Advances in Health Sciences Research

Background: An essential indicator in figuring out the degree of public health is the Maternal Mortality charge (MMR). MMR describes the range of women who die from one cause of death related to being pregnant problems or their control. Aim: to explore the knowledge of midwifes about poedji...

Joint pain is common among elders in the community. Some of alternative pain management are applying red ginger compress and warm compresses therapy. Object: This study aim was to determine the differences in the effectiveness of red ginger compress and warm compress therapy to reduce joint pain. Method:...

Cross-sector collaboration is one way that can be done to increase the potential of the organization, improve service effectiveness, and open opportunities for further collaboration in the future. As part of efforts to overcome mental health trauma among the earthquake survivors in Lombok, West Nusa...

Adolescent sexual behavior is part of the process of adolescent reproductive development. Adolescent sexual behavior that is not healthy can lead to serious psychosocial problems, such as depression and social role confusion due to teenage pregnancy. This study aims to determine the determinants of risky...

Background: Academic stress is one of the biggest health problems that have an impact on academic performance. Students become a group that is vulnerable to the stress that comes from academic life. Academic stress that is usually experienced by students is due to academic responsibility. The online...

Heart failure (HF) is a global pandemic that affects at least 26 million people worldwide and its prevalence continues to increase. Heart failure (HF) is a clinical syndrome caused by structural and functional defects in the myocardium resulting in impaired ventricular filling or blood ejection. Echocardiography...

Orthodontic treatment is a form of treatment in dentistry that serves to improve mastication, phonetics, and aesthetics. Changes that occur during orthodontic treatment can be divided into three stages: stage 1, leveling and alignment; stage 2, working; stage 3, finishing. Dentoskeletal changes due to...

This research plan is corroborated by several theoretical basis and research results that the right model applied by the teacher will provide convenience for students in learning. The application of strategies and approaches by the teacher to students must pay attention to the potential of the students,...

Data from the Health Office obtained that from 7 public health center in the Pariaman city area, Naras Health Center had the lowest rate of achieving exclusive breastfeeding, namely 62.5%. Meanwhile, target of achieving exclusive breastfeeding set by the Pariaman city government is 80%. This study purpose...

In Tanjungpinang, the incidence of pulmonary TB is still quite high. In 2011 as many 2,536 as suspected pulmonary TB positive cases examined and 216 as patients. In 2012 have been examined as many as 2,065 patients with chronic cough sputum specimens. The total positive from smear positive bacteria is...

The decision of the soccer referee in a match will affect the outcome of the match, whether it is about an offense or simulation, the player is in an offside or outside position. In Indonesia League 1, there are many factors that influence the referees ‘and assistant referees’ decisions. One of them...

Diabetes and Hypertension are diseases that are on the ten most diseases list in Indonesia, thus increasing health costs. The government implemented chronic disease management program (prolanis) to prevent the disease. This study aims to analyze the implementation of prolanis conducted at the Sako Health...

Background: There are differing views on the impact of performing Open Kinetic Chain (OKC) and Closed Kinetic Chain (CKC) on Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR). Purpose: This research aims to compare the effects of OKC and CKC exercises on knee function following ACLR. Method: Systematic...

The village ofPulauKampaiPangkalanSusu Sub-district in Langkat District which become a study conducted in 2017 were drawn the girls who marry early or girls married before 20 years old were 82 persons (16.01%), married girls among those who were had been using a modern contraceptive use such as injectables...

Unit cost was real cost at hospital care. Unit cost was component of rational services tariff. The problem was nothing of standarized proportion of direct cost and indirect cost on unit cost in the inpatient room. The purpose of this study was to compare direct cost and indirect cost in unit cost based...

The health development goals as stated in the National Health System are efforts to implement health carried out by the Indonesian people in order to obtain the ability to live a healthy life for each community in order to realize a high health degree. The better the nutritional status of children, especially...

Background: It is necessary to make optimal efforts to prevent or reduce the frequency of pregnant women who are at high risk and treatment needs to be done immediately to reduce maternal and child mortality. Aim: to explore 4t risk factors on pregnancy and labor Methods:...

The elderly population in the Special Region of Yogyakarta ranks first, with a total of 14.7 million people in 2020. The aging process causes health problems, decreased organ function, and various physical changes at all cellular, organ, and system levels, increasing disease incidence in the elderly,...

Hospitals as an entity require an Accounts Information System (AIS) Receivable so that the process of recognizing, recording, billing, and writing off receivables can run effectively. Using qualitative research methods with a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) approach can dig deeper into the focus of the...

Objective: To determine a conceptual definition of health seeking behavior. Methods: Walker and Avant (2011) method of concept analysis approach. The author identified the attributes, antecedents, consequences, empirical referents, and create case description of the concept including model case, borderline...

The study was aimed to investigate the relationship between abdominal muscle and legs power with the return time on 100 meters free style swimming. The study was set as a descriptive correlation study that involved 10 members of UKM Aquatic BS UPI by using purposive sampling technique. Measurement tool...

Intestinal parasitic infections are globally endemic in the world. In Indonesia, intestinal parasitic infections particularly helminthes is one of the public health problems. It can cause malnutrition and anemia so can be disturbing growth and development children. Intestinal parasitic infections with...

The Baccaurea racemosa was the plant that spread in the Southeast Asia. B. racemosa fruit had a sour taste, so that the economy of this plant was low. B. racemosa has almost been forgotten in people. If this plant bears fruit, the fruit is often neglected. If the fruit is sold, the price will be low...

This study aims to determine the differences in the interests In the VII and VIII grade student interests of SMPN 12 Malang City and SMPN 1 Donomulyo Malang Regency towards extracurricular activities of sepak takraw. Using a quantitative descriptive research design survey method with manipulative independent...

The purpose of this study is to describe the achievement of statistical reasoning ability (SRA) of sporting students who work as athletes and not athletes in learning Statistical Reasoning Learning Environment (SRLE). This study uses quantitative analysis with quasi-experimental methods. The research...

Background. Evidence based practice in nursing is an implementation method of patient care to improve the patient quality of care. The understanding and implementation of evidence based practice in nursing practice in Indonesia needs to be improved. Aim. The objective of the study was to determine factors...

Wounds is a discontinuity of tissue. Incision wounds is a wound that made by clean pieces use sharp tools. Inflamation phasein wound healing marked by the activity of neutrophils cells. Nowadays, demand of herbal plants increase, it were used as an alternative therapy. One of the herbal plants in Indonesian...

Emesis gravidarum is a symptom that occurred 6-8 in 10 pregnancies for primigravida and 4-6 in 10 pregnancies for Multigravida. Musa Paradisiaca contain B vitamins, namely thiamine, riboflavin, niacin, and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). The contents of the banana vitamin B6 are quite large. It helps to reduce...

The postpartum period was a period where there was a change in emotional , physical, social. changes in physiology, body image, fertility, and sexual behavior. Disruption of body image due to the use of hormonal contraceptives can make the acceptor feel worried and anxious about the side effects caused...

Futsal is a kind of sport that has a high risk of being injured. Incident of injury can give serious consequence for player, team (especially when there is no substitute player who has the same quality), and public health system. The study shows that women tend to have ACL injury risk that is higher...

Fibrosis is hallmark histologic event of chronic liver disease. Liver biopsy remains the gold standard for diagnosis and assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis. However, its invasive procedure and can have complication, not suitable for continous observation of liver fibrosis.The...

A mother who gives birth to a baby with a Cesarean Section surgery usually experience pain. Early mobilization is one way to decrease pain intensity among post Cesarean Section patients. This study aims to determine the effect of early mobilization on the decrease in pain intensity among post Cesarean...

The background of the growth and development of children in Indonesia still needs serious attention, the rate of growth and development delays is still quite high, around 5–10% experiencing general developmental delays. Two out of 1000 babies have motor development disorders and 3 to 6 out of 1000 babies...

Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is a global health problem. It is found not only in the health sector, but the ABR issue has to be tackled cross-sectors because the root cause of ABR is multi-sectors such as agriculture, livestock, environment sectors, and community. This study aims to assess the community...

Post-contrast delayed-enhancement MRI helps to show the extent of myocardial infarction (MI), as well as allowing the morphometric analysis of the heart structure, e.g., the left ventricular volume (LVV). Here the author showed how Bayesian implementation of statistical inference can benefit investigators...

The purpose of this study was to determine the profile of body mass index and physical fitness level of the students. The research method used is descriptive quantitative by using body mass index and physical fitness test. The population in this research is the 116 students of physical education program...

Asphyxia neonatorum is the cause of 23% of all neonatal mortality in the world. Three quarters from the neonatal mortality are caused by conditions that can be prevented and treated, including the incident of asphyxia. Low Birth Weight (LBW) has the risk of having a respiratory failure that can cause...

Pneumonia is the leading cause of child mortality in the world. This disease accounts for 16% of all deaths of children under 5 years of age, which causes death in 920,136 toddlers, or more than 2,500 per day, or an estimated 2 toddlers die every minute in 2015. This study aims to determine the relationship...

Background: Coronavirus is a large family of viruses that can cause disease from mild to severe symptoms. COVID-19 attacks people of all ages including vulnerable groups such as pregnant women. Numbers of previous researches on the coronavirus, (SARS-CoV and MERS-CoV), stated that pregnant women have...

Sectio caesarea is the last option for saving the lives of mother and foetus if vaginal delivery faces obstacles. Sectio caesarea action may result in complications of pain that is felt due to tissue damage. Post-caesarian section pain is accute in nature and requires immediate treatment as it may cause...

The highest Incidence Rate of DHF at East Java Province in 2008 was Trenggalek District (123.69/100.000 population). During 2008, DHF has infected all areas of public health services center, tendency of increase in the number of endemic villages and sporadic from year to year and decrease in the number...

Uncontrolled hypertension increases the risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Longitudinal studies comparing the effect of BMI and waist circumference with the prevalence of uncontrolled hypertension is limited. This study aims to compare the effects of obesity using BMI and waist circumference...

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) is one of the most common head and neck malignant neoplasms worldwide. Laboratory profile is rarely evaluated in Indonesia as a prognostic consideration. The aim of this research is to describe the laboratory profile of NPC patients. This is descriptive research using a...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, dental health maintenance activities were slightly hampered because there were rules for maintaining social distance or social distancing to break the chain of transmission of COVID-19. Maintenance Oral health of children and adolescents is very important. Oral health is...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze the influence of health education given to parents through the child about knowledge, attitudes, and practices the healthy latrine use in the public health center of Dalam Pagar. Method: This study used quantitative methods, and the type of research...

Current treatment of fixed orthodontic currently used by many, not only for orthodontic treatment but also part of popular lifestyle. Treatment of fixed orthodontic is treatment aimed to fix malocclusion and increase awareness of dental care, mastication function, and esthetic. Aims: This research is...

This study aimed to identify the contribution of athletes’ physical and mental abilities to their performance when they are competing. The method used in this study was descriptive analysis. The sample was selected through a purposive sampling technique. The sample consisted of wrestling athletes registered...

Anxiety and depression have been identified as common condition experienced by patients with heart failure (HF). Some HF patients who are unable to manage their anxiety and depression show poor coping mechanism. The aim of this study was to identify the correlation between anxiety, depression, and coping...

Lifestyle has become a trend among teenagers; many teenagers now want their behavior, attitude, and appearance to attract other people's attention so that a hedonistic lifestyle can influence them. Culture, family, motivation, emotions, reference groups, personality, or self-control can influence...

Background: Health center (it is called Puskesmas) is a health facility that provides basic health services through outpatient units. In an effort to improve the efficiency of outpatient services, the health center could apply the Lean Concept. The aim of this study was to analyze efficiency of outpatient...

Quality of service is a fundamental right by the government. Service quality are reliability, responsivenees, empathy, tangible and assurance to determine patient satisfaction. This study aims to determine the relationship between service quality and satisfaction of outpatient BPJS health participants...

Paralympic is the term referred to as an international sports competition for top athletes with disabilities who have experienced increased participation and development in sports. Consequently, it is difficult to understand injury patterns in the winter and summer Paralympics due to the rapid evolution...

Background: Adolescents are those who are in the transition stage between childhood and adulthood. Teenagers have their own way of dealing with stress in different situations. Stress in adolescents is very dangerous, making adolescents experience a crisis of self -identity and the worst effect is depression...

This research determinant the trends of academic articles on the use of postpartum contraception during the COVID-19 pandemic and provides a roadmap for possible future studies on this topic. In this context, bibliometric and content analysis methods were used. Data were collected through the Google...

This study aims to estimate the value of the validity of the content of the instrument of exercise enjoyment in physical education. The study was conducted on seven lecturers as academics called the Subject Metter Expert (SME). This preliminary research was carried out in the city of Bandung Indonesia...

Free throw is a shoot that is done because it gets a foul on when entering the ball towards the ring with the value in one shoot is one. This study aims to determine the relationship and contribution of Centre of mass, angle of elbow joint, angular velocity of elbow joint, angle of wrist joint, angular...

Menstruation as vaginal bleeding that occurs periodically due to the release of the uterine mucosa. The menstrual cycle begins with menarche and will continue until menopause around the age of 45-55 years (Helen, 2010). Studies of systematic reviews in developing countries find that 25-50% of adult women...

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of online self- and peer-assessment for movement skills in physical education in responding to the health crisis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to ensure an effective assessment in the “new normal” period. Online assessments conducted by students...

Impairment of intestinal barrier function and increased translocation of bacteria to the systemic blood flow contribute to the emergence of sepsis in burn patients. Oral probiotic administration has been advocated for treatment dan prevention of diverse range of infection disease by modulating the host...

Tetralogy of Fallot (ToF) is the most common form of cyanotic heart disease with a prevalence between 3,5 to 8%. Anomalous coronary artery is reported in 2–23% of ToF patient. Knowledge of the coronary anatomy prior to surgery was important to avoid injury to the vessel. In our case, ToF with the presence...

Menstrual cycle is one of the vital signs of health for teenage girls because of the risk for anemia due to increased iron requirements due to growth, menstruation, often restricting food consumption, and eating patterns and habits less than the recommended nutritional adequacy rate. the regularity of...

Saliva is a oral biological fluid that has many benefits and has an function for maintaining oral health and can be clinically informative as a diagnostic media. Biomarkers in saliva are molecules that contain certain ingredients can be used to diagnose disease or assess the development and outcome of...

This study aims to find out how the influence of peer teaching model and cooperative learning model of self-confidence and student teamwork in volleyball game. This research uses quantitative approach with experimental method which will get a primary data. How to obtain the data, the researcher uses...

There are persistent rumors in Indonesia, including Aceh people that the consumption of goat milk can effect to increases blood pressure (BP) and cause of hypertension, but there is no scientific evidence to support this. This research was conducted to analysis the effect of dietary goat milk on blood...

Background: Children’s health literacy about cigarettes has a low impact on its ability to minimize second-hand smoke exposure. Objective: To analyze the needs of elementary school children to develop picture stories, a health education media about the dangers of smoking. Methods: Research using qualitative...

A mother who has undergone labor by getting a perineal wound will feel pain, pain that is felt in every mother with a perineal wound causing unpleasant effects such as pain and fear of moving so that many mothers with perineal injury rarely want to move postpartum so that it can result in many problems...

Diabetes is still a problem and continues to increase. If not treated immediately, it will result in various complications such as diabetic ulcers, amputations, and even death. Most patients with type 2 diabetes still have difficulty controlling blood glucose levels so that it affects the ankle-brachial...

Occupational health is the right of every worker to be guaranteed by the business owner. Workers are free to choose the type of work so as to obtain fair and prosperous working conditions. In the scope of occupational health prosperous has a very broad meaning covers all aspects of life...

In the real practice of Physical Education learning, some teachers still have a lack of awareness in analysing student learning difficulties. The aim of this study was to determine the validity and reliability of movement learning difficulties instrument questionnaires in elementary school children....

The main problems faced by the COVID-19 pandemic are the high risk of transmission, the lack of fast and valid screening tools, and the length of the disease healing process it will indirectly affect the speed of transmission. This study aimed to assess the clinical correlation and laboratories of COVID-19...

Background: Globally, the prevalence of ADHF is rising. Patients who are diagnosed for ADHF have a high risk of cardiovascular death, re-hospitalization, and in-hospital morbidity and mortality. The Levine Conservation Model, which tries to promote patient conservation energy, is one of the nursing approaches. ...

Hottest temperatures make body adapting by excreting excessive sweating. CV Alumunium Mandiri Palembang manufacture in making fan and pot that is fire furnace causing hottest temperatures. When the body loses fluid without being accompanied by the consumption of replacement fluids for a long time, it...

Objective: The purpose of this research is to describe the childbearing decisions in sero discordant couples.Method: This research used a qualitative method with a case study research design. Total primary informants involved 10 informant couples, and triangulation informants involved 5 informants. The...

Post-athlete careers are a phenomenon that attracts public attention, not only in terms of success but also in terms of failure of former athletes in living the life of retirement from the status of athletes. This preliminary study aims to look at the post-athlete career coaching model. The research...

Dysmenorrhea is a common complaint in young women, characterized by pain. Dysmenorrhea pain has a significant impact on womens lives, such as limitations in daily activities. Primary dysmenorrhea can be treated using yoga and self tapping. Objective: understanding effectiveness on use of mind-body practice:...

Integrated Service Posts or Posyandu for toddlers are a type of health facility that focuses heavily on mothers and children, particularly toddlers. According to West Sumatra Provincial Health Office data, D/S coverage was 69.4 percent in 2017 and 65,6 percent in 2018. According to 2018 data from the...

Cardiac arrest is an emergency that occurs suddenly, anywhere and anytime. CPR is the first action to be performed when a person has a cardiac arrest. This research aims to understand the difference between demonstration and presentation methods. This research is classified as quantitative research with...

Learning is an effort of assistance provided by the teacher to students, the mentoring effort is carried out so that they can carry out the process of acquiring knowledge. This research aims to develop application-besed learning of pencak silat material for teacher of PJOK SMP subjects in Jember. This...

Social skill is a person’s ability to interact with others and their environment in ways that are acceptable without causing harm to themselves or others. The purpose of this study was to determine social skills of vocational high school students. This research is a descriptive study involving 72 students,...

CT Scan 128 Slice can produce excellent images with good contrast and low radiation dose. Pulmonary hypertension CT Scan is able to imaging central arterial dilatation, while mitral stenosis on CT Scan 128 Slice imaging can be seen as well. The purpose of this paper is to report the diagnosis of patients...

In Tanjungpinang city, the incidence of pulmonary TB is still quite high. In 2011 as many as 2,536 suspected pulmonary TB smear positive cases examined and that as many as 216 patients. The year 2012 has been examined as many as 2,065 patients with chronic cough sputum specimens. The total positive for...

Promoting child growth and development is one of the Indonesian community health center’s priority programs. Children’s growth and development at early ages play a crucial role in defining children’s future health trajectories. This study aims to describe community nurses’ knowledge, attitude, and practice...

Modified sports equipment is such an important factor in having learning media in physical education. This study aimed to design a physical education learning medium with ergonomic in accordance with the anthropometric mapping of Indonesian students. This study used a mixed method with design basic research...

Background: Smoking behaviour is a problems who have lost, not only for health but also for other aspects in the life. The role of the government had not yet can be relied on to send down a prevalence of smoking in Indonesia which annually increased, so that gave rise to the initiative control program...

Anemia is the most frequent complication of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) which is mainly caused by erythropoietin (Epo) deficiency. Epo agonist is the drug choice for anemia in CKD but some patients have antibody against Epo agonist. Objectives: This study aimed to identify Indonesian medicinal plants...

Being prone to impacts of natural disasters, Indonesia needs to increase the preparedness of Indonesian people through various means, including the education curriculum approaches. The physical education curriculum enables children to develop physical, psychological, social, and spiritual preparedness....

The purpose of this study was to see the influence of the MSG administratsion to the estrogens levels, progesterone levels, and the quantity of infant on pregnant Wistar rats. The design of this study was experimental research with post test only control group design on 24 samples pregnant albino Wistar...

Poverty could increase a mother’s chances of giving birth to a baby with a low birth weight (LBW). Low-income families have trouble supplying food for all family members, including pregnant women. Insufficient food availability at the household level is not limited to food quantity and includes food...

The total birth rate of Indonesia’s population in 2015 was 2.1, it is estimated that Indonesia’s population in 2025 will increase to 282 million. The contraceptive method was one of the government’s efforts to control the rate of population growth. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence...

Postpartum is an important phase because the complication including genetalia infection frequently happen in this phase. perineum wound healing delay is influenced by several factors, such as less nutrients, less of personal hygiene or personal perineum hygiene, less break, less mobilization and exercises...

Picthers play an important role in softball, especially when defending. Pitching is a high explosive motion involving both smooth and big muscles especially an upper limb. This study aimed to acquire data and empirical proof of muscle performance on learning softball pitching based on science through...

Root canal treatment (RCT) is a part of endodontic treatment. There are three stages of treatment that must be carried out on RCT, namely preparation, sterilization, and obturation of the root canal. Endodontics is a branch of dentistry that deals with the prevention, etiology, diagnosis and therapy...

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the risk of weaver ulos who carried out the work ergonomics in Martimbang and Kebun Sayur Village Pematang Siantar City. Technology or Method: This was an observational study. The population amounting to 42 people. The level of ergonomics risk related...

Effective HAART reduces blood viral load. This study aims to determine factors which could predict the time to achieve viral load (VL) less than 50 copies/ml in HIV-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART). A bidirectional cohort study was conducted in 2007, with records of patients investigated...

Anemia in pregnancy is one of the causes of death in pregnant women. Approximately, 41.8% of anemia cases occurred in pregnant women, with the highest prevalence rate of 61.3% in the African region and 52.5% in the Asian region. WHO states that 58% of anemia in pregnancy is caused by iron deficiency....

Indonesia is estimated to be in the top three countries with a high prevalence of stunting with an average of 37.2% short and very short children under five in 2018 (Riskesdas). One of the causes of stunting is the factor of parenting. Currently, Indonesia is experiencing a drastic economic decline due...

Background: The elderly is prone to health problems such as geriatric syndrome, including cognitive impairment. One of the causes of cognitive impairment is vascular disorders such as hypertension. Although hypertension is not a contagious disease, the percentage of incidence in Central Java Province...

Diabetes Mellitus is a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by increased levels of glucose in the blood or hyperglycemia, with criteria, namely: random plasma glucose> 200 mg / dl (11.1 mmol / L), fasting plasma glucose / nuchter> 140 mg / dl (7.8 mmol / L) and plasma glucose from the samples...

This research is motivated by the low aspect of skill of students in kasti ball game. The tool used is difficult because it does not match the characteristics of students an Elementary School in Majalengka Regency. The purpose of this study was to improve the playing skills in small ball game learning....

Based on the Public Health Development Index (IPKM) data 2016, the prevalence rate of tobacco consumption in Aceh province is considered high at 36.01% and still below the standard rate of Indonesian tobacco consumption of 32.09%. Various efforts have been made by non-smoking areas (KTR) described in...