ABSTRACT Malaria is still one of public health problems because it can lead to fatality, particularly among high fisk groups, including infants, under five children and pregnant mothers. The utilization of larvae-eating fish for controlling mosquito larvae as biological method is highly recommended because it is safe and environmentally friendly The objective of this study was to understand …
One of the government's efforts in tackling the problems of cold lava (food victims of post Merapi eruption was building temporary shelter houses or known as hun tara. Similar with the common houses, the sanitation facilities of those shelter houses also need maintainance in order to minimize the potentiality of disease spreading. Therefore, the objective of the study was to determine the relat…
The existence of flies in traditional markets may support the spreading of diseases which are caused by this vector insect. One of the controlling methods is to add selasih (Ocimum basilicum) oil onto fly adhesive paper. This method is environmentally friendly and specifically only affect the flies target. The study was aimed to understand the influence of the selasih oil towards the number of …
Indonesia is a tropical country where parasites can grow well and causing in-fection among people due to poor environmental sanitation, lack of individual hygiene and low social economic condition. Diseases caused by Ascaris lumbricoides and Trichuris trichiura are public health problems in Indonesia, of which 60 – 80% of their prevalence occurs among school children. According to the re…
Ac Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is one of major health problems in Indonesia because of its high number of incidence. Under five children are the most vulnerable age groups to ARI. It is estimated that children in average will experience 3-6 events of ARI every year. Unhealthy housing conditions such as unadequate temperature and humidity of bedrooms may affect ARI incidence. The purpose o…