Smoking at early age increases the chance of smoking dependency. The chronic impact of smoking on health tend to be ignored because it does not provide immediate effect. In Indonesia, the prevalence of daily smokers has increased from 12.7% at the age of 15-19 to 27.3% at the age of 20-24 in 2018. To design smoking control regulations requires data and understanding about smoking dependency…
The best nutrition for babies is breast milk (ASI) which is given to babies for 6 months, without any additional food. The achievement of exclusive breastfeeding at the Puskesmas Sidomulyo Pekanbaru in 2019 was low at 50.1%, this figure has not yet reached the national target of 80%. Factors that influence exclusive breastfeeding for mothers are knowledge, attitudes and self-efficacy. Effo…
Dental caries is a disease in the oral cavity that infects the hard tissues of the teeth. Patients with chronic and uncontrolled DM have an effect on the formation of dental caries. Objective: This study aims to determine the profile of diabetic patients, DM status, and the number of teeth affected by caries in patients at the Arifin Achmad General Hospital, Riau Province. Method: This stud…
Medical confidentiality are matters concerning the personal health of health workers in carrying out their work, such as when collecting medical histories, physical examinations, supporting examinations, and medical records on patients. In the medical confidentiality against the covid-19 pandemic, only initials of name, gender, short health status, age, and chronology of transmission. This …
Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is the most impactful mosquito borne disease in the world. Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever is transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquitoes which contains dengue virus. Vector control have been done by the government to eradicate Aedes aegypti mosquitoes, one of the method that have been used is checmical method using insecticide. Insecticide misuse can cause resistance t…
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is a virus that can destroy CD4+ T cells found in lymph nodes and skin Langerhans cells which function as the immune system. The progressive decline in CD4+ counts in HIV/AIDS patients has an increased risk of infectious skin diseases. This study aims to determine the correlation between CD4+ counts and the incidence of infectious skin diseases in HIV/AID…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever is a dangerous infectious disease in the world. The increase in dengue cases requires a control effort. DHF vector control that is still often used today is fogging and larvicides containing organophosphate insecticides. The use of insecticides for a long time can lead to resistance. This study aims to determine the resistance of mosquitoes to organophosphate insect…
Hepatitis B is a liver disease characterized by hepatocellular injury caused by hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Reverse transcriptase is part of the HBV polymerase enzyme which lacks proofreading activity and is therefore prone to error during replication. Mutations in reverse transcriptase gene are associated with the emergence of resistance to nucleos(t)ide analogue antiviral treatment…
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. One of the complications in DM is diabetic nephropathy and it’s the most common cause of patients receiving hemodialysis. Diabetic patients undergoing hemodialysis considered can have blood hemostasis abnormalities. Hemostasis is a c…
Parasitic disease is an important health problem in development countries including Indonesia. One of parasitic disease exists in Indonesia and lack of attention is worm disease caused by tapeworm Taenia saginata (taeniasis saginata) and Taenia solium (taeniasis solium and cysticercosis). Infestation Taenia sp closely related to personal hygiene factor and environment which regularly expos…
Soil Transmitted Helminths (STH) are a group of worms that can cause infection in humans through contaminated soil. STH infestation still remains a global health problem. The types of worms included are Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworms namely Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus, and Trichuris trichiura. In general, STH infestation can be influenced by factors of personal hygiene an…
The highest morbidity rate in children under five in Indonesia is always caused by ARI. It is reported that cough and cold attacks in toddlers in Indonesia reach 3-6 times every year. The prevalence rate of ARI cases in Riau in 2018 was 7.1%. These data indicate an increase in the prevalence of ARI from the data in 2013 which was 2.1%. ARI is included in the top 10 health center diseases th…
Bacteriophages or phages are viruses that infect certain specific bacteria. The use of phages has begun to be applied in several fields, one of which is in the medical field. Therapy using phages is used to treat or prevent bacterial infections, especially in multi-drug resistant (MDR) bacteria which is the main indication for the use of phage therapy in some cases. MDR Escherichia coli is …
Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic disease characterized by hyperglycemia and caused by impaired insulin secretion, impaired insulin action, or both. Controlled blood sugar levels in diabetes mellitus patients is very important and one of the factors that affect is the patient's drug consumption adherence. The purpose of this study was to determine the adherence level and factors that affect…
Nutritional status is one factor that can influence an athletes performance. Anthropometric measures, such as measuring body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, and body fat percentage, can be used to assess nutritional status. Because an athlete engages in a lot of physical activity, it is important to keep track of how many calories he or she consumes and ensure tha…
Pusat Pendidikan dan Latihan Pelajar (PPLP) is a forum for recruiting talented youth in the field of sports, such as Basketball. In Basketball, nutritional status is very important for athletes to get the achievement. Nutritional status can be stated to be fulfilled if there is a balance between intake and nutritional needs. Youth athletes need a balance of nutrition not only for exercising…
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by metabolic disorders, characterized by hyperglycemia. Diabetes mellitus with improper management will cause various complications. The examination to prevent complications must be administered as early as possible to prevent DM complications. This study aims to determine kidney function in DM patients treated at the Arifin Achmad Hospital for…
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is the main cause of hepatitis which can progress to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). One of the cytokines that play an important role in the pathogenesis of HBV is interleukin-10 (IL-10). IL-10 gene promoter polymorphism can cause changes in IL-10 gene expression, one of which is polymorphism at the -819 C/T position. This study aims to analy…
Volleyball is a sport that is competed in various national and international championship events. There are several factors that affect the performance of volleyball athletes, including physical condition and nutritional status. Nutritional status plays an important role in maintaining and improving the physical fitness of an athlete to achieve achievement. Assessment of nutritional status …
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease caused by the SARSCoV- 2 virus where this virus was first introduced in Wuhan, China in December 2019. The death rate from this disease is getting higher day by day where it is influenced by factors risk of death in COVID-19 patients such as age, gender, occupation, and comorbid diseases. This type of research is descriptive with the aim of …