Advances in Health Sciences Research

Background Laryngeal cancer is a malignancy that occurs in the larynx and arises from larynx squamous epithelial tissue. Treatment can be done with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and laryngectomy to control the disease. Objective ...

COVID-19 booster vaccination is still being encouraged today to provide maximum protection against. One of the first-level health service facilities also must provide booster vaccinations. In order to increase the willingness of the community to participate, it is important to know the characteristics...

Antifertility agents with safety and effectiveness in terms of minimum side effects have always been a subject of debate. Many studies have been conducted on plants to observe the antifertility effect, but majority of them were toxic. Centella asiaticaÿand Plucea indica leaves have been traditionally...

Governance is one thing that cannot be ignored in the performance training system for achieving maximum results from a performance. Therefore, every committee that is in the field of achievement sports management, for example, KONI, must carry out their duties properly. The purpose of this study was...

Anemia is an indicator of both poor nutrition and poor health. The most common anemia caused by malnutrition is iron deficiency anemia. Helminthiasis, clinical history of malaria, nutritional status, and breakfast-eating habits are the main factors that contribute to the increased incidence of anemia...

Maternal and Child Health Handbook (MCHHB) is a source of information for mothers and families in monitoring mothers and children’s health; besides that, the MCHHB is also a home-based record that can describe the process of child growth and development. However, the utilization of MCHHB in Indonesia...

This study aims to reveal the effect of massase on decreasing levels of fat, cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure of Dharmawanita of FIK UNP women. The long-term goal of this research is to find a way or method to reduce levels of fat, cholesterol, glucose, and blood pressure. This research uses...

Background & purpose: Indonesia are facing demographic dividend in the next decade, as the main responsible human resource, identification of potential factors associated to sexual-risk behavior among unmarried youth must be undertaken. This study aims to investigate the association and identify...

Efficient dissociation of retinal cells requires careful selection of proteases to preserve surface epitopes critical for downstream analyses. This study aimed to identify the most suitable protease for murine retina dissociation without compromising key surface markers. Retinas were harvested from normal...

Decision-making in infectious disease control must be based on data and evidence-based approaches. The objective of this study is to depict the regional-based vulnerability of infectious diseases in Semarang City. Using data from routine services provided by 37 health centers (Puskesmas) from 2020 to...

This study departs from the idea that parenting is fundamental to the survival of a child, each parenting style that is carried out by parents will describe the child’s behavior, both physically and mentally. Compared to other children, those who have barriers to vision have additional challenges to...

Preparing for the National Nursing Exam is a challenging process that requires creative strategies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of progress test, a tailored program to familiarize students with the National Exam test system and questions, on the students’ performance in the Nursing...

Performance measurement is an important issue. This reminds that healthcare industry characteristic is unique rather than others. Health care with its all activities is a "high risk" industry. Performance measurement is the centre of quality improvement. From this, many factors or reasons related to...

Pandeglang is one of the disadvantaged areas in Banten Province. The regional original income in this city is very small compared to other cities in the Banten region. Here there are rarely human resources who do community service. This is due to the low regional minimum wage value. Therefore, an expert...

Dengue hemorrhagic fever is an infectious disease infected through the bites of Aedes sp.mosquito. The pattern of DHF incidence fluctuates every year, which is influenced by environmental factors which cover the breeding place of Aedes aegypti Mosquito. One measure taken in controlling the Aedes aegypti...

Background: Nipah virus encephalitis causing microbiome Nipah henipavirus was taken in this work which is the causative factor for encephalitis condition in humans. The fruit bats of Pteropus genus are the natural reservoir and acts as a carrier of this Nipah henipavirus. The phylogeny, functional profile...

Analysis of spectral power and EEG rhythm index in Yakut students (n=38) was carried out. Higher spectral power values of base alpha rhythm were noted, relatively slow wave teta- and delta-activity. Regardless of the lateralization of the dominant hand, the decreasing occipital-frontal gradient of the...

The Body weight is body mass which is usually used to measure a person’s nutritional status. Each person’s ideal body weight varies according to race, ethnicity, gender, age, and socioeconomic status. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), in 2014 more than 1.9 billion adults aged more than...

The increasing resistance of pathogenic bacteria such as Sta-phylococcus aureus to conventional antibiotics highlights the need for alternative antimicrobial agents derived from natural sources. This study aimed to analyze the phytochemical constituents and evaluate the antibacterial activity of Mitragyna...

Introduction: Anxiety will affect the results of the Electrocardiogram (EKG) so that these worry factors need to be known so that they can be minimized and solutions are found. Purpose: To see what factors influence the patient's anxiety before the ECG examination Method: This research uses descriptive...

The purpose of: Knowing the difference between newborn's baby weight of maternal preeclamsia and non-preeclamsia at DR. H. MOCH. ANSARI SALEH HOSPITAL BANJARMASIN in 2015 Method : Research was comparative study by using analytic observational research with cross sectional. Sampling techniques was using...

Lemea is one of the traditional fermented foods of the Rejang Tribe in Bengkulu Province, Indonesia, which has the potential to be used as a probiotic. Caused by Lemea fermentation which utilizes a number of lactic acid bacteria. The process of processed lemea by fermentation produces several types of...

Chronic psychoemotional stress, high mental workload, labor noncompliance, food and many other factors that a modern student is facing every day contribute to incidence rate and increase in the number of persons with preclinical deterioration of health. The above factors may cause desynchronosis of internal...

Egg is one of the substances that is usually used to produce food. Street foods with egg as the main substance that are usually sold around an Elementary School located in Jatinegara district is telurgulung (fried rolled eggs). Salmonella is the bacteria that can be found in every food that contains...

Currently, beauty and physical appearance is of a major concern for many people, along with the greater demands of aesthetics in the field of dentistry. Aesthetics of the gingival is one of the most important factors in the success of restorative dental care. The loss of the interdental papillae results...

Tali bamboo shoot is young shoot of bamboo potential to treat several diseases, one of them is hypertension. The aim of this study was to qualitatively identify chemical compounds and to determine antihypertensive activity of Tali bamboo ethanol extract. Extraction method applied in this experiment was...

Durian skin waste that has not been utilized properly, because of it’s difficult to decompose character, has the potential to become one of the biological wastes that can cause environmental pollution (Prabowo, 2009). Even though some studies have stated that durian rind has the potential as an anti-inflammatory...

The application of natural materials in biomedicine has developed quite rapidly. Nowadays, such materials’ therapeutic properties become a diminishing topic, including the use of bee products. Bees produce several useful products, one of which is propolis. Propolis or “bee glue” is a honeybee product...

Coronary heart disease is a disease that occurs as a manifestation of decreased oxygen supply to the heart muscle as a result of narrowing or blockage of coronary artery blood flow, the clinical manifestations of which depend on the severity of the coronary artery blockage. The study was conducted with...

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by skin inflammation, epidermal hyperplasia, increased risk of arthritis, cardiovascular morbidity, and psychosocial challenges. Previous studies revealed the association of psoriasis with cardiometabolic diseases, in which dyslipidemia is a common...

Background: Pharmacological treatment of neuropathic pain has various side effects, while complementary therapies have minimal risk of side effects. Aim: To explore more deeply the types of complementary therapies that can be used to treat painful diabetic neuropathy. Methods:...

Since late 2019, the world has been experiencing the Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. The spread of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) poses risks to public health and has even claimed lives for those infected in various parts of the world, including Indonesia. The government needs to...

The purpose of the article was to experimentally evaluate the effectiveness of using a comprehensive strength training program for orienteering athletes 18–20 years old based on the CrossFit system. Competitive activity in orienteering is characterized by intense physical activity associated with movement...

Asthma disease in Indonesia based on national prevalence in children 4.5%. One therapy for asthma is pursed lips breathing or with playing blowing balloons therapy. This study aims to determine the effect of playing therapy blowing balloon to changes in lung function in preschool children 3–5 years with...

Evaluation for referral system of maternal health is a method to decrease maternal mortality rate. Several factors that affecting the quality of referral system are staff, protocols, and geographical access play important roles in the maternal health program. The study aimed to analyze and formulate...

A rapidly accelerating pace of life, the need for more frequent and close contacts between people, and abundance of information received lead to the inevitable occurrence of stressful situations which require the neuropsychic stability of the individual. Premorbid personality traits can act either as...

Child growth is not focused on physical health but also on the development of comprehensive in early childhood psychic. A holistic and integrative approach is basically able to build cross-cutting coordination to solve the problem. This study was aimed to determine the influence of health promotion as...

Globally about 10 million deaths was reported due to cancer in the year of 2022. In the year 2020 the new cases reported are as follows 2.26 million breast cancer cases; 2.21 million lung cancer cases; 1.93 million colon and rectum cancer cases; 1.41 million prostate cancer cases; 1.20 million skin (non-melanoma)...

Toluene is highly flammable chemical liquid. The most common hazards associated with toluene is inhalation. Toluene can produce fumes which can cause nausea, headaches, unconsciousness and even death. The main target of toluene is the Central Nervous System (CNS). The nervous system exposed to low doses...

This research aim is to compare the anthropometric growth and development of children in primary school, between group of lower classes (1st to 3rd grade) and upper classes (4th to 6th grade), in terms of the speed and magnitude of its changes in stature, circumference and wide. The data is gathered...

Body Mass Index (BMI) and blood pressure have become the subjects of epide-miological studies. Both BMI and blood pressure have a parallel relationship. Usually, as BMI increases, both systolic and diastolic blood pressures increase. The purpose of this research is to discover the relationship between...

Environmental-based diseases are one of the causes of death. This research aims to analyze the influence of Skills-Based Health Education (SBHE) on knowledge, attitude, and behavior of the elementary school students in Sekaran Semarang towards the prevention of environmental diseases. The study used...

1) Background: In the developing countries there were pregnant women who have examined their pregnancy four times but, there were still not reach the targets, such as Ghana 87.3%, Kenya 57.6% and Indonesia 83.5%. However, considering prenatal care to a traditional birth attendants is not done early detection...

The period of adolescence is prone to the conflict with parents, especially with mothers. Conflict between adolescent and their mothers tends to increase, which will have an impact on adolescent problems of psychology such as increased aggressive behavior, depression and even suicide. This study aimed...

Mobilization will also prevent muscle and joint stiffness, ensure smooth circulation of blood, improve the regulation of the body’s metabolism, restore physiological work of vital organs which in turn will accelerate the healing of patients and reduce the cost of patient care. The type of research that...

As children move forward to adulthood, social competence is paramount in developing and maintaning friendships. Social interaction and social pragmatics are particularly problematic for childrennwith autism spectrummdisorder (ASD) that bring about to limited opportunities to develop meaningful relationship...

This study aimed to control heart rate and perception of exertion during physical fitness tests, both the bleep test and the 2.4 km cooper test, which were carried out during the pandemic. This research was analytical observational research with a cross-sectional approach and purposive sampling technique,...

Non-invasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like features (NIFTP) is a benign thyroid lesion without recurrence or distant metastasis. The management of NIFTP can be partial or total thyroidectomy, which is sufficient to provide a perfect cure rate. Most cases of NIFTP were found in adults...

Nurses have an important role in providing health services to service users in hospitals, their job is to be ready within 24 h, demanding a guarantee of service that meets the expectations of patients and families, so they need good knowledge, skill and attitude in serving. The development of science...

The implementation of important school health education is optimized. Optimization can be done if the PE teacher as the supervisor, is quite capable in implementing the program in affecting the healthy degree of students. At least PE teachers have a healthy lifestyle, weight status, health literacy,...

Piper betle, Ocimum basilicum, Cymbopogon winterianus, and Citrus hystrix leaves contain essential oils suspected of having mosquito repellent activity, which can be used as a synthetic repellent alternative such as DEET. Objective: To obtain insect natural repellent to mosquitoes from essential oils....

The purpose of the article is is to compare the frequency of the power spectrum and the amplitude of the surface electromyographic (EMG) signal of the biceps during eccentric and concentric contractions of different intensity to indirectly evaluate possible differences in movement recruitment. Materials...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, primarily affecting the lungs (pulmonary TB), though it can also infect other organs. This study aims to analyze the factors influencing the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis in the working area of the Kemiling Health Center....

Inflammation, a defense mechanism, happens during infections and injuries, involving complex immune responses. Medication using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) as Cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors is clinically effective. It, however, has cardiovascular side effects. Thus, screening of COX-2...

Iron deficiency anemia is the most common problem in women. Even though iron is needed for the formation of red blood cells, iron is lost during menstruation. This study aims to determine the effect of giving skipjack tuna nuggets with the addition of Moringa leaves on increasing hemoglobin intake and...

Tuberculosis is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. In the control of the immune system, tuberculosis is a cell-mediated disease. The availability of food household and fulfillment of energy and nutrients will affect on nutritional status sufferers patient of TB during the healing....

The paper analyzes the efficiency and safety of obstetric pessary among 78 pregnant women and 78 pregnant women with vaginal progesterone (Utrogectan) with cervical incompetence. It is found that obstetric pessary significantly improves the quality of life of patients at threatened miscarriage, preterm...

Dentist's evaluation of complete denture differs from patient's evaluation. Dentists prioritize the clinical aspects of dentures, such as vertical dimension, aesthetic, stability and denture-bearing area while patients measures their satisfaction based on aspects, like aesthetic, mastication, comfort...

Frozen semen suplemented by Oviduct Specific Glycoprotein is a new way to solve the decrease of in vitro fertility on goats caused by polysperm and increase efficiency of artificial insemination on goats. This study was aimed to determine Oviduc Specific Glycoprotein profile in oviductal fluid of Kacang...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is defined as a corporation’s responsibility towards stakeholders to minimize negative impacts and maximize positive impacts which includes economic, social/health, and environmental aspects (triple bottom line). Although there is an increasing trend in the contribution...

The main goal of human in their life was achieving happiness because it would lead them into their motivation for creating a better life for themselves, but some people did not realize while they were gaining their pleasure or Eros. This paper was aimed at finding the Eros and Thanatos and also analyzing...

Background: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is an undifferentiated form of squamous cell carcinoma arising from the epithelium of the nasopharynx and is the most common head and neck cancer in Southeast Asia. Inflammation has been shown to have a significant influence on tumor growth in humans. Platelet...

The state of health of children is one of the indicators of the quality of the environment, social well-being and the level of health of the country. The purpose of this study was to assess the physical development of children and adolescents. To assess the physical development of children and adolescents...

The puerperium is the period after the delivery of the baby and the placenta until all reproductive organs recover. This period provides significant changes to postpartum mothers, both physical and psychological changes affecting the quality of life in postpartum mothers. Currently, the mother requires...

This paper examines the benefits of habit formation and social interaction for older adults in senior universities (老年大学 lǎonián dàxué) in China. With China’s rapidly ageing population, senior universities provide educational opportunities that promote lifelong learning, skill development, and social...

The case of asthma in South Kalimantan exceeds the national number (3,6% of 2,4%). The increasing of this case certainly requires rapid treatment so that airway obstruction does not occur suddenly and unexpectedly. Giving a semi fowler position, as one of the independent nursing interventions, can reduce...

Based on the writer's observation in the field showed that the ability of under passing students in extracurricular activity of SMP Negeri 4 Pekanbaru is still low. This study aims to determine whether there is a contribution of eye and hand coordination of under passing the volleyball of extracurricular...

Family resilience is established to reduce the incidence of trauma, depression, loss and crisis experienced by families and family members. Apart from the importance of the concept of family resilience, there has not been an adequate focus on all aspects of this concept in the discipline of nursing....

This researcher aims to examine the effect of aerobics dance and water aerobics on muscle endurance in active students at university. This treatment was carried out 3 times a week for 8 weeks, with an intensity of 65% -85% of the maximum pulse rate. Exercise in Water has the same effect as ground training,...

One of the main causes of stunting in children in Indonesia is due to the wrong feeding patterns of parents. Feeding patterns that occur in children, such as fault in determining the type of food, the amount of food and the feeding schedule that is not given based on the child’s age can result in unfulfilled...

The efforts to reduce the prevalence of anemia among adolescent girls is a public health concern in developing countries. Schools play significant roles in weekly iron-folic acid supplementation (WIFAS) program and readiness to implement it is essential in addressing the disorder. The study on the validity...

Self-efficacy is the main driving force for shaping the character of self-directed learning in medical education that also need in performing clinical skills. The Medical Faculty of Unjani has a local content in medical emergency which is achieved in the undergraduate and the clinical stage. This study...

Gambier (Uncaria gambir Roxb.) and propolis showed a beneficial effect on infectious diseases. This study aims to examine the effect of gambier and propolis on the antibodies of white male mice given measles vaccine using the antibody titer method, number, and percentage of different types of leukocytes....

Sunkist orange and lime peels contain flavonoids with strong antioxidant properties, capable of preventing lipid oxidation and neutralizing free radicals. These antioxidants are promising for addressing pancreatic cell damage in diabetes, which is often caused by oxidative stress. This study evaluated...

Balance has an important role in movement activities. This study aims to measure the static balance of elementary school students in the lower grades. This research is a quantitative descriptive research with data collection techniques using tests and measurements. Data collection instrument...

Objective: To analyze the influence of student's interest and motivation on the achievement of student learning outcomes in Basic Research and Statistics course at AKBID Sari Mulia. Method: The research method used is an analytical survey with cross sectional approach. The population of the study were...

The early childhood is critical period in lifetime. The purpose of this study is to figure the children fine and gross motor development in four and five years old. The research methodology used Ex-post Facto in early childhood students who have attended in Kindergarten school. The population four and...

The prevalence of hookworm infection is a serious public health concern globally. Java Island and Kalimantan Island have differential environmental risk factors for hookworm infection, especially rural areas of Indonesia have high-risk environmental factors for the prevalence of hookworm infection. This...

The prevalence of child smokers (10–18 years) increased by 26% from 7.2% (2013) to 9.1% (2018). The GYTS 2019 reported that 39.6% of students aged 13–15 years had smoked (boys 67.7% and girls 12.8%). The school-based health survey in 2015 found that male students started smoking for the first time before...

According to WHO report 2012, 1(one) billion people suffer from worm diseases infected by Ascaris lumbricoides ;795 million byT. trichiura; and 740 million by hookworms (Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus). Theinfection comes from contamination soil by ingestion of (A. lumbricoides and T. trichiura)...

In Indonesia, exclusive breastfeeding is a baby's right guaranteed and legal position by enactment No. 36 about health, particularly in subsection 128 paragraph (1) which states that each baby is entitled to exclusive breastfeeding from birth to six (6) months, unless medically indicated. But in reality,...

Objectives: In this research, lead analysis was carried out on the blush cosmetic preparations using the UV-Vis Spectrophotometry method and dithizone complex. The purposes of this study are to determine lead levels in cosmetics blush preparations and to determine the safety of the blush preparations...

A research of the furnishing level of preschool establishments has been conducted, the air quality of the premises has been assessed for the presence of chemical impurities (formaldehyde, phenol, benzene, styrene, ethylbenzene) migrating from furniture products and forming the chronic risks to children’s...

This study aims to determine the validity and reliability of the straight kick test instrument against martial arts athletes named ANQO Test. the method used is descriptive method. The population in this study were Pencak Silat athletes, Faculty of Sport Science, Padang State University campus. there...

Old age is human’s final development stage. Aging in old age will bring consequences in deteriorating functions and increased prevalence of degenerative diseases in the elderly. To keep being productive, elderly people need to know about the importance of physical activities, anthropometric measurements,...

Burn injuries are severe tissue traumas that induce complex inflammatory responses and require effective treatments to support the healing process. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) and collagen play crucial roles in angiogenesis and tissue remodeling during wound healing. Moringa oleifera L....

Elderly gymnastics is a form of physical exercise that gives a good influence on the level of human physical ability, if implemented properly and correctly. This study aims to determine the effect of elderly gymnastics on blood pressure in elderly hypertension. This research design uses Quantitative...

Analysis of the facial profile is required for diagnosis and treatment planning in orthodontics. The Mongoloid Chinese race tends to have a flat facial profile and a more prominent zygomatic arch. The aim of this study was to identify the facial profile of Chinese high school students at W.R. Supratman...

70 pregnant patients were examined with a diagnosis of dorsopathy, which were divided into 2 groups: group 1 performed the course of therapeutic gymnastics procedures (n = 35), group 2 was control (n = 35). If dorsopathy was diagnosed before pregnancy, patients gave Rg-, CT- or MRI-conclusion to their...

The paper discusses the conditions for the effective implementation of the professional applied physical training (PAPP) system at the university by students who have chosen to study at a military training center (MTC). The authors showed that the current "Physical Education and Sports" program does...

Cooperation as interpersonal skill is one of the four important competencies that must be possessed by learners to be able to lead a successful life in the 21st century. Teachers, who are usually only concerned with assisting students to meet certain hard-skill qualifications, are now also required to...

Odontectomy is one of the most common minor surgery performed in dentistry. Every patients will experience postoperative pain after odontectomy. Pain is subjective, each individual reports pain based on his/her own perception. The pain rating scale is used to measure the pain intensity of a patient....

One of the aspects which has an effect in reducing mortality is the allocation of good quality services. The quality care for pregnant women and newborns in public health services requires practitioners who are competent and motivated with a good human resource too. The quality of midwifery care is a...

Women with HIV are the real knower of their life, however, women living with HIV are highly stigmatized in Indonesia. As researchers we are, therefore, conscious of the sensitive nature of our research. The article explores the use of creative and visual methods to create a space with HIV-positive mothers...

“Stereotypes were made to be broken” is the tagline of Lauren Howe’s website (https://laurenhowe.ca/) where she exposes the two sides of her inspiration: Side A-Engineering and Technology and Side B-Media and Entertainment. Howe is beauty pageant engineer winning Miss Universe Canada 2017 and a top ten...

Nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) is the fifth most common cancer in Indonesia and highest in head and neck area. Its most common manifestations ever reported in Indonesia were unilateral ear problem, followed by persistent nasal obstruction, blood nasal secretion, cephalgia, lymph node enlargement, and tinnitus....

The aim of this study is to develop an effective massage and exercise therapy model to alleviate fatigue and stress in final semester students. Employing a Research and Development design with the 4D model (Define, Design, Develop, Dissemination), the study begins with field surveys and literature reviews...

Since the case, COVID 19 struck Indonesia on March 1st 2020. Some provincial governments have decided on micro policies based on national decisions, such as Community Activities Restriction Enforcement (PPKM). The aim of this study compared incidence COVID 19 in every regency in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta...

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder disease which should be giving an antidiabetic therapy. Antidiabetic therapy causes several side effects, one of which is in oral health status such as a decrease in salivary flow rate which affects the acid-base balance (pH) in the oral cavity. Acidic saliva...

The radiology quality control program often called the Quality Control of Radiology, is a program of activities aimed at monitoring and maintaining radiology equipment systems, especially in the diagnostic section to determine the performance of the equipment. Quality control is available in several...