Malaria remains a public health problem in Indonesia, especially in highly endemic areas such as Papua Province. The high incidence of malaria is influenced by various factors, including home environmental conditions and behaviors to prevent contact with Anopheles sp. mosquitoes. This study aims to analyze the relationship between mosquito contact prevention efforts and malaria incidence in Pap…
Muara Enim Regency is a highland area in South Sumatra that has officially achieved malaria elimination status. Nevertheless, the region is characterized by extensive mineral mining activities, agricultural areas, and aquaculture practices that may support the formation of breeding sites for Anopheles mosquitoes. Therefore, investigating risk factors for malaria among workers remains important …
Malaria elimination is one of the main goals of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), as it continues to be a significant public health challenge. A strong surveillance system is essential to eliminate this disease, allowing for quick detection and response to outbreaks. The aim of the research is to analyze malaria elimination based on the implementation of the epidemiological investigatio…
Malaria remains a persistent global health concern, particularly in mining regions such as Muara Enim, South Sumatra, which has previously been classified as an endemic area due to environmental conditions conducive to the growth of Anopheles spp. mosquitoes. This study investigates factors associated with malaria incidence among workers in the Lawang Kidul mining area of Muara Enim Regency. A …
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This research is motivated by malaria as an infectious disease with a fairly high prevalence in the world, including Indonesia. The spread and breeding of Anopheles mosquitoes is influenced by several factors, namely environmental factors (changes in the climate environment and changes in the physical environment), knowledge factors, attitude factors and behavioral factors. The study was to det…
Muara Enim Regency is one of the low malaria endemic areas so it has not yet received a malaria elimination certificate and is known as a district with a high number of cases indigenous highest in South Sumatra. The research objective was to analyze malaria vector control and environmental conditions in Muara Enim District. This research is qualitative with variables in the form of physical, ch…
Malaria masih menjadi masalah kesehatan yang luar biasa di seluruh dunia yang disebabkan oleh parasit protozoa dari genus Plasmodium. Kabupaten Muara Enim merupakan kabupaten dengan temuan kasus indigenous tertinggi di Provinsi Sumatera Selatan yaitu sebanyak 155 kasus dalam kurun waktu 3 tahun (2018-2020). Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis determinan kasus indigenous malaria…
Background: Malaria is an infectious disease that affects various aspects of human life. Currently, Indonesia is listed as a low malaria endemic area with an API value of
Malaria is the most common parasitic disease in the world. Malaria is transmitted to human hosts by mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the malaria elimination program in the Muara Enim Regency area. This research was an evaluative type of research with a descriptive qualitative approach. The informants were selected purposively. Data were obtained by fo…
Background : Muara Enim Regency is one of the malaria endemic districts in South Sumatra Province withThe most open material mining locations are in the villages of Tanjung Agung, Tanjung Lalang and Penyandingan. Method: This research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional study method. Sampling technique using purposive sampling in three villages namely Tanjung Agung, Tanjung Lalang and …
Malaria is still a health problem in developing countries, including Indonesia. Malaria is caused by the bite of the female Anopheles mosquito, the vector of the Plasmodium parasite. Cattle is one of the risk factors as a host for the Anopheles mosquito. The density of Anopheles mosquitoes around the cowshed is higher. The existence of livestock cages in residential areas can cause malaria case…
Muara Enim Regency is one of the malaria endemic regencies with regional characteristics that have mineral mining, agriculture, plantation and fishery locations that are suitable for the Anopheles mosquito habitat. This study aims to determine the risk factors for malaria in mining workers. This research is descriptive analytic with cross sectional study method. The sampling technique used purp…
Malaria is an infectious disease that is still a major problem in public health. Papua is the highest endemic area with 79% of cases in Indonesia, followed by NTT Province and West Papua Province. The Indonesian Ministry of Health has a target of complete malaria elimination by 2030. The stages of malaria elimination in Indonesia are at the district/city, provincial, regional and national level…
Malaria merupakan penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas di daerah tropis dan subtropis. Southeast Asian Ovalocytosis merupakan suatu kondisi resistensi terhadap parasit malaria yang hanya terjadi pada malaria ringan. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi delesi 27 bp gen AE1 pada penderita malaria di Ogan Komering Ulu. Penelitian ini adalah suatu penelitian epidemiologi molekuler b…
Plasmodium falciparum causes of severe malaria or cerebral malaria and main cause of the death in malaria case. Malaria still as a health problem in tropic and subtropic countries and also in Indonesia. Malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum is many appeared in endemic region in Indonesia. In most of region still use Chloroquine as a first line and the combination Sulfadoxine-Pyrimetamine as a…
Background: Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the parasite Plasmodium spp. Among the four species of the genus, Plasmodium falciparum malaria causes more serious illness with the highest mortality rate. Chloroquine has been the drug of choice for treatment (first line drug) and chemoprophylaxis since the 1940's. However, the current use against Plasmodium falciparum greatly reduced aft…
Background. Malaria eradication program has been done continuously, but the cases are still increasing. One of the reasons is antimalarial drug resistance problem. AJthough the current regimen of Artemisinin Combination Therapy is the first-line therapy for malaria, especially P. falciparum, the effectiveness of this drug against each of the plasmodium species that infect humans is still not kn…
Sampai saat ini malaria masih dianggap sebagai masalah kesehatan yang senus karena angka kejadian penyakit ini tergolong tinggi di negara-negara tropis termasuk Indonesia. Data WHO menyebutkan bahwa malaria merupakan penyakit infeksi tropis yang menyebabkan kematian tertinggi. Data WHO menyebutkan tiap tahun terdapat 300 juta sampai dengan 500 juta kasus kesehatan yang disebabkan oleh penyakit …
Background: Malaria is one of the infectious disease that most often kills people in the world. Plasmodium are parasites that responsible for the increasing number of malaria, including P.falciparum, P.vivcoc, P.malariae and P.ovale. However, among this four species, P.falciparum can cause cerebral complications that would be bad for patients. WHO in 2006 reported about the prevalence (of malar…