Dengue fever is one of the most concerning health problems in Indonesia. For this time, there are merely no known medicines or vaccines to prevent this disease from manifesting. Rigorous studies are still conducted intensively. Hence, vector prevention and control efforts become very important. Indicator used here to conduct surveillance, measure Ae.aegypti population density and predict trans…
Sejak dilakukannya survey darah jari filariasis pada tahun 2004, Desa Pangku-Tolole telah ditetapkan sebagai desa endemis filariasis. Namun demikian, sejak diketahui sebagai daerah endemis sampai kegiatan penelitian ini dilakukan, Informasi mengenai aspek penentu penularan filariasis dalam hubungannya dengan parasit, vektor dan manusia di wilayah tersebut masih sangat terbatas. Studi ini dilaku…
Background: Malnutrition with various causes is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children in developing countries. This study examined several risk factors related to underweight among children aged 24-59 months in province of Jambi in Indonesia. Methods: This analysis used a part of Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2007 data in the province of Jambi in Indonesia among childr…
Background: Mental emotional problems often occurred in young age. Most of the young age is student. Research in students’ mental health is still not much. The research is to investigate some of the factors related to mental emotional problems in students in Indonesia. Method: This research using Riskesdas 2007 data, the survey was cross sectional. The subjects of the study were 15-24 yea…
Mental emotional problem in workers may reduce work productivity. It is therefore necessary to identify the risk factors for mental emotional problem in chemical industry workers. In this cross sectional study subjects were selected purposively among chemical industry workers in Banten (Indonesia) who performed medical check up (MCU) at the end of 2010. Data collected included demographics,…
Infeksi kecacingan yang ditularkan melalui tanah masih merupakan masalah kesehatan di daerah pedesaan. Parasit cacing yang paling banyak menginfeksi adalah Ascaris lumbricoides, Cacing tambang (hookworm) dan Trichuris trichiura. Penyakit ini umumnya terkait dengan faktor sosial-ekonomi, perilaku hidup bersih dan sehat. Penelitian bertujuan mengetahui prevalensi infeksi kecacingan yang ditularka…
TB paru merupakan penyakit yang paling banyak menyerang usia produktif dan masih menjadi masalah kesehatan dunia termasuk Indonesia. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis faktor risiko terjadinya TB paru pada usia produktif di Indonesia dan faktor risiko yang paling dominan. Studi cross-sectional telah dilaksanakan pada bulan Mei - Juni 2013. Data bersumber dari data Riskesdas 2013 yang d…