Infant mortality and under five children mortality ratio in the last few years has been in stagnant level about 50 per 1000. Underlying factors influencing that are; socio economic and culture, and also proximate factors are; age, and member of children. This research was carried out in 2004 in Mimika District PT Freeport Indonesia project area indigenous people namely Amungme and Kamoro tribes…
Excess body weight is a major publich health problem caused by the relationship between obesity and degenerative diseases. The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in young adults and their association with variables such as age, education, occupation, income per capita, habits, hypertension and hyperglycemia. The data were analyzed using the data obtained…
Health reproductive problems could not be avoided from cultural problems especially gender discrimination. In many developing countries, paternalistic system causes mothers more attention to husband and children heath rather than herself, although she is pregnant or in lactating condition. It affects high maternal mortality and morbidity rate. The research is an ethnographic study which was con…
Wrinkles is caused by a decreased by a decrease in collagen synthesis an incease in collagen degradation. Collagen synthesis depends on fibroblast proliferation. Collagen synthesis needs glucose, so that collagen synthesis may be expressed by the increase in glucose uptake. Skin rejuvenation with heating may increase the collagen synthesis. The effect of short-term heating and optimal temperatu…
Xerotic or dry skin is a condition with manifestation of scaly, coarse skin with itchy sensation. Moisturizers have been used as treatment to alleviate xerotic skin. Aloe vera is a traditional medicinal plant which has been as skin monisturized for a long time, however, the hydration effect of this material had not been studied. Urea is a humectants material that has been widely used as moistur…
Over the world asthma is included in the 5 highest cause of morbidity and mortality (prevalence between 5-30%), and the 10 highest cause of morbidity and mortality in Indonesia (around 2-5%). Some researches show that that environmental factors influence the prevalence asthma. The objective of this research is to find the asthma prevalence in factors (contact with livestock, smoking and the dis…