Tuberculosis is stil/ one of the major infectious disease in the world including lndonesia. Although the therapy using Directly Observed Treatment Short course Chemotherapy (DOTs) recomended by World Health Organization has been used, the drop out cas es is stil/ high. This study aim to describe factors contributing to drop out cas es in Sukamerang Health Center, Garut. This was a cross section…
Reproductive Health is one of the program that government's focus on. The level of knowledge about reproductive health is one factor that can influence adolescent sexual behavior. The purpose of this study was to determine the comparative level of knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding reproductive health of adolescent in high school and Madrasah Aliyah. This research used descriptive an…
Household consumption is one of factors that play impotant role in creating a healthy family. Balanced diet be it in amount or variation is highly needed because there is no food that consist of-nor do they have entugh amount-every nutrition that are needed by body. To get used to consume foods that contain balanced diet is one of the ways to overcome double nutrition problems, be it malnutriti…
Study on the last effect of neuropsychologic dysfunction due to iodine deficiency during gestation is still scarce. This study is to confirm the persistence of neuropsychological dysfunctions at 12-year-old of children born from pregnant mothers with iodine deficiency in endemic iodine deficient area. The study is 13-year-cohort design. Iodine status (Total T4, TSH and UIE) of pregnant mothers …
Aim: to evaluate the specificity of the SARS-CoV N protein-based IgG ELISA assay for detection of immunoglobulin G (IgG) in plasma samples obtained from HIV-1 positive and HIV-1 negative intravenous drug users (IDUs). Methods: the SARS-Co V N gene was cloned into pQE-80L vector, and the constructs were transformed into Escherichia coli BL21. The 6 x His-tagged N protein was expressed by induci…
Background: The quantitative assays are important tests in the management of patients with HIV-1/AIDS. The important step in developing the assay is the availability of the standard HIV-1 RNA. For this purpose, we optimized in vitro HIV-1 RNA transcription to produce the standard HIV-1 RNA. Methods: The HIV-1 DNA was amplified from pNL43 by PCR using a primer pair that was specific for conse…
Oral health takes part in the whole human’s health. National Survey on Family’s Health (SKRT) shows that the prevalence of dental illnes is quite high. Deteriorated teeth might be extracted by the dentists. And there is no data of the repreplacement of the missing teeth. The data of the missing teeth can be used for predicting the needs of the prosthesis for Jakarta’s inhabitants. The obj…
Relapse were common in children with steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS). Risks of relapse were age at onset, atopic history, acute viral respiratory tract infection (ARI), and genetic. Releasing of interleukin is associated with relapse mechanism in nephrotic syndrome and may be precipitated by high humidity and low temperature as in rainy season. The aim of this study was to determine…
Background: The quantitative assays are important tests in the management of patients with HIV-1/AIDS. The important step in developing the assay is the availability of the standard HIV-1 RNA. For this purpose, we optimized in vitro HIV-1 RNA transcription to produce the standard HIV-1 RNA. Methods: The HIV-1 DNA was amplified from pNL43 by PCR using a primer pair that was specific for conse…