Advances in Health Sciences Research

Hypertension is a major contributor to cardiovascular disease. Hypertension is known as the silent killer disease. The patients do not feel any symptoms or asymptomatic and for a long time, if it is not be cured they will get some complications. The prevalence of hypertension is rising in the world including...

Physical activity (PA) is an important factor to do, PA that has a relationship with body mass index (BMI) where BMI is also one of the factors that influence blood pressure (BP). The purpose of this study was to study the relationship between PA and the future with BP in the elderly. This research was...

The purpose of this study was to determine how good the level of physical condition of the martial arts athletes of the Persaudaraan Setia Hati Terate (PSHT) Merdeka University of Malang. This research is quantitative descriptive research. Retrieval of data by using tests and measurements. The results...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that attacks the joints and spreads to other organs. Most patients suffer from chronic pain, tissue damage, deformity and can cause risks of mortality. The disease requires long-term and regular treatment to achieve optimal therapeutic results....

Transmucosal nasal drug delivery has become a major player in the field of drug delivery technology during the past few decades as a non-invasive method. “Rasagiline mesylate (RM) is a MAO-B inhibitor used in the treatment of idiopathic Parkinson's disease”, currently available in oral solid dose...

Metabolic (dysfunction) associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) is phenotypically displayed by a buildup of fat in the liver. Over time, a patient with MAFLD tends to develop the disease into worse states like liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. The transition from simple steatosis into steatohepatitis is marked...

Circuit games are a method that can be used in the learning process within the scope of educational units with various functions and benefits. This study aims to determine whether the learning process using the circuit game method affects the physical fitness of elementary school students.This type of...

Background: Pediculosis capitis is a skin and hair disease caused by infestation of Pediculus humanus var. capitis parasite. This disease is often found in children. The limited research on Pediculosis capitis in Indonesia causes researchers conduct a risk factor associated of Pediculosis capitis among...

Nurses in the inpatient ward of the Mental Hospital of the Southeast Sulawesi Province are still unable to provide the best health services to patients due to the not-yet-optimal work motivation of nurses and the lack of awareness of nurses regarding work status as a function of health services. This...

Background Synthetic tobacco is a type of tobacco made from a mixture of chemicals. This mixture is then sprayed on pieces of leaves or tobacco cigarettes and then rolled like using marijuana by smoking. Its chemicals are deliberately artificially created to mimic the effects of marijuana...

The COVID-19 outbreak has made changes in the process of social life, including sports activities. Individuals become limited in carrying out activities so that they often choose not to do physical activities. Individual inactivity causes various internal problems, such as fatigue and mental problems....

The study aims to understand the interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) level and affecting factors in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients at Public Health Center (PHC). This cross-sectional study was conducted on 153 DM patients. The inclusion criteria were male or female patients over 18 years old diagnosed with DM...

The most serious psychiatric condition related to childbirth is postpartum psychosis, and women who have had bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, or a previous episode of postpartum psychosis are more susceptible. Despite the fact that altered stress responses are significant risk factors for...

The central role of physical and sports education teachers as the main actor of interaction in learning, providing flexibility in displaying a positive role for students, in which will affect both the character and behavior of the students. The projection of this role can be done when the teacher conducts...

An important factor for any person is recreation or physical activity. It is well known that the effects of recreation certainly affect the psychophysical state of man, as well as the social environment, social intelligence, and more specifically, overall health. A groups of people who do not exercise...

Human brucellosis is a neglected zoonoses disease in Indonesia. The data on human brucellosis prevalence is limited. Brucellosis infects human from infected animals by direct contact, drink milk from infected animals and breath the contaminated air. Farmers, dairy workers, veterinarians and people who...

Diarrhea is a disease caused by the lack of maintenance of hand hygiene. One of the pathogenic bacteria that causes diarrheal disease is Escherichia coli. The way to maintain the hygiene of the hands of pathogenic bacterial attacks is to use antiseptic. The type of antiseptic that can be applied is Hand...

This study aims to determine the effect of project-based learning models on kinaesthetic intelligence. The population is class XI students of SMA Negeri 1 Lembang, a sample of 80 students was taken using simple random sampling. The method used was an experiment with one group pre-test post-test design....

Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) threaten public health because the infections they cause carry a high mortality rate and limited treatment options. Few studies focus on these organisms in children compared to the number of the ones carried out on adults. Therefore, the importance of our...

Background: Lupus nephritis is a disease which currently has no definitive therapy. For lupus nephritis, histological examination remains the best option to assess the degree of disease activity, which is essential for therapy evaluation and monitoring. At present, there is no single laboratory that...

Health is a major problem experienced by people in Indonesia. One of the many diseases suffered by the people of Indonesia and even the world is diabetes mellitus. Diabetes mellitus is a disease caused by sugar in the blood that cannot be used by the body so that the level of sugar in the blood becomes...

This study aims to determine the work productivity of people with physical disabilities during the covid 19 pandemic in DIY. This research is qualitative and quantitative descriptive research with a survey approach. The sample in this study will be taken from the existing population using “purposive...

Body mass index (BMI) is an important variable in child growth. However, there is a lack of evidence that has scientifically examined the effect of child growth to children's motoric development. This study aims to determine the correlation between children's growth by using BMI indicators...

High total blood cholesterol levels are one of the factors that cause atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease. Fruitghurt is a probiotic product made from fruit juice. The content of potential ingredients in red guava and the role of LAB bacteria make fruitghurt a good and useful potential food. This...

This study aims to determine the effect of giving green coconut water on pulse recovery after physical activity. This study involved 20 people, divided into two groups, namely the intervention group and the control group, each consisting of 10 sports science students, in good condition, healthy body...

Posyandu (Pos Pelayanan Terpadu) is one form of Communitybased Health Efforts which performed by, from, and with the community to provide convenience for the community and to obtain health services for mothers, infants and toddlers. There are still many problems that occur because of the lack of active...

Ojek online is one of the on-trend informal jobs in Medan. Yet, an ojek online driver can face accidents and illnesses due to irregular times when doing this job. One of the complaints of the ojek online drivers is fatigue. The manifestation of fatigue is characterized by an increase of blood lactic...

The religious tourism is one of the main sectors in Kudus City. There are three interesting attractions in the region: Nature tourism, culture tourism, and the religious tourism. The Mosque Colo is one of the icons in Kudus that has been designated as a tourist destination in Central Java. The positive...

The article presents research on the development of heat-protective adaptation clothing with an automated system of thermal comfort control for people with reduced mobility, who move with the help of wheelchairs. Due to the paralysis of the lower limbs, people in this population are at greater risk of...

Saliva is a complex oral fluid consisting of 99% water that serves as a protector of teeth and mouth against influences from outside and inside oral cavity. Saliva is influenced by several components, including salivary flow rate and pH. Salivary flow rate and pH can change due to mechanical stimulation...

Probiotics are bacteria that are beneficial to human health. Probiotic drinks from cow milk medium use carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals for its fermentation process. Pink guava fruit has a higher content of fructose, glucose, sucrose, vitamins (B1-B3) and phosphorus and is non-cholesterol than cow...

This study aims 2018 in Indonesia there were 90% of women experiencing vaginal discharge where 60% of them were adolescent girls. The lack of space to access reproductive health information, especially about fluoralbus, is one of the triggers for the low knowledge and attitudes of adolescent about fluoralbus....

Health care service utilization in the national health insurance keeps increasing. On the other hand, people are becoming more critical in determining a health care facility as a place for getting treatment. The health care facility preference also illustrates the people’s demand pattern towards the...

Women of reproductive age in Indonesia are estimated to be 55% experienced pain during menstruation. The impact of dysmenorrhea is very disturbing to women's comfort. Even about 10% of women who experience menstrual pain can not follow daily activities. The results of the initial survey found that students...

In this research purpose to know relation between coordination of eye-hand and the strength of stomach muscle to students in class VIII at SMPN 1 Ciambar have as background by role important coordination of eye-hand and the strength of stomach muscle in the badminton games. This research uses survey...

Caries are common in early childhood. The prevalence of early childhood caries according to the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry is 57.7%. One of the causes is Streptococcus mutans bacteria. The most effective method to prevent plaque accumulation is to brush the teeth with toothpaste. Chitosan...

The Fundamental Movement Skill (FMS) of the intellectual disability (ID) children, whether it is mild or moderate, has a disorder, therefore there is a need to guide the ID of the child on optimal FMS and gain pleasure through movement. Getting game exercise is one form of game designed purposely by...

The study was conducted within the individual genotyping of healthy and sick women in the Kabardino-Balkarian Republic to determine the risk-prone groups with increased susceptibility to hereditary form of breast cancer development. Blood samplings were collected and total DNA was taken from 300 people...

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that every year there are 350 million new Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) sufferers in developing countries. Areas with a high prevalence of STIs are accompanied by a high prevalence of HIV / AIDS which is found in many high-risk sexual behaviors. One...

Breastfeeding protects mothers from osteoporosis. Osteoporosis, the thinning of bone tissue and loss of bone density over timeThe women that did not breastfeed has four times greater risk of osteoporosis and often got hip fracture in years after menopause than women who are breastfeeding. After breastfeeding,...

According to AAP (2008), children with special health care needs were defined as "children with any physical, developmental, mental, sensory, behavioral, cognitive, or emotional impairment or limiting condition that requires medical management, health care intervention, and/or specialized services or...

A sport is coming from certain community and it is saved to continue by the community for their health awareness and education. Jember as small part of East Java has social community who was familiar with traditional sport and still conserve the existence of the sport. University Students of Sport Education...

Objectives: The aim of this study was to increased solubility of curcuminoid by inclusion complex formation. Method: Curcuminoid-kappa carrageenan complex formation was perform by kneading method. Then the complex solubility and dissolution rate was evaluated and characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that has become a global pandemic. The number of cases of COVID-19 continues to increase from year to year. Covid-19 cases in Payakumbuh City until December 2020 were 592 cases. One of the enabling and reinforcing factors in preventing Covid-19...

Mortality and morbidity on pregnant, giving birth, and postpartum women is the biggest problem in developing country. The high of maternal mortality rate is related to many factors, one of them is severe preeclampsia. One of the healing methods is by listening to Al-Qur’an recitation (murotal). The purpose...

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) assigns nurses as professions that are at a very high risk of stress. Nurses who experience stress can cause physical and mental complaints, so they cannot work optimally. This research conducted to determine the job stress level of nurses...

Background: Toddlers aged 12 months to 59 months, are included in the nutritional vulnerable group and easily suffer from nutritional problems such as stunting. Based on the results of the Ministry of Health’s basic health publications in 2018, the prevalence of stunting in toddlers in Indonesia reached...

People Living with HIV (PLHIV), particularly among Men who have Sex with Men (MSM) in Indonesia, face significant mental health challenges, primarily due to social stigma and discrimination. Telenursing, utilizing common communication media like WhatsApp and telephone calls, has become an alternative...

Covid-19 with nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) comorbidities are rare in children. Post-chemoradiation cancer patients are one of the vulnerable groups to have Covid-19 infection. The Covid-19 infection could occur in an urban and rural area. More challenging issues occur in managing Covid-19 patients, furthermore,...

Aedes aegypti is the main vector of transmission of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). The death rate from dengue fever in Indonesia is still quite high. As biolarvicides, celery stems (Apium graveolens L.) are known to contain alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, and saponins. This study aimed to identify the...

The Quality of children today is a determinant of the quality of human resources (HR) in the future. Human development in the future begins with the development of today’s children. Lack of knowledge about nutrition or the knowledge to apply information obtained in daily life is an important factor in...

The COVID-19 pandemic has brought significant mental stress to the community and disruptions to learning, especially to medical students, due to the increasing stress on the health system. This study is to examine the prevalence of anxiety and sleep quality and the association between anxiety and sleep...

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is an oncopathology with a large share in the world’s morbidity and mortality. In developed countries with a high level of medicine, over the past decades, there has been a decrease in mortality rates from colorectal cancer, which is due to the introduction of screening programs...

Though it's not a life-threatening issue, hair loss (Alopecia) continues to be one of the most distressing and troubling side effects of chemotherapy for clients. In his study of women undergoing treatment for primary breast cancer, Freedman found that some women rejected chemotherapy because of the...

Gardening Intervention is one of the interventions that have been widely used to increase the intake of nutrition in children and adolescents. We identified articles through databases searching: Sage, Proquest, Science Direct, Springerlink, and EbscoHost, published between (2006-2016). The fifteen articles...

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic illness which needs a long term treatment. Patients could manage their condition with self-efficacy and self-care to avoid complication. This research aimed to explain about self-efficacy and self-care of diabetes mellitus patients. This research methodology was a literature...

This study aimed to analyze the amount of oxidative stress level reduction, the increase in membrane endurance and the amount of erythrocyte cells due to moderate intensity aerobic exercise. This research was a quasi-experimental study with quantitative approach, with a randomized group pretest and posttest...

The problem in this study is the low ability of grounstroke students at the Faculty of Sport Science, Padang State University. This study aims to find out how much the groundstroke ability of students at the Faculty of Sports in Padang State University is using drill drill method. This type of research...

Backround: Covid-19 pandemic has affected countries world-wide, Indonesia is one of them. More than a hundred thousands of Indonesian citizens were infected of Covid-19, including health workers. Midwife is one of the health workers who do much frequent interactions with people in the society. Thus,...

Hypertension is a non-communicable disease contributing significantly to global mortality, especially among individuals with middle to lower economic conditions. Financial constraints often lead to more attention to routine health checks. This study aims to summarize research on risk factors contributing...

Exclusive breastfeeding is a nutritional intake that must be given to babies aged 0–6 months to help maximize their growth and development and also to prevent babies from getting sick. Mothers' knowledge, mothers’ occupation, and support of health workers are some factors identified affecting the...

Unmet need for contraception is an unmet need for family planning, with the percentage of married women wanting to stop or delay childbearing without using modern contraceptive methods. In Indonesia, 2021 experienced a significant increase in unmet need for contraception of 18% with a target of 8,3%....

Subcutaneous emphysema is a condition characterized by the presence of air within the tissues beneath the skin, particularly in the chest wall, neck, and other areas of the body. It can occur due to various reasons, including surgical procedures, traumatic injuries to the thoracic cavity, neck, and sinus...

Marantha arundinacea L. or arrowroot is a tropical plant that can be taken tuber as processed food product. This plant bulbs can be made flour to produce food, such as fresh bread done in this study. The research was conducted in 2017 at the Nutrition Lab of the Faculty of Public Health of the University...

One of the most influential factors in exclusive breastfeeding is the husband’s support. Giving booklet becomes one way to increase husband’s knowledge, attitude, and support toward breastfeeding. The aims of this study were to identify the effect of giving booklet on husband’s knowledge, attitude, and...

This research aims are to detect S.scabiei var.caprae antigenic protein which can induce cellular immune response in rabbit as acquired immunity with TLR-2 as marker. This research was performed in several stages i.e soluble protein S.scabiei var.caprae mites extraction; rabbit immunization by inoculating...

In early 2019, rabies outbreak in Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara killed five people and 527 people were bitten in the last six months. Since this area was declared as rabies-free zone, it is suggested that there were many possible entrances of a dog by trading activities. The objective of this paper was to...

GAD (Generalized anxiety disorder) or Comprehensive Anxiety Disorder is a feeling of severe anxiety that is persistent, accompanied by somatic symptoms that cause social function and work function disorders. GAD patients often get more than two types of drugs thereby increasing the likelihood of drug...

Based on the results of preliminary observations, researchers found that, in the training process, students had not used a multimedia approach. The purpose of this study was to determine the level of need in volleyball exercise. The research method used was descriptive qualitative method. The subjects...

This research aims to develop a model of basic skill test for talent scouting soccer athlete candidates of age group of 10-11 years which is valid and reliable. This research is research and development adapting research measures proposed by Borg and Gall (2007, p.590) including: (1) introductory study...

This study aims to strengthen the value of character in students. Strengthening the value of characters early on in students is very important because students are the next generation of the nation. Only a generation of good character who can carry out their duties and responsibilities with confidence...

One of the night eating syndromes (NES) characters is night-time overeating. People with NES might have no control over the amount and kind of food. This could lead to excessive energy intake, hence causes overweight and obesity. We wanted to determine the prevalence of NES and association of NES with...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can attack various organs, especially the lungs. Indonesia is ranked second highest in the world, so efforts are needed to identify the causes of the high TB cases in Indonesia. This study aimed to analyze the level of...

Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a health crisis in the world that causes psychological distress to crisis conditions. This study aimed to develop a psychological first-aid model based on the crisis emergency theory on psychological readiness to face COVID-19. This was explanatory survey...

According to the ICD-10 criteria, kleptomania is a rare disorder that affects between 0.3 and 0.6% of the general population. This disorder usually manifests in early adolescence and is more common in women than men (3:1). It is one of the least known mental illnesses and is frequently underdiagnosed...

The elderly in women is identical to the climacteric period, namely the transitional period between the premenopausal and postmenopausal phases. This study aims to determine the factors that influence the interest of perimenopausal women aged 40–50 years in participating in posbindu at UPTD Pangirkiran...

Maternal and child health education is mostly done through individual consultation when the mother comes for pregnancy, baby or check-up. This study aims to determine the influence of pregnancy class in improving knowledge and skills of a pregnant mother about maternal and child health. This research...

This study aims to assess the load exercise of sepaktakraw athletes based on the heart rate of athletes. This survey research uses a quantitative approach. The subjects were 20 sepaktakraw athletes. The initial stage was to take athlete heartbeat data before and after exercise. The next process were...

This study aims to develop a hit skill test instrument in a softball game through the application of live pitching tools. The application of a live pitching sensor instrument in the development of a hit skill test instrument for students has never been done in Indonesia. The data from the live pitching...

Cervical cancer is the second leading cause of death for women in the world after breast cancer. It is estimated that every 40-45 new cases occur and around 20-25 people die due to cervical cancer. In Kudus , the coverage of early detection of cervical cancer by the VIA method is only 2% of the number...

Platelet-Rich Plasma already used by oral surgeon and periodontics due to enhance the bone remodels. Orthodontic tooth movement affects bone remodeling process, bone resorption on the pressure side and new bone formation on the tension side. This is the objective of this research, to observe the effect...

In pulp processing industry, exposure to wood dust is one of the main health risks for workers. Data and information on health problems associated with the risk of exposure to wood dust are still minimal recorded in published literature. This study aims to analyze the relationship between exposure to...

This article discusses the peculiarities of the method of physical rehabilitation of (5–10)-year-old children with bronchial asthma at the stationary stage of recovery. The social significance of the problem of rehabilitation of children with chronic bronchopulmonary diseases, including bronchial asthma,...

Based on data from The Employment Social Security Administration in 2018, the number of work accidents is 147,100 cases. One of the factors that influence work accidents is fatigue. The motivation behind this review was to decide the connection between nutritional status, workload, and physical environment...

Background: Inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 and can be an important factor in the prognosis. The innate immune response to a respiratory infection is characterised by an influx of neutrophils to the lungs, particularly the alveoli. A sustained release of anti-inflammatory...

Carbopol is an acrylic polymer. Carbopol is non-toxic and non-irritating so that it is suitable for gel preparations. Carbopol 940 is often used as a gelling agent in gel preparations. Concentration of carbopol 940 as a gelling agent needs to be concerned to obtain a good gel preparation. This study...

CT scan (Computerized Tomography) is a diagnostic tool using radiographic techniques with absorption of x-rays. The results of the picture are in the form of hypodensity or hyper density. CT scan is one of the gold standards supporting examination tools for diagnosing stroke in the presence of hypodense...

Indonesia, especially the Kepulauan Riau, has very wide marine waters, and is rich in natural resources and marine biota diversity. One of the marine biota that has the potential to be developed is the marine sponge as an anti-inflammatory because it contains the flavonoid compound which is able to inhibit...

Schizophrenia is a chronic psychiatric disorder with a heterogeneous genetic and neurobiological background, it is one of the mental disorder which is common all over the world. Genes associated with Schizophrenia are DRD2, ERBB4, GRIA1, GRIN2A, GRM3. Among its related pathways/superpathways are Dopaminergic...

Introduction: The handover process between the healthcare providers is one of the essential parts of the healthcare system as it will focus on exchanging information pertaining to patient conditions and treatment plans, furthermore, the handover process among nurses needs to be at a higher level of quality...

Covid-19 disease has changed the health status of the world. Pregnant women are one of the groups at high risk of Covid-19 disease due to changes in the immune system and physiology during pregnancy which is vulnerable to infection. Restrictions on access to health services in a pandemic situation affect...

Formula milk contains added sugar which causes faster weight gain in toddlers. Toddlers who consume formula milk have twice energy intake from added sugars and gain weight faster than toddlers who only consume breast milk. High amount of energy and protein intake can increase the release of the hormone...

Maximum physical activity triggers a transformation of renal hemodynamics and increased protein catabolism, causing urea levels to rise. One natural source of antioxidants is ginger, which can reduce uranium levels. This aims to analyze the effect of ginger extract on urea levels during maximum physical...

Background: Self-confidence in nursing students is very necessary for conducting learning and practicum so learning methods are needed that can require students to do a practicum, one of which is the project-based learning method. Aim: The purpose of this study is to analyze the effectiveness...

Excessive use of smartphones will cause a person to become addicted. Smartphone addiction is a condition where a person has a tendency to use a smartphone continuously and does not pay attention to the negative impacts it can cause. A person who is addicted to a smartphone will feel happy when using...

The purpose of writing this article is to find out the extent of the government’s responsibility in health services for people who are sprawled by the Covid-19 virus in the context of protecting Human Rights and to find out how health services are like people who are sprawled by the Covid-19 virus in...

Nurses have an important role in the delivery of services that will always be remembered by the client. The competition this excellent service delivery has shifted the hospital functions as a social service into the social economy. This study aims to assess the relationship between the quality of service...

Artistic swimming is a branch of sport which has an element of swimming, gymnastics, ballet, and dance. There are two kinds of training; land training and pool training. The training which is done on the land to increase physical capacity. Moreover, the training done in pool to improve skills. Appearance...

The present work studies the polymorphic variants of XRCC1 (rs1799782) and RAD51B (rs10483813) genes, which are associated with the risk in developing a number of oncology diseases, particularly it relates to women with breast cancer, the place as location of their living we consider the Chechen Republic....

The article is devoted to the theoretical analysis of some behavioral and socio-psychological features of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), involved in a sport activity. It was found, that adaptive potential of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is studied...