Malaria is found scattered throughout the islands, especially in eastern Indonesia. Each year about 2.5 million people died, mostly children under five years old. Recently, malaria remains a cause of death of infants, toddlers and pregnant women. It also decreases productivity of infected person and tend to increase over the year. The plasmodium infection causes immune response of host whic…
Selong Belanak Village was one of the village with the highest percentage rate of Annual Malaria Incident by 7,59 % in area of Puskesmas Mangkung in 2009. The objectives of this study were to determine some bioecology aspects of An. vagus that was breeding habitats characteristic, larva density, and biting activity of An. vagus. This study was conducted at Selong Belanak village, Center Lombo…
Lymphatic filariasis is caused by filarial worm (W. bancroffi, B. malayi and B. timori) which infects the lymph tissue. The specific objective of filariasis elimination programme wa to decrease microfilariae (Mf) rate by less than 1% in each district or city, preventing and limiting disability by using treatment Diethistarbamazine Citrate (DEC) and Albendazole. This study uses secondary data ob…
ABSTRACT: Background: Pneumonia in children under five years old is a health problem in Indonesia. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality due to pneumonia. One of the control efforts am in recognition of the determinant factors of pneumonia in children under five, so the reduction and prevention of this disease can be done properly. This paper aims to outline some of the d…
ABSTRACT Background: West Manggarai district in period January until July 2012. Infant mortality rate were 34 cases, stillbirths were 33 cases and maternal mortality rate was 9 cases. Methods: This research is qualitative study using Focus Group Discussion (FGD) desain, cooperation with head of public health center, midwife, nutrition program manager, and public health at health department. …
ABSTRACT. Malaria remains a public health problem in West Mesa Tenggara Province. Central Lombok District is one of the areas with high case of malaria. Annual Malaria Incidence (AMI) was increased fivm 5.9 rfix, in 2006, 6.7%,9 up to 8.1%0 in 2008. The objective of the study is to describe the ecological condition of Anopheles spp. through observation, measurement of environment…