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…
Periodontal infection is a collection of inflammatory conditions that support dental tissue caused by bacterial infections. Periodontal tissue infections can be classified into two, namely gingivitis and periodontitis. This study aimed to determine the profile of periodontal disease at the University of Riau Hospital Period 1st January 2015 - 31st December 2017. The results showed the highest i…
Kidney stone diseaseis a condition where stones are formed usually within the kidneys. Management of kidney stone patients can be done by ESWL (Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy) method, PCNL (Percutaneous Nephrolithotripsy), open surgery, and conservative therapy. PCNL is one of the minimally invasive method in urology that can be used to remove kidney stones by using pelvicocalyceal access…
Muscular strength is one of the physical fitness components that can be achieved by doing series of exercises. Technique used to test a person’s muscular strength is to measure a group of muscles that represents the body, including the abdominal muscle. This study aims to compare the abdominal muscle strength of Pekanbaru LibuRUN Community with Running Exercise Program and sedentary group. Th…
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the ten most life threatening disease in the world after HIV/AIDS. To decrease high TB burden in Indonesia, Indonesian government adjusts Directly Observed Treatment Short – course (DOTS). However one of the challenges that arise from DOTS strategy in Indonesia is the high levels of TB cases that are not be reported by private practitioners. To overcome this proble…
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the top 10 causes of death in the world and Indonesia is in the third place with the highest TB cases in 2016. To reduce TB incidence, the roles of various sectors are needed, one of them is the community. This study aimed to describe the role of community to control pulmonary tuberculosis in the working area of Public Health Center that has implemented Public Privat…
Soil-Transmitted Helminths (STH) is a group of worms that are transmitted through the soil and contaminated human dirt in areas with poor sanitation. The intestinal nematodes belonging to the STH group are Ascaris lumbricoides (A. lumbricoides), Trichiura (T. Trichiura), and hookworm which is Ancylostoma Duodenale (A.duodenale), and Necator americanus (N. americanus). The clinical symptoms caus…
Tuberculosis is a health issue in Indonesia due to its high prevalence, especially in developing countries. Sialang Bungkuk Class IIB prison in Pekanbaru has the capacity of ± 1800 inmates, it also has 96 rooms with different capacities and sizes. Prisons have a high prevalence of Tuberculosis, due to the occupancy density and inmates lifestyle. This study aims to determine the characteristic…
Snacks sold on the street for students have an important role in providing energy and nutrient for school-age children, so snacks sold on the street for students must be safety-guaranteed. Based on Indonesian national agency of drug and food control supervision results from 2008 to 2012, the food additives usage is still exceeding the permitted dose and the content of microbial contaminants and…
Hypertension is remained to be a significant health problem, due to increasing prevalence of hypertension over the years. Hypertension can be treated with antihypertension agent. The usage of hypertension should be evaluate constantly, as the selection of antihypertension agents will highly effect on blood pressure control . The aim of this study was to describe the usage of antihypertension at…
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an important health issue, especially in Indonesia. Labuh Baru Timur village that is located in Payung Sekaki sub-district, Pekanbaru city is one of the regions with high number of DHF cases in the past few years. One of the methods that can be used is to use organophosphate type insecticide, which is malathion, through fogging. The use of malathion insecticide…