Based on Health Ministrial Decree No. 558/1984, there are two units at the central level which deal with health education activities, i.e. Pusat Penyuluhan Kesehatan Masyarakat (Pusat PKM) with directly reports to the Minister of Health and Direktorat Bina Peran Serta Masyarakat (Dit. Bina PSM) which reports to the Director General of Community Health. The two units are assigned to do more oper…
A study had been conducted in 1992 to explore the roles of libraries in national developemnt, especially national health development. The study is a literature study by which 88 documents had been collected and reviewed to make a summary. The study concludes that there are at least 12 roles which can be played by libraries to support health development, i.e. : 1) Supporting decision making proc…
Finding from some studies have indicated that low birth weight have a greater risk of encountering health problems during their first weeks of life and that these problems may lead to death during the neonatal or post-neonatal periods. This study analyzed the effect of adolescent marriage (or strictly speaking adolescent pregnancy) on the risk of low birth weight. Data for this study are drawn …