10 articles in this issue
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Frans Dany,Sarwo HandayaniDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.6267.197-208
Hepatitis C is an infectious disease caused by RNA virus that is often asymptomatic and can lead into serious complications such as liver cancer. It remains one of major public health issues in several developing countries. Urban and rural areas have diff... see more
Holy Arif Wibowo,Kindi Adam,Nanang Yunarto,Rosa Adelina,Natalie Laurencia,Rita Marleta DewiDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.7034.209-216
Based on the results of 2013 National Basic Health Research (Riskesdas 2013), as many as 10.3% of female death due to cancer in Indonesia caused by cervical cancer of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) became the main risk factor that was 99.7%. The incidence of ... see more
Izza SurayaDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.5197.217-222
Low birth weight (LBW) babies means infants that are succeptible to the diseases. Thus, their survival is low. Several previous studies have suggested that survival is related to the management of infants in the health care. Therefore, to measure LBW surv... see more
Muchlis Syahnuddin,Gunawan Gunawan,Phetisya Pamela Frederika Sumolang,Leonardo Taruk LoboDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.5607.223-228
Anemia is a medical condition in which the number of red blood cells or the hemoglobin is less than normal. Normal hemoglobin levels in adolescent girls is > 12 g/dl. Adolescent girls are said to be anemic if Hb <12 g/dl. The high number of worm inf... see more
Venni Vernissa,Retnosari Andrajati,Sudibyo SupardiDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.6628.229-236
According to National Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2013, the prevalence of anemia in pregnant women in urban area is 36.4%. The treatment of anemia in pregnant women is conducted by administering 90 iron tablets during pregnancy. The majority of anem... see more
Rina Purwandari,Muhamad Arif Musoddaq,Noviati FuadaDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.5945.237-246
Iodine is an essential mineral. This mineral is indispensable as thyroid forming substance, which is produced by the thyroid gland. The performance of the thyroid gland could be disrupted by the pesticide, when used excessively. Disorders occur in the pro... see more
Sari Haryanti,Yuli WidiyastutiDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.5010.247-254
Indonesia is rich in a variety of potential plants as research materials based on local wisdom in the discovery of new medicinal compound. The research results have been documented in the research office of plant and herbal medicine (Ristoja) 2012. This r... see more
Eris Septiana,Demitra Gianny,Partomuan SimanjuntakDOI : 10.22435/mpk.v27i4.6499.255-262
Sambiloto (Andrographis paniculata) has been used to treat malaria. In vitro research using parasite or through heme polymerization inhibition using andrografolide and in vivo using infected animal test have been done widely, however, heme polymerization ... see more