Advances in Health Sciences Research

Research background. The prevalence of obesity status in female teenagers aged 13–15 in Bantul Regency in 2018 had seen an increase of 6.43%. The obesity status in teenagers can be caused by several factors, one of which is excessive consumption of junk food. Aim of research: This research seeks to understand...

Dengue eradication program in Surabaya was far from success. It is arguable that this is because the volunteers who are responsible for promoting the programs did not do their best. Anecdotally, they were lack of knowledge, attitude, and skills in empowering the community to support the program. The...

Aging is a natural process characterized by the decrease in the function of various organs of the body. This process is causing older people to have the risk of various health problems. One of the health problems this experienced by older people is body balance disorders. Body balance is influenced by...

Porphyromonas gingivalis, Bacteriodes spp., Capnocytophaga spp., and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans are bacteries that cause periodontal disease. Periodontal disease is treated by eliminating pathogen bacteries through scaling and systemic or local antibiotics. One of the local antibiotics that...

This study aims to determine whether a physical activity such as hunting wild boars has effects on erythrocyte counts, haemoglobin concentration, and haematocrit values of local dogs (Canis familiaris)in Tabek Panjang, Baso Subdistrict, West Sumatera, Indonesia. The study used ten healthy male local...

In the current era, team sports are very popular and become the centre of attention. One of the most popular sports, both internationally and domestically, is basketball. Basketball not only supports physical training, but also must support tactical training. In general, mental toughness is a general...

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is caused by dengue virus that is spread through the bite of the Aedes aegypti.spp mosquitoes. Banjarnegara District is a new DHF endemic area in Central Java Province. Insidence Rate in 2018 was 14/1.00.000 population. The larval free rate in Banjarnegara District was...

In general, the purpose of this research is a development research that aims to produce a product in the form of a game model of ladder snakes that is modified game rules. This research is to produce a new book which will be developed for elementary students. The subjects in this study were Medan Perjuangan...

Background: Elderly is a person with advanced age who experiences biological, physical, psychological and social changes. This change will affect all aspects of life, including their health. There are several risk factors that encourage cognitive function including age, gender, race, genetics, blood...

One of the efforts to equip adolescents is to make policies on adolescent reproductive health that can accommodate the needs of adolescents in educational institutions or schools. This study aims to determine the implementation of learning policies on adolescent reproductive health programs or the likes....

This study aimed to find out the problems faced by the physical education teacher at senior high and vocational high school and find out alternative solutions used by physical education teachers. This study uses descriptive qualitative research design. The data collection was done by using a closed questionnaire,...

Chemotherapy is one of the therapies for cancer patients with side effects of nausea and vomiting. Nausea and vomiting experienced by the patient can be a new problem and cause a decrease in health. Aromatherapy is a therapy that can reduce nausea and vomiting. This study aimed to determine the effect...

Fraud or fraud is an act that is against the law and is carried out intentionally for certain purposes that harm other parties. This research aims to find out some of the efforts made by RSU Royal Prima Medan in detecting and preventing fraud in BPJS claims. The method used in this research is a qualitative...

Advancing technology and information systems are increasingly utilized to create tools that facilitate access to critical information. To address challenges in disease management and early detection linked to climate change, expert systems offer a promising solution. This study develops an expert system...

This study aims to evaluate the influence of turmeric rhizome extract nanoemulsion Curcuma domestica Val on the reduction of C Reactive Protein CRP and Myeloperoxidase MPO levels in Wistar rats with diabetes mellitus. The results of the study showed that GC MS analysis of turmeric compounds included...

Sleep problems are common during adolescence, but their relationship with cardiovascular and nutritional indicatoris not always consistent across settings. This study examined whether sleep quality was related to blood pressure and body mass index (BMI) among students at SMAN 7 Malang, Indonesia. A cross-sectional...

The lack of students’ skills in the basic techniques of passing over and under in volleyball is the background in this study. This study aims to determine the effect of AB pass training on volleyball passing skills in junior high school students. This research method is Quasi Experimental, the research...

Adolescents are vulnerable to reproductive health problems. Teachers are one of the most trusted sources of information for adolescents, but few teachers communicate reproductive health to students. This study aims to analyze the factors that most influence the teacher's behavior in providing reproductive...

Introduction - Indonesia is the third country with the highest prevalence of stunting toddlers in Southeast Asia or South-East Asia Regional (SEAR). Efforts that can be made to prevent stunting in preschool-age children include providing early stimulation. This stimulation can be carried out through...

With the increasing prominence of the aging population, it is of great significance to explore effective means to delay the sense of aging of the elderly and promote their longevity. Based on this, this study aims to explore the basic situation of physical activities and the impact of physical activities...

Background: Enlarge Vestibular Aqueducts (EVA) is a vestibular aqueduct dilation bigger than 1 mm which can cause progressive hearing loss. EVA diagnosis regards clinical features, audiological examination, CT Scan and/or MRI. Objectives: Describing the knowledge about clinical features, audiological...

Learning a theoretical lesson with so many contents related to facts and information like the course of “Children Motor Development,” can be so boring and non-motivating to the students. From repeated experiences, it can be observed that the class atmosphere is mostly relatively passive and characterized...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the potential of Family-Based Dietary Management Program For People with Hypertension Diet Behavior. Method: The research method used was quasi experiment, the design used was pre-test and post-test with control group design. The sampling technique...

The paper presents the analysis of the state and dynamics of child disability in Russia taking into account structure, gender and level of certain classes of diseases on the basis of official statistics. It defines features in the development of child disability in modern Russia alongside with the main...

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the concentration of flunixin in the plasma of chicks to determine the pharmacokinetic parameters. Methods: A randomized controlled study was performed on forty five clinically healthy ross chicks of seven days old, chicks were administered into the...

Neonatal death is a worldwide concern. Sustainable Development Goal targets by 2030 reduce neonatal mortality to below 12 per 1000 live births. Indonesia Demographic Health Survey in 2017 show that neonatal mortality is 15 per 1,000 live births. Semarang city is one of the provinces in Central Java....

Coronavirus disease is a kind of pneumonia cause by infection of SARS-CoV-2. In most cases, patients only get mild manifestation or even asymptomatic. Some patient can get severe disease, especially elderly people or someone with comorbid, leading to cytokines storm that triggers SIRS and induce coagulation...

A global health concern, anaemia stunts teenage girls’ motor development and impairs their cognitive function. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that between 40% and 88% of the world’s population suffers from anaemia in 2015. According to 2018 statistics from Riskesdas, the prevalence of anaemia...

The purpose of the study was to identify and justify the use of fitness trackers in the training process for increasing the level of physical and functional development in athletes of various ages. Materials and methods: athletes from aerobic sports (running and Nordic walking) aged from 18 to 65 years...

Pesticide using was a problem concern specialized in safety and health aspect. Missing at work method and not in procedure could increasing of health problem specialize to occupational accident and occupational disease. The purpose of this research was to know the health impact of pesticide from pesticide...

The essence of the problem in this study is “How big is the influence of physical disability and Principal Leadership on the Performance of Physical Education Teachers?” The aim is to find out the effect of physical disability and Principal Leadership on Physical Education Teacher Performance. The hypothesis...

The economic crisis can increase the number of commercial sex workers (CSWs). The low infection prevention behavior and the low use of contraceptives while doing their work causes sex workers are potentially infected and transmitted by sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including HIV-AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency...

Tetraprenyltoluquinone is a compound that was successfully isolated from the hexane fraction of stem bark Garcinia cowa, Roxb. In previous studies, tetraprenyltoluquinone is known to have anticancer and anti-inflammatory activity. The aim of the study is to investigate the impact of tetraprenyltoluquinone...

Adolescence is a period of change, or transition from childhood to adulthood with an age range of 12–21 years. Menstruation is the process of the uterine wall (endometrium) experiencing repeated bleeding secretions every month. The type and severity of pain varies from mild to severe, dysmenorrhea is...

The serve is the first shot that starts a badminton game. This study aims to test and determine the effectiveness of accuracy training in improving the short service ability of badminton athletes. This study uses a research method of quasi-experiment designs with a one-group time series design (pretest,...

Obesity is not a terminal problem, but is related to non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Therefore, efforts to halt the rate of increase in obesity require a holistic approach and support from all stakeholders. The formulation of the problem that will be studied is: “Is it appropriate for the problem of...

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a family of coronaviruses, namely severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The fastest method to identify the presence of this virus is a rapid antibody or antigen test, but to confirm the positive status of a COVID-19 patient, further...

Background: One of the most frequent emotional disorders in children is Separation Anxiety Disorder (SAD), which can lead to poorer mental and physical health and is estimated at 50% of anxiety disorders. But based on the facts, many adults think that many symptoms of SAD are normal. When suffering from...

Contains some government policies regarding the health law and some steps on how the law can be implemented properly. In the concept of health rules include roles, functions, and responsibilities in it. Therefore, the core aspects that are the focus of research considering that the health sector is a...

The brain is the most important part of the control center of the human body. Inside the brain, millions of neurons coordinate in transferring electric signs to form orders. The signs are recorded as brain waves indicating normalities and abnormalities of brain work by using one of the brain recorders;...

Globally, the elderly population is predicted to increase continously. The elderly population in Indonesia is predicted to increase higher than the population in the world. The increase is accompanied by dietary changes that affect the health status of the elderly. This research was conducted at Teladan...

The results showed that VO2 Max as a whole result of pretest result 46,95%, result of test of Cycle I increased to equal to 49,43%, and result of Cycle II test become better reaching 50,21%. The conclusion from this study is that the training interval method can increase the VO2 Max Atlet Wrestling Program...

The infantile cerebral palsy (ICP) is one of the most critical pathologies resulting in disability. Considering that the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania is industrially developed mountain territory with high pollution level in some locations and a region with insufficient content of iodine in its biosphere,...

Background: Sleep disturbance is the most common problem in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESRD). This study investigated the adverse events of sleep quality that affect Quality of Life (QoL) and identified risk factors of sleep disorders with general participant’s characteristics, related to...

Women of childbearing age as prospective mothers are a vulnerable group whose health status must be considered, especially their nutritional status. The quality of the next generation will be determined by the condition of the mother since before pregnancy and during pregnancy. Preconception health is...

The Medical Education Study Program is a favorable department study program at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Thus, the department increases the students’ input standard to keep quality. There are various kinds of tests for selecting new students, including course tests, psychological tests (TPA...

Biomotor speed and flexibility are important components that must be possessed by a karate athlete. This study aims to analyze the biomotor abilities of speed and flexibility in karate talented athletes in the Special Region of Yogyakarta. The research sample consisted of 20 karate athletes who participated...

Background: Obesity prevalence has been steadily rising over the world, including in Indonesia, particularly in DKI Jakarta, which has the highest obesity prevalence. Meanwhile, the global COVID-19 epidemic has impacted everyday activity, lifestyle, and mental health, as well as being linked to weight...

Results of Family Data Collection, 2021 Batu City, East Java states that there are 49.3% of families at risk of stunting, these results are predicted to increase the prevalence of stunting 15% if it is not prevented. Efforts to prevent stunting can be used in applications such as Elsimil who effort to...

Malaria is still a serious public health problem in the world, including Indonesia, because it is found with a fairly high prevalence. Malaria is a pathological condition caused by Plasmodium which is transmitted through the bite of the Anopheles mosquito. Subjects who live in endemic areas or have had...

The information about COVID-19 prevalence, symptoms, and treatment among Indonesian college students has been limited. This study aims to discover the epidemiological characteristic and clinical phenomenon of COVID-19 infection among university students in Indonesia to provide valuable references for...

Parameters of life quality in 12 patients with type 1 spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA1) in the Yakut population were studied. The control group was 12 healthy individuals. A SF-36 questionnaire was used to determine life quality, reflecting overall well-being and satisfaction degree with the physical and...

Swimming is a type of water sport, apart from beautiful diving, synchronized swimming, and water polo. The sport of swimming has become popular in quantity. This has been indicated by the increasing number of swimming associations in big cities and regions in Indonesia. The aim of this study was to determine...

Gambling disorder (GD) has been identified as a rare but serious adverse reaction to dopaminergic drugs that are widely used to treat mental problems. It is characterized as a recurrent and persistent sickness that results in clinically substantial pain or disability and threatens the patient’s capacity...

This study aims to identify the potential of water sports tourism.This research uses qualitative research methods with reference to the concept of sports tourism, water based tourism and sustainable tourism. The population in this study was in the form of a social situation, namely Pramuka Island (land...

Crime is a social phenomenon caused by normative deviations that are detrimental and cannot be tolerated. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the crime rate increased by 19.47% which was dominated by conventional crimes. The high crime rate that occurs can cause anxiety and concern in the community. Crime...

Head injury is the main cause of disability and mortality. Several factors that can lead to high disability are the initial GCS score and the treatment duration. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of initial GCS score and treatment duration to the independence level of patients...

Safety and Health at Work (K3) is a condition of factors that influence the safety and health of workers (including workers from contractors) and also guests or other people at work. This study aims to determine the psychosocial relationship with work stress on workers of Sinar Harapan Teknik Trading...

This research aims to produce the training method in sport performance base on multilateral development and its effect in performance. This study uses a research and development approach. The samples consist of 16 primary schools extracurricular in Yogyakarta Province, by purposive sampling technique....

The purpose of this descriptive research study was to examine the outcome of the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) on nursing students’ performances in psychiatric nursing area. The participants were 62 of 4th year nursing students in Faculty of Nursing, Ubon Ratchathani University, Thailand....

Enamel of the teeth is the hardest tissue in the human body which protects them. The composition of enamel is 94-96% inorganic, 1% organic, and 4-5% water. Discoloration of the enamel which may be caused by chemicals, medicine or trauma has a psychological impact in person, characterized by lack of self-confidence....

Organizational stressors in sports had developed rapidly in the past decade and produced a theoretical framework that stimulated studies exploring the demands faced by athletes. Organizational stressors have the potential to cause many undesirable consequences for athletes. Organizational stressors have...

Background: The health care coverage of elderly in Wonogiri in 2014 reached 108.002 (65.19%) of the 165.685 elderly, and in Jatiroto Sub-District there were 2.072 of the total of 3.164 elderly who got health care. The report from Wonogiri Departement of Public Health (2013), the case of Non-Communicable...

Long jump is one of the athletic sports. Indonesian’s current athletics events have gradually shown a very satisfying appearance. In recent years, sports in this athletic branch have been able to compete with Asian countries, especially in Southeast Asia. However, there are several Indonesian athletic...

Quality service and human resources in healthcare as well as an adequate budget will affect public health status. Service quality at Sekarpuro Medical Clinic is one of the indicators seen from the number of visits. Sekarpuro Clinic has experienced a decline in the number of patient visits. However, the...

Pregnancy is a time to increase fetal growth and development. The growth and development of children certainly cannot be separated from the nutritional status of the mother. Lack of knowledge about nutrition can cause mothers not to know how to fulfill nutrition during pregnancy. The purpose of the research...

Integrated Building Post (Posbindu) is a health-community resource-based to tackle non-communicable diseases provided by the Ministry of Health, Republic Indonesia. Application this program focuses on diabetes and hypertension in the population. However, community utilization to come to the Posbindu...

Objective: To identify the effect education about cervical cancer early detection to women's knowledge and interest for IVA examination at the working area of Kuin Kingdom public health center. Method: Quantitative research using the quasy experimental method with one group pretest-posttest. The population...

Live vaccines group was the first to be studied, due to the fact that live parasites reduce further reinfection. The development of vaccine to control coccidiosis caused by E. maxima and E. tenella in chickens is intensifying because of the increasing threat of drug resistance to anticoccidial agents....

One of the characteristics of female puberty is menstruation. First menstruation is usually experienced by women around the age of 10 years but can be faster or slower. The first menstruation for girls will cause problems, namely someone who faces feeling the first menstruation feeling fear and anxiety....

Background: Musculoskeletal disorder is one of the health problems which can be caused by the workforce. Work-related to musculoskeletal disorder signed by general chronic pain. Due to the impact of Covid-19, the change of the work from the office to be work from home is worried to trigger musculoskeletal...

An ENT specialist have a higher risk transmission of contracting COVID-19 due to procedures in the nasal cavity, nasopharynx, oral cavity, and oropharynx. This risk of transmission does not only affect the ENT specialist caring for the patient, but all staff in the room has potential for infection. Clinical...

Pharmacists have a role in reducing maternal mortality in 2030 to less than 70 per 100.000 live births. One of the causes of maternal mortality is anemia in pregnancy. The study objective was to assess the determinant factor and effect of solution-focused brief counseling (SFBC) by pharmacists to decrease...

Nurse managers have a bearing on the quality and safety of healthcare services, therefore understanding the factors that influence their job satisfaction can help healthcare organizations retain nurse managers. This study aims to develop an understanding of the factors that shape nurse managers’ job...

Mobley (2011) declared three turnover intention indicators: thoughts of quitting, desire to go (choice to finish), and desire to find another job. This theory said work environment and job satisfaction can also affect turnover intention. Employee turnover at Rampal Celaket Public Primary Healthcare exceeded...

Sexual harassment and assault are deeply traumatic experiences that can result in lasting psychological impacts, including the possible development of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). This article presents a case study of a 22-year-old woman who experienced sexual harassment within her local community...

A penalty shot often determines the team's success in winning. Penalty skills are needed because they have a role and contribution to the success of the team to achieve victory if the match is held in the match-making competition. The purpose of this study is to standardize and cultivate a measuring...

The problem brought from this study is how the trainer and bolavoli athlete respond to the application and the use of the bolavoli thrower on the practice of bolavoli motion skills. The objective is to know the perception of trainers and athletes on the application and the use of the ball-throwing tools...

Banyuwangi occupies the third highest position for HIV cases in East Java. Stigma and discrimination is one of the challenges in the success of controlling HIV and AIDS. Stigma increases the prevalence of HIV and AIDS and stops social and medical support to the patients. The study aim to explore stigma...

In general, the purpose of this study is descriptive with a qualitative approach that is data that is described by words or sentences separated by categories to obtain conclusions. Qualitative is used to get in-depth data, a data that contains data. Having the real meaning, the exact data which is a...

The paper considers peculiarities of aerobic physical exercises for 12–14-year old teenagers suffering from arterial hypertension. Cardiovascular diseases in teenagers affect the development of the body and its functional stability. In this regard, this paper discusses the peculiarities of CVS optimization...

The Covid-19 pandemic period that occurred lately, directly changed the plan for the community service process. Health education which is done by face to face meeting, must be changed to an online meeting. Definitely, for people who have not been familiar yet with the applications used, it becomes a...

Based on observations, found the phenomenon, among others there are students who do football but the leg cannot touch the ball properly. This is due to the weak coordination of eye and foot coordination of students in doing sepak sila. Furthermore the ball of sepak sila is not well controlled, this is...

The purpose of this study is to identify the effectiveness of the use of Flipped Classroom on student learning motivation during the covid-19 pandemic in nursing pedagogical learning models (adults). The learning of the nursing profession demands more practice than theory. In order to make it easier...

Stunting is a linear growth syndrome that fails, according to the Ministry of Health, the stunting category is children under five with a z-score of less than -2SD called stunted. The Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) in 2018 stated that the incidence of stunting decreased from 37.2% to 30.8%. Hemoglobin...

Android applications have been developed for an early detection of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM). However, its development has yet to be interactive and has not involved experts, such as health consultants. The purpose of this study is to develop an interactive service and a product design based on Android...

Introduction: Children’s hearing problem will influence development, especially speech and language. Early detection is essential, but Auditory Brainstem Response (ABR) reference for Indonesian hasn’t been present yet. Objective: to determine absolute wave latency of ABR in children Methods: A retrospective...

Mostly, death occurs due to aging, while the rest because of illness. In palliative care, Indonesian elderly with a chronic disease more likely to stay at home with their families until the death. These conditions give a unique experience to the family when taking care of elderly at the end of their...

The study is devoted to comparative analysis of some technical aspects of braces. According to some reports, the prevalence of dentofacial anomalies in the Republic of North Ossetia-Alania reaches nearly 40 %, which is slightly higher than the level across the Russian Federation in general. Undue detection...

The quality of maternal and child health services remains suboptimal in most low and middleincome countries (LMIC). Data are routinely collected with paper-based systems but are incomplete, underutilized, and reported as poorly-usable aggregated indicators. Therefore, we developed the Open Smart Register...

PTPN IV Kebun Bah Jambi is a company that does cultivation and processing of palm fruits. According to PTPN IV Kebun Bah Jambi's report of work accidents, occurred 15 cases of work accidents during the period January 2013-December 2015, that the highest number of accidents occurred in 2015. The most...

Heat cured acrylic resin has been used as dental prosthetic devices because of its excellent appearance, simple processing technique and easy repair. The absence of filler on acrylic resin causes limitation of flexural strength at the time of use. Fish scales can be used as filler to reinforce the acrylic...

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the antifertility effect of N-hexane, ethyl acetate, and water fractions from C. papaya leaves on sperm motility in male Wistar rats. Method: Twenty four rats used in this study. Rats were devided into 4 groups: normal group and Carica papaya fraction...

Air pollution remains problem around the world. One of dangerous chemical substance is ammonia. Fertilizer factory emission is ammonia that could affect to people health. The purpose of this study was to describe ammonia effect to health among citizen living surrounding fertilizer factory.Methods: This...

Pulmonary TB cases at Puskesmas Perumnas II Pontianak in the last 2 years (2014 and 2015) was the cases highest in Pontianak. Based on interviews at health center officer Perumnas II Pontianak that the obstacles faced by the officer were the patients came to the health center without accompanying family...

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of local application of platelet rich fibrin and hyaluronic acid on postoperative sequelae after surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. Materials and Methods: The research included a total of 66 healthy patients, from both genders,...

This study aims to produce a product in the form of modified brain jogging training with an online system. So that it can facilitate the learning process for Physical Education in the era of the covid-19 pandemic. This research is a 4-D development research (Four D) developed. In this study, researchers...

Technological developments provide opportunities for medical personnel and health workers to provide health services to patients through a digital platform with an application. The provision of telemedicine using applications has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic. The practice of health services...

The study aims to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in the implementation of the partner notification program in the MSM group in Kendari. This study employed a qualitative case study design, guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Data...

Coffee consumption can affect blood pressure and sleeping patterns because the caffeine content in the coffee may trigger adrenaline hormones and affect nerve cells. This study aims to determine the difference in blood pressure and sleeping patterns of adults consuming black coffee, café latte, and fruit...