30 articles in this issue
Siaw Carwen,Berlian Isnia Fitrasanti,Budi Darmawan
Background: Autopsy rate had declined dramatically throughout the world for the past decades. This phenomenon has raised concerns of the medical world. Factors that contributed to this decline include lack of knowledge regarding autopsy among the people, ... see more
Suzanne Saw,Yoni Syukriani,A. Hussein S. Kartamihardja Kartamihardja
Background: Universal Declaration of Human Rights stated that all mankind have equal right and dignity. Both woman and man have rights regarding family planning. It is often assumed that in developing country, women do not consider their rights in family ... see more
Ngu Ling Yee,Deni Kurniadi Sunjaya,RM Haryadi Karyono
Background: Cigarette smoking is known to harm the health of smokers and causes the death of millions people around the world. Smoking initiation in Indonesia is begun early especially during teenagers year. The aim of the study was to analyze the factors... see more
Ivan Kurnianto,Nani Kurniani,Arifin Soenggono
Background: Brachial plexus is a network of nerves that controls the upper limb. Unfortunately, it can be injured easily which is called brachial plexus injury (BPI). It can cause disability. Until now, the epidemiology of BPI in Indonesia is still lackin... see more
Yodya Evila,Sunarjati Sudigdoadi,Hardisiswo Soedjana
Background: Development of infection in burned patients is a crucial matter because it may increase morbidity and mortality. Factors contributing to high risk for infections are disrupted skin barrier, dysfunction of the immune system and prolonged hospit... see more
Herning Adinda,Dendi Sandiono,Ihrul Prianza Prajitno
Background: Herpes zoster, or shingles, is a skin or mucous infection caused by the reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV). Seasonal pattern of herpes zoster incidence was reported in some countries, indicating that emergence of this disease was cau... see more
Palomina Caesarea Nurhasanah,Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati,Resnaldi Resnaldi
Background: Undernutrition frequently occurs in children under five. If not treated, it will cause acute health effects and affect on cognitive development, social, physical work capacity and productivity. Undernutrition can be accompanied by the pr... see more
Indri Nurul Badriyah,Irawati Irfani,Lulu Eva Rakhmilla
Background: The prevalence of children’s blindness in developing countries is still high especially in Asian countries. This children’s blindness influences their motoric, social and emotional developments and their chances to get education. One of the ca... see more
Reni Yuditha Kathrine,Elsa Pudji Setiawati,Lucky Saputra
Background: Smoking is one of leading various diseases and even death globally. It is often difficult for smokers to stop smoking, even those who work as a medical professional because there are some barriers around them. The objective of this study... see more
Galuh Alviana,Hendro Sudjono Yuwono,Nova Sylviana
Background: Calcium bentonite is a natural clay that has the ability to absorb toxins and metabolite excess substances and often referred to as healing clay because it is used traditionally. This study aimed to determine the ability of local calcium bento... see more
Vanitha Ratha Krisnan,Januarsih A. Rachman,Abdul Hadi Hassan
Background: Stomach mucosal wall erosion is caused by the imbalance of the aggressive factors and mucosal defensive factors due to the common causes such as the side effect of consuming non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Field mint (Menthaarvensis) le... see more
Tajul Al Adib,Ardini S. Raksanagara,Dewi Hawani,Elsa Pudji Setiawati
Background: Hand washing is a moderate step in preventing communicable diseases. Communicable diseases like diarrhea and respiratory tract infection can be reduced significantly just by practicing hand washing. Most of the people already knew how to wash ... see more
Eliza Techa Fattima,Kuswandewi Mutyara,Yudith Setiati Ermaya,Elsa Pudji Setiawati
Background: Poor environmental conditions contribute to the high incidence of diarrhea, most of those caused by unsecure water and poor health knowledge. This study was conducted to evaluate the mother’s knowledge, attitude, and practice toward safe water... see more
Adi Wibisono Sulistijo,Ambrosius Purba,Tri Damiati Pandji
Background: Cleaning is an occupation that is carried out worldwide in many different environments. Cleaning workers (cleaners) often have low occupational skills and belong to the less advantaged educational and socioeconomic groups. Because of the high ... see more
Endi Pramudya Laksana,Nina Ratnaningsih,Reni Farenia S
Background: Chemical trauma is one of the emergency cases in ophthalmology since it can lead to severe, permanent blindness if not immediately treated. This study aimed to reveal pre- and post-therapy visual acuity on patients with chemical trauma at theN... see more
Nadytia Kusumadjayanti,Dharmayanti Francisca Badudu,Bethy S. Hernowo
Background: Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer that has been diagnosed among Indonesian women. One of the subtypes that frequently being studied is the triple negative breast cancer which has poorer prognosis among all subtypes. The objective... see more
Windi Elsanita,Deni Kurniadi S,Diah Asri Wulandari,Elsa Pudji Setiawati
Background: Millennium Development Goals’ (MDGs) aims to decrease mortality in children will be achieved if the cause ofmortality include ARIs is eliminated. Acute respiratory infections are influenced by some factorssuch as nutritional status. The object... see more
Razif Fiil Ikhlas,Vita Muniarti Lubis,Vitriana Vitriana
Background: Logical game is rarely used in sport program as a menu for athletes to prepare their condition in pre-match to improve their cognitive performance. The athletes who have good cognitive performance can think, analyze and solve the problem appea... see more
Krystle Gabriela,Rahmat Budi Kuswiyanto,Fenny Dwiyatnaningrum
Background: Acute Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (ALRTI) is the leading cause of deaths in children under 5 years of age worldwide, and has high morbidity and mortality in children with Congenital Heart Disease (CHD). The objective of this study was to... see more
Nurul Ilma,Dian Tjahyadi,Tina Dewi Judistiani
Background: Uterine myoma is a benign gynecological tumor which is commonly occurred in women. The incidence of uterine myoma in the world is 20–35% while in Indonesia is about 2.4–11.7%. Age, parity, and body mass index are correlated with the incidence ... see more
Kavita Arumugam,Sunarjati Sudigdoadi,Gaga Irawan Nugraha
Background: Around 1.5 million of children dying annually due to diarrhea. Contaminated food is one of the sources of the diarrhea incidence (food borne diseases). Eggs are one of the least expensive forms of protein which is affordable by the community a... see more
Maya Valentina Putrie,Rovina Ruslami,Lika Apriani
Background: Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital is the main referral hospital in West Java, Indonesia, treating yearly 1.000 tuberculosis cases of whom most are in severe condition. The severity of the disease is probably affected by the poor patient... see more
Nik Fatin Farhana Binti Mohd Rahhim,Bambang Tiksnadi,Eppy Buchori
Background: Osteoporosis has become a growing public health problem in Indonesia. A definite estimation of osteoporosis prevalence in Indonesia is not available due to the limited access of dual energy X ray absorptiometry (DXA) facilities. In 2008,... see more
Zahra Hamidah,Putri Teesa Santoso,Radenmas Haryadi Karyono
Background: Regular exercise is often presented as an effective tool to influence the psychological aspect of a human being. Recent studies show that anxiety and self-esteem are the most important psychological aspects especially in college students. This... see more
Syahla Nisaa Amalia,Najdwa Zamalek Dalimoenthe,Januarsih Iwan Rachman
Background: Blood transfusion as a part health services should be provided under appropriate indications and in a safe manner. In Indonesia, blood collection is run by the Blood Transfusion Unit of Indonesian Red Cross, where the blood is screened, proces... see more
Raden Muhammad Tanri,Juliati Juliati,Vitriana Vitriana
Background: To be a good athlete, an athlete needs to possess good predominant components of physical fitness. Futsal Team of Universitas Padjadjaran has never won any competition. This study was conducted to identify the predominant component profi... see more
Astrid Maharani Putri,Susi Heryati,Nursiah Nasution
Background: Corneal ulcer is an emergency condition in ophthalmology, causing visual impairment, mostly by bacterial infection with rapid pathogenesis. The aim of this study was to discover the characteristics of bacterial corneal ulcer patients in the Na... see more
Andi Kusnawan,Ine Renata Musa,Jimmy Setiadinata
Background: Visual impairment is a serious health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80% of the incidence of visual impairment occurring globally could be prevented or treated. Several factors responsible for high rates of uncorre... see more
Ainna Binti Mohamad Dat,Tertianto Prabowo,Alwin Tahid
Background: Osteoarthritis is one of the major disabilities among elderly. One of its well-recognized potent risk factors is obesity. The aim of this study was to identify the body mass index and severity of knee osteoarthritis patients who were treated i... see more
Silmina Kusmaheidi,Rizki Diposarosa,Harry Galuh Nugraha
Background: Intussusception is the most frequent cause of acute intestinal obstruction in infants and toddlers. Incidence was reported at 1.5 to 4 cases for every 1000 live birth. In Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Bandung, 55 cases were reported betw... see more