Advances in Health Sciences Research

This study aims to determine the behaviour of indirect female sex workers towards the prevention of STIs, HIV and AIDS in entertainment venues in Kendari City with the type of qualitative research that refers to the Health Belief Model (HBM) theory. Data collection techniques through in-depth interviews...

In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the novelty of the virus, the related social restrictions, and the surge of information often caused misperception amongst communities, including on stigma. This study assessed the stigma and discriminatory behaviours against anyone perceived to have been in...

Background: Caring is a caring attitude of nurses in providing nursing care to patients by treating patients with sincerity, sincerity, affection, both through communication, providing support, and direct action. Nurses must have a caring attitude in fulfilling patient needs, because for 24 h nurses...

The large number of health facilities from time to time has made business in the health service industry an unavoidable business competition and a future challenge for business people. To face future competition and challenges, Dr. Marina seeks to improve service quality and patient satisfaction in the...

Hypertension is often found in the elderly and usually the systolic pressure increases. Elderly with hypertension are at risk of experiencing various kinds of complications. The most likely complication of hypertension is stroke. This study aims to determine the risk factors for hypertension in the elderly....

The aim of the study was to identify age-related features of body proportions of Yakut men of older age groups. The analysis of the somatometric survey of 591 men of three age groups was carried out: the second mature period, the elderly and the senile ages. The obtained material was processed by the...

Patients hospitalized could experience spiritual distress for praying because of ablutions obstacle. One of holistic care is fulfill of spiritual needed patients and one of alternative to ablutions is tayammum pack (dust made of pure clay), unfortunately there are many differences perception that dust...

Addition of reinforcing material to improve the mechanical properties of heat-polymerized polymethyl methacrylate is being developed. One of them is by adding nano-chitosan gel. This study was aimed to investigate the effect of nano-chitosan gel addition on the impact strength of heat-polymerized polymethyl...

Yogurt is one of functional fermented food products from milk created by the addition of Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB) which has many health benefit. Goat milk yogurt has components of bioactive peptides with antioxidants potency. Antioxidant derivatives of bioactive peptides in goat milk yogurt includeproline,...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends treatment for tuberculosis with the Directly Observed Treatment Short course chemotherapy (DOTS) strategy, one of which is in the form of a health worker. It is very important to ensure that the patient has swallowed all the medicines given as directed by...

Areca palm is a type of palm and is commonly found in India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and other Asian countries, both individually and in populations (Jaiswal wt al, 2011). The pharmacological potential of Areca catechu is one of its benefits as an anthelmintic. Part taken from areca nut for anthelmintic...

Stunting is one of the health problems that is closely related to the delayed growth and development of children. Children can be classified as stunting if their height is less than -2SD. Along in the 2018 stunting had been decreased from 37,2% to 30,8%. Those data were still higher than WHO restricted...

The objective to be achieved in this research is to describe students’ motivation in attending PE education in Bali and East Java. The data analysis method uses quantitative analysis and is processed into descriptive statistics, namely percentage and mean analysis. Intrinsic Motivation results get a...

The purpose of this study is to identify preschool children’s movement behavior and gross motor ability level in the East Tawa Urban Region. The International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) and the Test of Gross Motor Development Second Edition (TGMD-2) were employed as instruments in the cross-sectional...

The liver is a vital organ in the body that plays a role in the metabolism of toxic substances. Type 2 diabetes mellitus increases the risk of microvascular (retinopathy, neuropathy, and nephropathy) and macrovascular (cardiovascular) complications. This study aims to examineeffectiveness of lemongrass...

Detraining is a condition where the body is no longer healthy and the quality of the body decreases, this is not only happens to athletes but to all sports players, when someone is not routine doing sports detraining will happen. During this pandemic, many activities did not work properly, such as the...

A fire hazard is one of the potential hazards of Occupational Safety and Health or K3 in buildings. In high-rise buildings, escape routes are few and limited, necessitating the implementation of effective, efficient, and integrated fire prevention measures. The purpose of this study is to determine the...

Objectives: Electroplating industry using hexavalent chromium (Cr6+) for main ingredient to metal plating. Chromium when contact with skin can cause dermatitis. This study aimed to analyze chrome hole dermatitis on electroplating workers due to their work habit in one of electroplating industry in Sidoarjo....

The fitness of an athlete is very important. Running athletes need enormous energy in a short time thereby they should increase the risk of anaerobic muscle fatigue. One of the effort to delay it was by increased of glycogen deposits and potassium intake which indicated to prevent and reduce anaerobic...

The purpose of the article is to find effective means in the initial swimming training for children 8-9 years old. The article aims to justify the effectiveness of the use of fins in swimming training for children 8-9 years old. Materials and methods. The experiment involved 30 children aged 8-9 years...

The obligation to use personal protective equipment (PPE) for workers is regulated in the Regulation of the Minister of Manpower and Transmigration No. 08/Men/VII/2010. Ship crew accidents include slipping, falling into the sea, hitting the wall of the ship and being shocked by electricity. Health problems...

The main problems in the development of swampy lowland are floods during the rainy season and drought in the dry season which cannot yet be predicted accurately. Climate change causes problems in swampy lowland farming. Farmers find it difficult to run their farming, especially in terms of determining...

Objective. To evaluate the knowledge and views of pharmacists and pharmacists in sports and to investigate curriculum needs for sports pharmacy undergraduates Methods. A web-based cross-sectional survey of pharmacy students was carried out from 2nd of Feb to 5th of March 2021 at the University of Mosul,...

Adults with metabolic syndrome have higher risks to suffer non communicable diseases like diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. In daily life, some Indonesian communities have routinely drunk spices and herbs-infused water instead of drinking pure water. However, the efficacy of this mixed water...

The formulation of the problem in this study is whether there is an effect of the upper passing practice on the accuracy of the passing of volleyball? This study aims to find out whether with upper passing training in pairs can increase the volleyball’s passing ability.This type of research uses a quantitative...

Assessment of garbage management in the ship needs to be done to prevent health risks that may arise from the garbage. To find out an overview of garbage management in the passenger ships that leans on Port of Bima. This study uses a qualitative method with a descriptive observational approach. The researcher...

Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) plays an important role that increases mortality in COVID-19 patients. Several parameters have been tried to predict the patient’s condition for worsening and even death. The objective of this study was to determine the prognostic value of the neutrophil-lymphocyte...

Citrus species are among the plants that generate essential oils, which include a variety of chemical components with antibacterial properties. Citrus x aurantiifolia is one of the citrus types developed by a cross between lime (Citrus aurantifolia) and lemon (Citrus hystrix). The purpose of this study...

Dadiah is a traditional food of West Sumatra made from buffalo milk fermented in a bamboo tube container. Dadiah is a functional food because it is made through a spontaneous fermentation by lactic acid bacteria in the buffalo milk and bamboo tubes of the “Aua” type. This study aims to examine the effect...

The operations for treating kidney stones include open nephrolithotomy, Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL), Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), ureteroscopy, and laparoscopic surgery. The aim of this study was to analyzing the differences in stone free rates and complications in kidney stone...

Statistics reveal that 8.16% of Indonesian adolescents marry between ages 10–15, while 25.08% marry between 16–18 years. Marriage at these early ages poses significant reproductive health risks. According to the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN), Indonesian adolescents’ limited understanding...

The aim of the research was to test the level of effectiveness of the effriction method in helping the recovery process increase the range of motion (ROM) of the shoulder joint in athletes or people who enjoy sports who have suffered sports injuries. The high percentage of shoulder injury cases was caused...

Stunting is one dietary issue that affects many elementary school students. Children’s health and academic achievement are significantly impacted by stunting in elementary school students. Finding out how providing papaya and sea rabbit fruit cakes affects learning outcomes and hemoglobin levels in undernourished...

Job satisfaction is a positive emotional state that arises from an assessment of one’s work or work experience. Low nurse job satisfaction still occurs in developing countries. The situation of the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in job demands and increased nurse workloads that have the potential to cause...

Since the beginning of 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has captured the attention of the whole world. Infectious diseases that are included in this global category, have a fairly fast transmission speed. After the lockdown program, the government launched the 5M (in bahasa) program, namely washing hands...

This case report aims to describe a case of post-traumatic stress dis- order in a military soldier, highlighting the presenting symptoms, the diagnostic approach used, and the therapeutic strategies applied. Post-traumatic stress dis- order is a mental health condition that can occur after an individual...

Background: Procedure tracheostomy may be performed quickly, but it can also be challenging in patients with burns, acute sickness, post-head traumas, juvenile patients, obesity, short necks, and masses in the neck that impede access to the trachea. The potential of difficulties after a tracheostomy...

Approximately 50-80 million couples have infertility problems, and every year appeared about 2 million new infertile couples. As many as 40% of them are caused by male factors. Male infertility generally occursdue to abnormal spermatozoa. One of the causes is related to the deletion of gene onAzoospermic...

This study aims to determine the effect of learning variations of straight and zig-zag dribble on increasing the results of learning football dribble skills. The result of analysis of one way anova Fcount = 5,324 > FTable α = 0,05 = 4,149 and the significance difference (LSD) test obtained by vs = 1,0159...

This study discusses learning models that can improve statistical reasoning skills for sports students who take statistics courses. Statistical Reasoning Learning Environment or abbreviated as SRLE is a learning model based on constructivist social theory with six learning principles which focus on developing...

Currently, there is no uniform approach to the organization of the kidney bloodstream. Data about kidney bloodstream links are controversial. Digital methods of intravital visualization of the intraorgan arterial bed of the kidney provide new opportunities for early diagnostics of kidney pathologies....

Flying foxes have been considered to be involved in the transmission of serious infectious diseases to humans.This study aimed to know the direct and/or indirect contacts of flying foxes that live in the Indonesian natural conservation area, with domestic animals and humans living in the surrounding...

This study aims to determine the increase in chest pass learning outcomes in basketball through the application of a problem based learning model with a scientific approach. The subjects in this study were 32 students of class X-1 of SMA Negeri 5 Tanjung Balai. This type of research is classroom action...

The article raises the issue of the introduction of information technology in the field of sports and physical education, as well as discusses new sports that arose in the information age. Information technology is being introduced into modern sports in a number of areas. One of the directions is the...

Background: Among the most important physiological performance indicators in football team are speed and velocity at maximal oxygen uptake. Plyometric training is considered essential techniques to enhance neuromuscular functioning in football players. Methods: The present study aims at investigating...

This study aims to improve the skills of regional coach in DIY Province in compiling an instrument for observing exercise performance through the workshop method. The target audience for this activity is DIY regional trainers totaling 70 regional coach. This research method uses the workshop method....

Sprinting involves moving swiftly over distances of 60 meters, 100 meters, 200 meters, and 400 meters. Speed in sprinting relies on the coordinated effort of the body’s motion system and muscles, which are limited by a maximum speed threshold. Achieving optimal speed in sprinting requires a combination...

This research aims to clarify morphological and aesthetic disorders of the dentofacial system, lateral cephalometric radiographs of the head were performed in individuals aged 7 to 23 years, who were divided into two groups: Group 1 – patients with ENT diseases and impaired nasal breathing; Control group...

Previous studies indicate that childhood trauma results in depression and intimate partner violence. The present study aimed to investigate the relationship between childhood trauma and intimate partner violence with depression as the mediator. The method used in this research would be a quantitative...

Methods of Clinical Supervision (CS) can improve the quality and completeness of documentation of nursing care. CS has been described according to Proctor's model, which explains the relationship between the supervisor and supervisee in three domains: Normative, formative, and restorative. However, the...

Background. Pasung (physical restraint) in people with mental illness is commonly found in Lamongan. In 2014, Lamongan Government launched the 2017 Lamongan Free from Pasung program based on Community Mental Health Nursing (CMHN). The aim of this program was to free all patients in pasung throughout...

Tooth extraction to overcome the functional and aesthetic outcomes has become an issue in orthodontic treatment. Tooth size discrepancy was determined through a Bolton analysis. Overall Bolton ratio has changed after the tooth extraction, and affected by different extraction. The aim is to determine...

A total of 120 cloacal swab samples were collected from asymptomatic-ducks traded at a live-bird market in East Java-Indonesia during January to February 2017. After virus isolation using 10-days-old embryonated chicken eggs, hemagglutination activity was tested. TaqMan real-time reverse transcription...

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a disease caused by metabolic disorders that occur in the pancreas which are characterized by an increase in blood sugar or often referred to as hyperglycemia due to a decrease in the amount of insulin from the pancreas (American Diabetes Association, 2012). The most common...

In game sports, such as rugby, communication is very important because, in game sports, there are signs or shouts so that their team gets a victory. Communication in a competition is needed to avoid mistakes that might occur because communication has information that must be conveyed from one player...

ChIP-sequencing (Chromatin immunoprecipitation) is a new method for genome wide mapping of protein binding sites on DNA. ChIP-sequencing helps to understand better the mechanisms of transcription factors, cofactors and histone modifications as well the regulation of gene expressions. The high degree...

The role of health promotion in hospitals has changed, no longer related to providing additional lifestyle information to patients after completing clinical procedures. Health promotion is a comprehensive part of the health care process related to clinical, educational, behavioral, and organizational...

Compatibility is determined by researchers as a significant phenomenon of team activity that affect the effectiveness of the educational, training, and competitive process. However, the combination of the individual characteristics of athletes is not universal and is determined by the specifics of the...

Actinomycetes are well-known microorganism as secondary metabolites producers which serve as antibiotics. In this study, sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum) rhizosphere soil samples were collected from Piyungan, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The aims of this study were to obtain Actinomycetes isolates from sugar...

Objectives: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is defined as high levels of hyperandrogenism, menstrual irregularities, anovulation and high levels of insulin (hyperinsulinemia secondary to increased insulin resistance).The estimated that> 75% of women with PCOS are insulin resistant, the incidence...

Health behavior is any form of experience and interaction of individuals with their environment, especially those relating to knowledge and attitudes about health that create individual actions towards health. This behavior was also carried out by several pregnant women who were still abstaining from...

Introduction. The healthy eyes are the needs of every human being. If disorders are found in someone’s eyes, their quality of life would be decreasing. One of diseases that might distract human’s visual function is glaucoma. There are many factors which cause the decrease of glaucoma patient’s quality...

The purpose of this research and development is to determine the need for the development of Achievement Laboratory models that follow the characteristics and groups of scientific fields in the Faculty of Sports Science. Furthermore, developing the Performance Laboratory model which consists of several...

Probiotic drinks are fermented drinks that contain lactic acid bacteria and have various health benefits, including maintaining gastrointestinal health and increasing immunity. In this study, probiotic drinks were developed using young coconut water, which is expected to be an alternative fermented product...

Beach volleyball players need to have a good explosive power performance between the lower limbs and upper extremities as support in jumping and smash-hitting techniques. The purpose of this study was to analyze the correlation between body composition on explosive power of lower limbs and upper extremities...

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by a combination of signs and symptoms of androgen excess (hirsutism, hyperandrogenemia) and ovarian dysfunction (oligo-ovulation, polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM)). In ASRM/ESHRE consensus in 2003, PCOS diagnosis...

On the example of case study, we present the features of the course of AIH on the background of SLE, as well as the difficulties of diagnosis and treatment. The study revealed an immune-mediated combination of autoimmune hepatitis with systemic lupus erythematosus, based on the association of autoimmune...

Sports is one of the efforts in maintaining the health and fitness of the body. By exercising actively and regularly the body will be healthy and fitness will always be maintained. Exercise is the right for every human being to live a healthy life, no exception for people with disabilities. In accordance...

Objective: To analyze factors related to the incidence of pneumonia in dr. Soedarso Pontianak period of October 2013 - November 2015. Methods: Design research with quantitative observational using case-control studies. The subjects of the study were case group of under-five children diagnosed with pneumonia...

Melasma is a manifestation disorder of hypermelanosis. The incidence of melasma will result in a disruption of the facial skin as well as may cause a decrease in confidence in the sufferer, the incidence of melasma is still unknown, but the case is predominant in women than in men occurring up to 10%...

The snatch requires the barbell to be lifted from the floor to a straight-arm overhead position in one continuous motion (Gordon et al, 2012). The increase of performances is depending on the improvement of proper technique and training methods (Hung-Ta et al, 2010). Determining the effects of barbell...

Anemia is a condition in which the value of Hemogloblin (Hb) in blood is lower than normal. Anemia for adolescents is when hemoglobin levels are less than 12 g/ dl. This research was experimental research. The sample in this research were female students who suffered from anemia from 2 junior high schools...

One of the factors that causes of accidents due to the working risk on any production or business activities as well as Higher Education institutions is the human factor that more likely caused by the knowledge, attitudes and actions (behavior) of bad workers. There is still none data related to the...

Setting up a real-time early warning system based on animal disease surveillance in Indonesia is difficult, since Indonesia is a vast archipelago with many islands. Mobile technology offers new opportunities for disease reporting. However, the development of mobile technology for animal disease surveillance...

This study aimed to find out the extent to which the increase in the basic technique to catch the ball in a game throwing a baseball through a variation played at the fourth grade students of SDN 105 389 Weigh Deli District, Galang district, Deli Serdang Academic Year 2017/2018. Location of the study...

Background: Diabetes belongs to non-communicable diseases which may create many complications. One of the signs and symptoms that often occur in people with diabetes mellitus is itchy sensation in the genitals. Women who suffer from diabetes mellitus more often experience vaginal discharge if the level...

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is still one of the main health problems in Indonesia. Low birth weight is the most elevated indicator of newborn child mortality, particularly in the principal month of life. Based on the health profile of West Sumatra, of all infants weighed in 2017, 2.3% of LBW infants...

Diabetes mellitus is one of non-communicable diseases that its prevalence increases significantly worldwide including in Indonesia. Nutrition therapy through food management is useful for improvement of the β-pancreas function in producing the insulin hormone. Changing food sequence of eating vegetables...

Development in smartphone in research company IDC (Interntional Data Corporation) in market smartphone in 2011 years increase in 49,2 %,as a result in increase user smartphone can be relate user smartphone in daily. Everyone in the world use smartphone in averages 7 hours. Use over is can problem in...

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit and is attacking Indonesia. This pandemic is very difficult to eradicate. The Indonesian government has formed a task force for handling the COVID-19 pandemic. The duties and functions of this task force are to coordinate and lead the six main components in the collaborative...

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an epithelial malignancy in the head and neck region that has a unique geographic distribution and is closely related to Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection. The growth of malignancy due to viruses is largely determined by the host immune response. Toll-Like Receptors...

The severity of diabetes mellitus in the form of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia can occur at any time and is life-threatening for sufferers. Prolonged treatment of diabetes mellitus, apart from the risk of diabetes mellitus emergencies, patients can also experience decreased motivation, hopelessness,...

Maintaining optimal health through nutrition and healthy eating is crucial for a fulfilling life. Healthy Eating Index (HEI) serves as a measure of dietary adequacy based on recommended food intake guidelines. However, limited research has investigated the relationship between HEI and nutritional status...

This observation was performed to evaluate the effect of Plum extract on liver damage with indicators of MDA levels in male rats. The goal of this study was to obtain the benefits of herbal elements such as hepatoprotection in rats induced by an excessive-fat diet. A high-fat diet is expected to produce...

Health policy is the implementation of public policies, namely policies that are established with the aim of improving the health status of the community. Health finance refers to how financial resources are used to ensure that the health system can adequately meet the collective health needs of all....

BACKGROUND: The neck abscess is influenced many factors such as age, sex, socioeconomic, neck space, origin infection, and comorbid. OBJECTIVE: To determine the overview of factor that successfully affect treatment of the deep neck abscess in the period January 2015 to December 2019 at ENT Head and Neck...

Background: Coliform is a type of bacteria that is used as an indicator of contamination of food tomato sauce is a thick liquid made from a mixture of pureed tomatoes and spices. The tomato sauce contains acid, sugar, salt. In an open sauce, packaging can increase the risk of contamination by microbes...

The study aimed to investigate physical self-concept differences based on gender and extracurricular involvement. Two hundred and three students, 112 were male and 91 females, 76 non-involvement extracurricular, 31 sports extracurricular and 96 other extracurricular involvement were completed: Physical...

Respiratory diseases are an important problem in the structure of morbidity in children at an early age. Environmental factors, in particular air, soil and water pollution, are of great importance in the development of respiratory allergoses. Causes of respiratory allergies in children are very different...

One of the aims of Physical Education (PE) is to build students’ strong characters. PE teacher plays an important role in realizing character building through meaningful motion activities. This paper discusses optimizing sport values in elementary school through character-based motion card media. This...

Indonesian tobacco is largely used for cigarettes. The Indonesian cigarettes export market is currently affected because many countries have signed the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) which is under the auspices of the World Health Organization (WHO). Exploration of the potential of tobacco...

This work aimed to study the relationship between the mechanisms of the formation of toxic coagulopathy and nephrotoxic effects of molybdenum, as well as the development of a pathogenetically substantiated method for the prevention of chronic toxic coagulopathy and nephropathy using the pineal gland...

This research aimed at developing a learning method product using the blended learning model integrated with e-learning at State University of Malang (UM). The research method used was Research and Development method (R&D), with the following research steps (1) Needs analysis, (2) Early product development...

One of the public health centers (PHC) which has increased hypertension cases was the Sisir PHC. This study aimed to determine the determinants of hypertension at Sisir PHC, Batu City. The study used a cross-sectional design. Consecutive sampling techniques were used, with inclusion criteria was the...

The “One House One Jumantik” movement is a model of community empowerment developed by the government from the concept of self Jumantik using a family approach strategy. This movement is part of the DHF Control Program which has been campaigned by the government through various activities but has not...

Prediction of heart disease in elderly populations represents a significant challenge in healthcare. This study develops a logistic regression model to predict heart disease in patients aged 65 and older using a dataset of 273 samples. Features include cholesterol (binned into low and high), smoking...

Background Cognitive, emotional, and behavioural symptoms of schizophrenia affect various areas of mental function. Schizophrenia is a mental condition. The lifetime prevalence of this condition ranges from 0.3% to 0.7%, with rates fluctuating depending on migration, urbanization, and socioeconomic...

Nurse performance is part of a component that contributes to improving hospital service quality. Problems in hospitals are still many hospitals that have problems of nurse performance, especially in RS Cirebon Indonesia. One solution is the application of team assignment methods in nursing care. Objectives:...

Sibling rivalry often occurs in children age ranged 1-3 years and at the age of 3-5 years. Its occurrence will be a negative impact on the child if the mother does not have enough knowledge and cannot handle it. This study aims to determine the effect of health education booklets to the mother's behavior...

The research aimed at investigating the difference of continuous and interval training toward maximum ⩒O2 increase.The research used randomized group pretest and posttest design. Population of the research were students of Sport Training Education Faculty of Sport Sciences Malang State . Sampling technique...