Malaria masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat di Indonesia dan upaya pencegahan masih terus diupayakan oleh pemerintah. Di Kalimantan Selatan yaitu kecamatan Mantewe merupakan daerah terpencil dan endemis malaria, dan pernah dilaporkan ada kasus meninggal karena malaria pada 2006. Penduduk di Mantewe adalah suku Dayak dan transmigran asal Jawa yang bekerja sebagai petani dan pendulang ema…
Vaccine hepatitis B must immediately be given after the born, as an effort prevention of of transmission of virus of hepatitis B from mother to her baby soon after birth (Varney et al, 2008:929). Based on annual reports in Puskesmas Recognize Big year-2011 occurred decline in coverage 'of immunization hepatitis B 0-7 day from year the previous. Purpose this study to determine factor of-factors …
The Nuclear Energy Regulatory Agency of Indonesia formulated guidelines on the standard dose for workers exposed to radiation. The purpose of this study was to identify the degree of exposure to radiation of workers in several hospitals in Indonesia. The data in this cross-sectional study were collected by interview, observation, and measuring radiation exposure dose at several work places (…
Background: Hypothyroidism in women at childbearing age (WCA) will cause reproduction disorder, i.e. infertility, spontaneous abortion, impaired growth and development of foetus, placental abruption, and preterm delivery. Pesticide exposure is suspected to cause hypothyroidism. The research objective is to prove that pesticide exposure is a risk factor for hypothyroidism among WCA in agricultur…
Study on the last effect of neuropsychologic dysfunction due to iodine deficiency during gestation is still scarce. This study is to confirm the persistence of neuropsychological dysfunctions at 12-year-old of children born from pregnant mothers with iodine deficiency in endemic iodine deficient area. The study is 13-year-cohort design. Iodine status (Total T4, TSH and UIE) of pregnant mothers …
Background: Use of Andrographis paniculata and Syzigium polyanthum have been used widely, on the contrary the benefit and safety have not been scientifically proven. This study aimed to overview and analyze benefit and safety the extract of Andrographis paniculata and Syzigium polyanthum mixture to decrease blood glucose concentration. Methods: It was an experiment study among intervension an…
Background: Accessibility of health services in primary health centers and its networks in remote, border, and islands areas is stilllow as the government has attempted to supply the needs of facility and infrastructure. Methods: This study is observational, located on the primary health centre of Sajingan Besar, which is one of primary health centers in the Sambas District in West Kalimantan…