Typhoid fever was the third ranked disease among the top 10 diseases in hospitalized patients in Indonesia in 2011. There were increased drug resistance, increased number of carrier, and number of relapse cases. This study aimed to analyze the use of antibiotics in hospitalized adult typhoid patients in a hospital in Indonesia. The data were extracted from medical records of drug use in adul…
Chikungunya is a re-emerging disease that caused by alphavirus family Togaviridae. Chikungunya also can often caused outbreak in Asia, including Indonesia. Disease characterized by fever accompanied by pain in the joints of the dominant. Chikungunya virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, especially Aedes aegypti, A. Albopictus and Mansoniasp. This study was conducted to identify significant cl…
Chikungunya fever is a vector-borne disease with high morbidity rates it caused socioeconomic impact. On 17 January2014, an outbreak of Chikungunya fever was reported in Batang Toru Sub-district, South Tapanuli District, North Sumatera. The total number of cases were 74 with no fatalities. An analytical study with case control design was undertaken to determine the risk factors of the outbre…
On February 9, 2012 date specified chikungunya outbreak in Salatiga. This study aimed to examine behavioral and environmental risk factors associated with the disease, vector, modes of transmission, treatment seeking, as well as ways to prevent chikungunya on people in the hamlet Sinoman and Rekesan during the chikungunya outbreak in 2012 . This type of research is used case-control study. T…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is still a health problem in Indonesia, transmited by Aedes aegypti. One of vector control method against Aedes aegypti larvae has conducted using Bacillus thuringiensis due to safe for the environment. The objectives of this study was to isolate and identify B. thuringiensis which toxic to Ae. aegypti larvae at various habitat and ecosystem in the District Magela…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever prevention need sustanable community participation in vector control. The aim of study was to identify factors relating to dengue vector control behavior in endemic vilage in Samarinda City. Research design was cross-sectional. Samples used total sampling in selected rukun tetangga (RT) community.Research conducted in January-February 2009. Data analyzed with chi sq…
Tembalang district was a Dengue endemic area in Semarang City that had a highest incidence rate of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) in 2010. Aedes vector control behavior was still low. School community’s vector control behavior played a role in dengue prevention programs in schools. The purpose of the study was to identify knowledge, attitude and behavior of dengue vector control in primary s…
ABSTRACT Lead (Pb) constitutes as main pollutant in the air of the cities except sulphur dioxide (S02), suspended particulate matter, nitrogen oxide (NOX ), and carbon monoxide (CO). The impacts of lead (Pb) exposure to health are kidney disorder, hypertension, anemia, central nerve disorder, behaviourial changes, fertility disorder, miscarriage, child's IQ decrease, and the obstruction in the…
Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in lndonesia increased every year and wider dissemination. One of effort that has been done is control Aedes aegypti s dengue vector. Efforts to prevent dengue vector control can be done with physical, biological, chemical or genetic. Sterile Insect Technique (SIT) is one of genetic vector control technique using sterilized. Aplication of SIT not much use in Indonesia.…