Anorectal malformation is a congenital disorder that shows a condition without anus or with an imperfect anus. After repairment surgery, anorectal malformation patients have risk of complications such as constipation. The incidence of constipation in the postoperative period is 31%. The purpose of this study was to determine the correlation of constipation with the posterosagittal anorectoplast…
Hepatitis B is an important health problem throughout the world, about 2 billion people are infected with hepatitis B and 240 million of them suffer chronic hepatitis B. Antiviral therapy given to patients with chronic hepatitis B aims to suppress viral replication and inhibits the progression of inflammation and necrosis of the liver. Evaluation of therapy is needed to analyze the possibility …
Hypertension was one of the non-communicable diseases which is a health problem in Indonesia and in the world. The condition of sustained increased in blood pressure will cause complications to other organs that cause strokes, heart attacks, kidney disorders, and blindness. Hypertension was caused by various factors, one of them is anxiety. The purpose of this study was to analyze differences o…
Chronic hepatitis B is a global health problem. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) had infected 2 billion of the world’s population, and 257 million of them suffer chronic hepatitis B. There are two classes of antiviral therapy (interferon and nucleos(t)ida analogues) which aim to suppress viral replication and eventally prevent the progression of necroinflamation in the liver. This study aimed to deter…
Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by one of the dengue viruses, namely DENVs 1-4. This disease is transmitted to humans by the female mosquito Aedes aegypti (Ae. Aegypti) as its main vector. Dengue hemorrhagic fever patients in Bengkalis Regency in 2016 reached 908 cases, one of the most cases in Gajah Sakti Village as many as 41 cases. This study aims to determine …
Anorectal malformation is a congenital abnormality that can affect male or female and occur the most among other congenital abnormalities. Colostomy is the first procedure performed in patients diagnosed with anorectal malformation before fistula closure is made. This study aimed to determine the types of colostomy based on fistula types in anorectal malformations in Arifin Achmad General Hospi…
Chronic hepatitis B is the persistence of hepatitis B virus infection (HBV) for more than 6 months. Curently it is estimated that there are 2 bilion people infected with HBV and 240 million of them continue to become chronically infected. HBeAg is an antigen that indicates active HBV replication. HBeAg status has an important role in the treatment decision and monitoring of antiviral therapy a…
Caries is an infectious disease in the hard tissue of teeth caused by the bacteria Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus. Bacterial activity converts glucose and carbohydrates at foods into acid through a fermentation process. Acid continues to be produced by bacteria and ultimately damages the structure of the tooth. Indonesian people aged 12 years and over have active caries of 43.4% and 67.…
Sleep is very important for one's health and well-being, but there are still many people who do not have good quality sleep. Sleep disorders can cause serious disturbances in function during the day and contribute to worsening medical or psychiatric conditions. Research in several places showed a relationship between the quality of sleep and the academic achievements of medical students. This s…
Periodontal abscess is localized polymorphonuclear accumulation which lives or dies in the periodontal pocket which could tear periodontal ligament and alveolar bone, also it could damage cells and other components of tissue structure. This study aims to identify, analyze bacteria and antibiotic sensitivity in periodontal abscess patients. The study was conducted at Arifin Achmad general hospit…
House dust mites (HDM) are widespread in a variety of human environments and are the most common source of allergens in the home and have a major influence on the occurrence of allergic rhinitis and asthma. Orphanages are places where there are many risk factors of this. This study aimed to determine the relationship between hygiene behavior with HDM density in children at the orphanage in Peka…
Tutorials is a part of Problem based learning (PBL) and the key of tutorial is student’s prior knowledge that will come out if there is a trigger. Prior knowledge in tutorial is a factor that can influence the effectiveness of tutorial, which also tutorial determined the success of learning in PBL. This study aimed to determine the correlation of prior knowledge in the effectiveness of tutori…
Periapical abscess is a lesion that spreads or is localized in the periradicular region as an inflammatory response to microbes or non-microbes from the pulp that experiences necrosis. This study aims to identify, analyze bacteria and antibiotic sensitivity in periapical abscess patients. The study was conducted at Arifin Achmad general hospital in Riau province and Microbiology Laboratory of m…
Betel a leaf is a medicinal plant and consist of alkaloid, saponins, tannin and eugenol. Based on the experiment done to mosquito larvae by Cheng et al. resulted that aqueous extracts, methanolic extract and essential of betel leaf has LD50 amount of 33 ppm. The goal of this research was to determine LC50 and LC90 of ethanolic extract of betel leaf (Piper betle L.) on the larvae Aedes aegypti. …
Based on data from the health department Pekanbaru, Payung Sekaki District is an endemic area. Payung Sekaki District has 4 villages that Labuh Baru Timur as area with the highest case and Air Hitam, as the lowest case area. Endemicity of an area closely related to Maya Index and density of dengue vector Aedes aegypti namely (Ae. aegypti). This study is a descriptive study to determine Maya Ind…
The prevalence of childhood obesity in urban areas are higher than rural areas. Teacher’s knowledge and attitude may affect the incidence of childhood obesity through the development of heathy lifestyle among children. The objective of this study was to compare teacher's knowledge and attitudes about childhood obesity. This was an observational analitical study with cross-sectional approach. …
Opportunistic intestinal protozoa are protozoa that can infect humans at a time when the body's defense system is declining (immunocompromising). Opportunistic protozoan infections are infections by intestinal protozoa that were not previously considered important, but now can cause disease in humans. Opportunistic intestinal protozoan infections besides being found in immunocompromised patient…
Lymphatic filariasis is a chronic disease that can cause disability and still a health problem in Indonesia. Lymphatic filariasis patients in Riau Province 2015 had reached 258 and most cases happended in Kabupaten Indragiri Hilir. The purpose of this research to describe the lymphatic filariasis patients according to age, sex, occupation, lymphedema status, lymphedema location, and treatment m…
Physical fitness is one of important health indicators in determining health status. Many factors influence physical fitness and one of them is breakfast routine. The purpose of this study was to analyzed the relationship between breakfast routine and physical fitness in medical faculty students at Riau University. This is an analytic cross sectional study, using 101 subjects. Breakfast routine…
Nutritional status is affected by intake and nutritional needs. Malnutrition is a serious health problem in children. The role of parents, particularly mothers, is very important to prevent malnutrition in children. The purpose of this study was to compare the nutritional status of children based on mother’s perception and anthropometry measurement. This was analytical observational study wit…