Background: Maternal mortality in Indonesia is still high. Gestational hypertension and diabetes mellitus are among the causes. Hypertension and diabetes mellitus in reproductive age women impact the gestation and the delivery. The objectives of this analysis on Riskesdas (National Basic Health Research) 2007 data were getting the percentage of hypertension and diabetes mellitus in reproductive…
In monitoring the treatment of malaria with Dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHP), microscopic cross check and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) performed to validate the results of laboratory examinations in the field. This study used finger prick samples from subjects with a diagnosis of malaria in monitoring the treatment of malaria with DHP in Kalimantan and Sulawesi. Samples taken at day 0, b…
Malaria is still a public health problem in Indonesia. The clinical manifestation of malaria is varied, and many factors may influence its clinical manifestation. Despite the species of malaria, density of parasitemia is known related to the severity or malignancy of malaria. It is worth to analyse the clinical and laboratory data of malaria cases in monitoring dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (D…
Background. Since 2004, Malaria Program in Indonesia has used Artemisinin Combination Therapy (ACT) to replace the chloroquine resistance. The recommended ACT is Artesunate dan Amodiaquine (AAQ) combination for uncomplicated falciparum malaria. To relieve side effects and clinical complaints of malaria , health workers usually gave symptomatic and other drugs in addition to antimalarial drugs.…
Background: Clinical and parasitological response of malaria treatment on day 3 follow-up (D3) is a crucial condition to predict the successful of treatment. D3 is a period time that Early Treatment Failure may happen which may cause severe or complicated malaria. Moreover, if the asexual parasitemia is still detected more than 10% study subjects, it is assumed parasites resistance against arte…
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a disorder caused of medianus narve entromen in carpal tunnel in the wrist and give many symptoms as pain, numbness and hyperesthesia at nerve medianus area CTS is related to repetitive biomechanical movement in hand at work. The scope of this study was development of an educational model to prevent carpal tunnel syndrome among workers at several garment factorie…
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…