Hypertension is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Hypertension can’t healed, but can be controlled with regular treatment. Compliance of treatment is very important for patient to achieve the goals of th treatment. One of method to measure of compliance of patient in treatment is based on medication possession ratio (MPR). Medication possession ratio (MPR) is a method of measuring the…
Hypertension is an important global health problem. In 2004 the World Health Organization established that physical activity is a modifiable strategy to overcome hypertension. In 2013 the Riskesdas estimates that the proportion of sedentary behaviour in Riau was 36,1%. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the correlation between sedentary behaviour and blood pressure in hypertensive patien…
Malignancy is a disease characterized by the abnormal cell growth and spread in the body. Types of malignancy depend on the types of body cells that turn out to be abnormal. Approval of medical procedure is the agreement given by the patient or his/her blood relative after getting a full explanation of the medical procedure that will be carried out on the patient. This research proposed to dete…
Sepsis is a serious world health problem which is reported that the incident number increases every year. Sepsis is also one of the causes that patients are hospitalized in ICU and is the highest cause of death in ICU ward. One of the therapies that support the success of sepsis medication is using antibiotics. This study aims to evaluate the appropriates use of empirical antibiotic regarding t…
Ischemic-reperfusion injury is defined by a condition of hypoperfusion in the spesific organ followed by reperfusion (reoxygenation) inducing tissue damage. Tissue damage produces reactive oxygen species (ROS) leading to oxidative stress condition. Oxidative stress mediate the lipid peroxidation reactions, harm the cell and finally facilitate the cell death. The aim of this study was to charact…
Elimination of malaria is an attempt to stop local malaria transmission in a particular geographical area. The four stages towards malaria elimination in the global malaria program are eradication, pre-elimination, elimination, and maintenance (prevention of re-transmission). Evaluation is an attempt to find out the results of malaria elimination activities in a certain period of time every six…
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…