Efforts to improve the degree of public health by implementing the central government's policy, namely the implementation of healthy districts/cities (KKS) in Riau Province have not been carried out optimally. It is known that only 3 regencies/cities have realized KKS from the existing 12 regencies/cities. This study aims to determine the factors that play a role in the implementation of a heal…
Hepatitis B is a disease caused by infection with the hepatitis B virus (HBV), which is a DNA virus from the Hepadnaviridae family. Hepatitis B can be a long-term chronic infection that can lead to serious, even life-threatening health problems such as cirrhosis or liver cancer. This study aims to determine the relationship between the - 174G/C polymorphism in the IL-6 gene promoter and HBsAg s…
Hemophilia is an inherited disorder in the blood, where the blood can’t clot normally due to a deficiency of the blood clotting factors is factor VIII or IX which fuction in the blood clotting process. Hemophilia is hereditary and congenital caused by mutations in the X chromosome, characterized by decreased activation of factor VIII or IX. The purpose of this study was to determine the descr…
Stunting is the main threat to the quality of life in Indonesia and also a threat to nation’s competitiveness. One of the indirect causes of stunting is parenting. Parenting is vital because it can devine what type of food that their children ate. The reason the author does this research is to find out is there any correlation between parenting with the incident of stunting in Pekanbaru. This…
Apart from the main task of a doctor providing diagnostic examination, treatment, and treatment services to their patients, doctors are also needed in the law enforcement process as in form of medical examinations for living and dead victims, and providing information in front of judges according to their knowledge. A doctor is required to comply with a court summons to provide testimony as an …
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a retrovirus that is also known as Lymphadenopathy Associated Virus (LAV) or Human T-lymphotropic Virus type III (HTLV-III). This virus is characteristically lymphotropic which has the ability to destroy specific white blood cells such as factor T4 (CD4). HIV infection is generally associated with various mucocutaneous manifestations such as opportunis…
Pain is the most common problems after surgery. Post-operative pain scale assessment is necessary, especially in children. The inability of children to verbally convey pain makes it difficult to assess the pain scale. Faces, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scale is a behavioral observational pain scale frequently used in children admitted after major surgery. This study aims to d…
Post major surgery pediatric patients who were treated in PICU require comprehensive monitoring including platelet count. Platelet count in post major surgery patients can be increased due to excessive release of cytokines that stimulates thrombopoiesis. While the decrease in platelet count can be caused by hemodilution, the increase in platelet uses or pathological processes exist before and a…
CT-Scan (Computed Tomography Scanning) is one of the diagnostic radiological examinations that can be applied universally for the examination of all organs of the body. One of its functions is to detect the condition of soft tissue and hard tissue of the head in head trauma so that it can provide information on making Visum et repertum. CT scan is also an option in the examination of head injur…
Covid-19 is an acute respiratory tract infection (ARIs) caused by Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). Breastfeeding women are at risk to suffer severe Covid-19 when infected by SARS-CoV-2, hence Covid-19 vaccination is very important for this population. The purposes of this study were to determine Covid-19 vaccination rates and factors associated with the level of acc…
The lecture is the process of implementing learning which consists of learning activities, practicum, conducting experiments, and giving other academic assignments. The method of conducting lectures is divided into two, namely implementation in the network (online) and outside the network (offline). The purpose of this study was to describe the perception of students of the Faculty of Medicine,…
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia due to a decrease in insulin secretion by pancreatic beta cells and insulin resistance. Long suffering from DM and blood sugar control play an important role in the occurrence of DM complications. The risk of complications due to endothelial dysfunction, which is due to an imbalance between vasoconstrictors an…
Comprehensive station is a preparatory station for the UKMPPD exam at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Riau. Learning in the comprehensive station that has been done before has several obstacles, such as limited of time and availability of self-learning media that hasn’t exist yet. This research aimed to find out the use of an interactive headache, face pain, and dizziness module as a m…
COVID-19 is a new disease that has spread throughout the world. To overcome it, it is necessary to coordinate all levels of society in efforts to prevent, break the chain of spread and treatment of COVID-19. The purpose of this study was to determine the knowledge of pre-clinical students of Riau University about COVID-19 in order to prepare pre-clinical students as health promotion assistants …
The skin is a place that is occupied by normal flora of bacteria. One of the regions in the skin that has the highest percentage of normal flora of bacteria is the axilla. Normal flora of bacteria growth in the axilla is affected by acidity, moisture, and surface temperature of the skin. Skin acidity is an important factor that can affect the number and type of normal flora. If the acidity of t…
Flexibility is the most important component of physical fitness that can be obtained by doing daily exercises. One of the methods that can be used to measure someone’s flexibility is by doing sit and reach test. This research aims to compare the flexibility between Pekanbaru LibuRun runner community and the students of Medical Faculty of Riau University. The type of research is pre-experiment…
Gestational hypertension is the most common hypertensive disorder induced by pregnancy. Gestational hypertension is defined by systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90 mmHg at ≥ 20 weeks of gestation in the absence of proteinuria. This study aimed to describe the complications of pregnant women with gestational hypertension in Arifin Achmad Hospital, Riau Pr…
Menstruation is bleeding that occurs due to the release of endometrium in the uterus. Menstrual cycle is a complex and coordinated sequence of events involving the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, ovary, and endometrium. The aim of this research is to determine the effect of menstrual cycle with vaginal acidity. This is an analytical study with cross sectional approach. The population of this …
A referral is the delegation of authority and responsibility for cases of illness or health problems held reciprocally, both vertically and horizontally. Referral rates from primary service facilities have increased from year to year. This study aimed to describe profile of skin disease cases referred by Community Health Center in Pekanbaru City. This type of research is a descriptive survey wi…
One infectious disease that is still a health problem in the world today is Tuberculosis (TB) . To obtain complete data, researchers used a questionnaire (questionnaire). Questionnaire is a data collection technique that is done by giving a set of questions or written statements to the respondent to be answered. This questionnaire is intended to obtain information about knowledge, attitudes and…