Background: Obstructive sleep apnea has been known as one of risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). The aim ofthis study is to examine the relation of oxygen desaturation index (ODI) due to OSA and CAD. Methods: This study included 74 OSA men who were diagnosis of CAD by previous medical examination using treadmill and CT angiography and cardiac catheterization. Polysomnography was pe…
Background: Immunization coverage data in Lumajang District Health office in 2010 mentions that of 205 villages, there are 186 villages (90.7%) was achieved UCI. The remaining 19 villages (9.3%) have not reached the UCI. Lumajang District Health Office needs information on immunization coverage and the percentage of children immunized before 1 year or valid dose to do the planning in preventing…
The individual parameters to define asthma seventy and asthma control overlap significantly. Validated measures, such as ACT, ACS, ACO, for assessing asthma control are now available, but no comparison among the existing measures has been performed. This study aimed to assess the corrrelation between ACT and ACS either before of after inhaled corticossteroid (ICS). This was a cohort study. Samp…
Tuberculosis (TB) remans an important health problem in Indonesia. Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis reqires sputum examination and isolation of M. tuberculosis from a culture specimen. The limitation of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) micropic has relatively low sensitivity and solid media culture of M. tuberculosis required for long time (4-6 weeks) indentifying M. tuberculosis Approximately 30-60%…
Currently a model of integrating STD services into the existing ambulatory/Mother and Child Health (MC)/family planning (FP) services in the Puskesmas (Public Health Center) is unavailable. The objectives of this study is to develop an intervention model in reducing the risk of STDs including HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis B infection for low income MWRA (Married of Reproductive Age) through integratin…