Abstract Objective: To compare the effectivity of N-acetylcysteine with Be¬tamethasone in fetal lung maturation. Methods: This research was a double blind randomized clinical tri¬als in women threatened by preterm delivery (28 to 34 weeks of gestation). Results: There were 90 subjects randomly assigned to N-acetylcys¬teine group (n=30), betamethasone group (n=30), and the control grou…
Increased Pos bindu cadres knowledge and skills on elderly predicted height measurement, balanced nutrition and hypertension education among elderly in Grogol Petamburan Subdistrict, West Jakarta Background: One strategy to increase the coverage of the elders' visit to elders integrated service post (Pos bindu) by conducting a training on improving the skills of cadres. They have tasks to mea…
The prevalence of obesity in Indonesia is rapidly increasing, particularly in older people. Obesity is characterized by increased percentage of body fat in the form of visceral fat and non-visceral or subcutaneous fat. The aim of this study was to analyze body fat percentage (BFP) and associated risk factors, i.e. type of residence (rural or urban), physical activity, gender, age, intakes of en…
Aim In an anthropometric assessment, elderly are frequently unable to measure their height due to mobility and skeletal deformities. An alternative is to use a surrogate value of stature from ann span, knee height, and sitting height. The equations developed for predicting height in Indonesian elderly using these three predictors. The equations put in the nutritional assessment card (NSA) of ol…
Poor family in Jakarta is a vulnerable group faced undernutrition problem with poor sanitation and health due to poverty. To anticipate it, the government has declared Kadarzi (Nutrition Awareness Family) movement. Up to now, mother's behavior on Kadarzi in poor urban villages areas in OKI Jakarta were almost unknown which caused by limited data studied about Kadarzi. Therefore, it was necessar…
Lingkungan masyarakat kota yang bebas kebakaran dapat tercipta melalui upaya pencegahan dan pemadaman kebakaran ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengembangkan model mitigasi kesiapsiagaan kebakaran berbasis masyarakat. Metode kualitatif wawancara mendalam dilakukan terhadap 30 informan terpilih di Jabodetabek meliputi aparat kecamatan, kelurahan, Lembaga Swadaya Masyarakat, dan Suku Dinas Pemadam …