WHO has recommended the use of traditional medicine for degenerative diseases. The objective of this study is to evaluate the implementation of CAM doctors practice in using traditional medicine for degenerative diseases in 12 provinces. Data were collected through interviews using questionnaire to CAM doctors purposively. This study showed that 86% of 145 the respondents did CAM practice b…
Herbal medicine has been widely used. Government supports become more obvious since the declaration of “Saintifikasi Jamu” in Januari 2010 in Kendal, Central Java. To obtain this program, inventory of herbal medicine usage by physicians was conducted. This was a cross sectional descriptive study in 6 provinces of Java and Bali. Doctors registered as member of herbal medicine related assoc…
Blood circulation system diseases, including heart disease heart disease, have been increasing and become the first rank as main cause of death in Indonesia in 2000. Nationwide epidemiological data on it are still lacking.To asses the prevalence and determinants of heart disease in Indonesia. Baseline Health Research (Riskesdas) was a cross sectional study conducted in 440 regencies of 33 provi…
To estimate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus (DM) and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in 15 year old and over in urban Indonesia and their association with risk factors such as age, smoking physical inactivity, obesity, hypertension. A national sample involving 24, 417 participants living in urban Indonesia aged > 15 years were examine for 2 hours of plasma glucose…