatif ventilasi alami dapat meningkatkan kenyamanan dan produktivitas kerja. Namun, mikroorganisme dapat berkembangbiak apabila AC jarang dibersihkan salah satunya b…
The Healthy Indonesia Program, which is one of the five programs on the Nawa Cita agenda, aims to improve the quality of life for Indonesian people. This study aims to analyze the evaluation of the Healthy Indonesia program with the PIS-PK family approach on the latrines indicator at the Ujanmas Health Center, Muara Enim Regency. The research uses descriptive qualitative observational case stud…
Continuous exposure of several dust from vehicle contain (NO2, SO2, CO, TSP, and Dust) to officer in gas station may effect lung capacity. Hands, the purpose of this study was to measure the exposure of NO2, SO2, CO, TSP, Dust to the workers, to analyze the risk on worker’s health, and the correlation between concentrasion of NO2, SO2, CO, TSP, Dust and lung capacity. The research was carried…
Salah satu sumber penyumbang sampah terbesar dalam kehidupan yakni berasal dari pasar tradisional. Pengelolaan sampah yang buruk dapat menimbulkan berbagai masalah, baik bagi lingkungan maupun bagi kesehatan manusia. Tujuan penelitian ini ialah untuk menganalisis sistem pengelolaan sampah di Pasar Rakyat Betung Kabupaten Banyuasin. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain deskriptif. Informan dalam pe…
During the pandemic of COVID-19, hospitals being the forefront of responsibility in providing the patients. Nurses’ compliance in implementing health protocols is very important during the pandemic of COVID-19, one of which is maintaining hand hygiene by washing hands or by using hand sanitizers. Pandemic of COVID-19 has had an impact on the excessive use of hand sanitizer. The chemical ingre…
Styrofoam made from polystyrene which is difficult to decompose naturally and difficult to recycle can influence the concern of angkringan traders to use it as food packaging because it is affordable and practical. Styrofoam can cause health problems and waste that is disposed of carelessly can damage the environment. The study aimed to determine the relationship between environmental awareness…
The condition of the chicken slaughterhouse, clean water sources, and unsupportive equipment can be a breeding ground for Salmonella sp bacteria. Poor sanitation has the potential to cause Salmonella sp bacterial contamination in chicken meat. The purpose of the study is to analyze the relationship of environmental sanitation factors with Salmonella sp contamination in chicken meat at the Perum…
The application of food sanitation hygiene in hawker food traders is essential in preventing food contamination. The selection of locations in elementary schools in the Indralaya District is because, in general, elementary schools doesn't have school canteens. Some schools have less attractive canteens, so students are more interested in consuming snacks sold by hawker food vendors in the schoo…
Schools are the entrance to healthy behavior change in students, especially in terms of sanitation. However, in some schools, such as SDN 14 Tungkal Ilir, which is where students in Tungkal Ilir District study, it is known that there is still a lack in terms of school sanitation, so this study aims to analyze the sanitation of the elementary school environment at SDN 14 Tungkal Ilir. This resea…
Diarrhea is one of the health problems that is still widespread worldwide, especially in developing countries such as Indonesia. Environmental sanitation that does not meet the requirements supported by poor personal hygiene can lead to health problems such as diarrhea. The incidence of diarrhea in children under five in the working area of the Palemraya Health Center is still relatively high. …
Market environmental health has a role in the spread of various diseases through transmission between humans and unhealthy market environmental conditions. Organizing healthy markets is one of the steps to prevent the risk of spreading disease in the community. This study aims to analyze the implementation of the healthy market program through the aspects of health, security, and environmental …
Pestisida dapat menyebabkan tekanan darah tinggi karena pestisida mengikat enzim acetylcholinesterase (AChE) dalam tubuh manusia. Petani merupakan kelompok berisiko tinggi terpajan pestisida karena bersentuhan dengan zat kimia beracun yang berpotensi memicu kenaikan tekanan darah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis hubungan pajanan pestisida dengan kejadian hipertensi pada pet…
Tuberkulosis paru masih menjadi permasalahan kesehatan pada masyarakat di dunia. Indonesia merupakan negara dengan peringkat kedua kasus tuberkulosis tertinggi di dunia. Jumlah penemuan tuberkulosis di Sumatera Selatan pada tahun 2021 yaitu sebesar 13.514 kasus (0,158%), dengan kasus tertinggi di Kota Palembang yaitu sebanyak 5.023 kasus (0,298%). Dari total 358 pasien (1,197%) yang memeriksaka…
Kota Pangkalpinang menjadi daerah terpadat di Kepulauan Bangka Belitung jika dibandingkan dengan kabupaten-kabupaten lainnya yang ada di provinsi tersebut, sehingga dapat menjadi tempat penyebaran kuman TB yang potensial. Belum tercapaianya standard pelayanan minimal (SPM) TB Paru Kota Pangkalpinang disebabkan oleh beberapa faktor pejamu dan faktor lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian adalah menganali…
Background: Building Related Illness (BRI) is a disease that occurs in non-industrial and non-residential buildings. These diseases include diseases caused by agent that cause infectious, immunological and allergic symptoms, as well as a heterogeneous group of occupational related symptoms. This study aims to determine the incidence of Building Related Illness and analyze its relationship with …
Background : Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a non-specific medical symptom with symptoms of headache, fatigue, respiratory tract irritation, and skin irritation. Environmental factors include sources of air chemical pollutants including HCHO, TVOCs, CO2, and CO. A building is categorized as SBS if 30% of the building occupants complain about the condition of the internal environment while expe…
One of the environmental factors that influence the incidence of LBW is exposure to environmental cigarette smoke. Pregnant women who are passive smokers have a 7.06 times more likely to give birth to LBW babies compared to pregnant women who are not passive smokers. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke during pregnancy and bi…