Elderly population is increasing, while the world has been facing the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), which causes a greater adverse impact among older population in various aspects of their lives, such as depression, daily routine disruption, illness, and social and emotional issues. The purpose of this study was to assess the elderly’s depression during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the risk factors including socio-demographic, physical and psychosocial conditions, as well as family support. The method used was cross-sectional design, with a total sampling of 457 participants. The measuring instruments used were ADL (Activities of Daily Living Scale) and IADL (Lowton and Brody Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale) for physical activities assessment, APGAR (Adaptability, Participation, Growth, Affection, Resolution) for family support function assessment, and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) for depression level measurement, with additional questions for psychosocial assessment. 212 elderlies (46.4%) were found with no depression tendency, 183 elderlies (40%) had a tendency of depression, and 62 elderlies (13.6%) had depression. These depression issues were significantly linked to retirement and income among elderly, dependency, fitness and health status, family and social support, and sources of funds. In the presence of depression, control measures for social, health, and psychosocial support must be implemented in order to minimize its impact among the elderly.

Bullying can pose a risk to health and safety, including the risk for damage to the emotional, psychosocial, mental, or physical health of employees in the workplace. Since bullying has a detrimental impact on victims and organizations, several studies on this issue had been conducted using the Negative Acts Questionnaire-Revised (NAQ-R), which is one of the most widely used tools to assess and minimize the occurrence of workplace bullying. However, this tool has not been validated for the Indonesian contexts. In this study, the author tested the reliability and constructed validity of the Indonesian version of NAQ-R. A total of 3140 participants were recruited in this study from various companies from different industries. NAQ-R, Psychosocial Distress (K10), and Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS) were administrated through an online survey. The results showed that 22 items yielded three model factors, i.e., person-related bullying, work-related bullying, and intimidation towards a person. Cronbach’s alpha coefficients for the total and sub-scales of the Indonesian NAQ-R was acceptable, ranging from 0.721 to 0.897. This study confirmed that the Indonesian version of NAQ-R has an internal consistency reliability, and the concurrent and construct validity are at acceptable levels. Thus, this tool can be used as the screening instrument in assessing workplace bullying.

Community perceptions of early-stage pandemics may have significant implications for subsequent disease control and management. Perceptions of COVID-19 among Indonesian citizens were assessed 2 months after the first reported case in the country. The study used an online survey tool, which was adapted from a standardized questionnaire for risk perception of an infectious disease outbreak. The questions of the survey involved respondents' perceived level of knowledge, preparedness, efficacy of control measures, newness, infectiousness, seriousness, motivating and hindering factors, and effectiveness of prevention methods, as well as questions that assessed actual level of knowledge of respondents such as causative agents, modes of transmission, number of total cases, and available control measures. A total of 1,043 respondents participated in this study. The main sources of information of respondents were social media (85.2%) and online news (82.2%). Nearly all respondents were aware that COVID-19 is a viral disease with saliva droplets (97.1%) and contaminated surfaces (86.5%) being its main modes of transmission. Participants showed a good level of knowledge pertaining to control measures, an adequate level of belief toward their efficacy, and a willingness to implement such measures. More than 95% of the respondents perceived COVID-19 to be either serious or very serious. However, the level of anxiety among respondents was moderate, suggesting the presence of risk tolerance in the community. Individual characteristics such as gender, educational background, and occupation were found to have a statistically significant relationship with risk perception and tolerance, but voluntary participation in control measures was high and similar. This indicates that the COVID-19 health campaign during early pandemic in Indonesia was a success. This research also revealed certain areas where health promotion, education, and awareness might be improved.

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Abstract Background: HIV/AIDS reports show an increasing number of AIDS cases and the cumulative number of AIDS among housewives at first rank. Objective: to determine factors related to HIV/AIDS prevention efforts for housewives in the Bagor Health Center area. Method: Quantitative research with cross-sectional design. Independent variable; age; education; family income; age at first sexual intercourse; knowledge of HIV/AIDS; risk perception; husband's work; history of VCT; access to condoms and information about HIV/AIDS. The dependent variable is HIV/AIDS prevention efforts. Total respondent were 150 housewives, data collection using a questionnaire that was adopted/modified from the Integrated Biological and Behavioral Surveillance questionnaire (STBP) 2011. Multivariate data analysis with multiple logistic regression Results: Factors related to HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in housewives were a history of VCT (p=0.028) and exposure to information about HIV/AIDS (p=0.014). History of VCT is the most influencing factor in HIV/AIDS prevention efforts in housewives (p value=0.040; OR=3.79 95% CI=1.06-13.537). Housewives who have done VCT are 3.79 times more likely to make HIV/AIDS prevention efforts than those who did not. Conclusion: Providing education and VCT testing can provide better HIV prevention behavior for housewives. Historical factors of VCT and information exposure play a role in HIV prevention behavior in housewives Key words: HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, VCT Abstrak Latar belakang: Laporan HIV/AIDS menunjukkan peningkatan jumlah kasus AIDS dan jumlah kumulatif AIDS pada ibu rumah tangga yang menempati urutan pertama Tujuan: mengetahui faktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan upaya pencegahan HIV/AIDS pada ibu rumah tangga di wilayah Puskesmas Bagor. Metode: Penelitian kuantitatif dengan desain cross-sectional. Variabel independen; umur; pendidikan; penghasilan keluarga; umur pertama kali berhubungan seksual; pengetahuan HIV/AIDS; persepsi berisiko; pekerjaan suami; riwayat VCT; akses terhadap kondom dan keterpaparan informasi tentang HIV/AIDS. Variabel dependen adalah upaya pencegahan HIV/AIDS. Responden berjumlah 150 ibu rumah tangga, Pengumpulan data menggunakan kuesioner yang diadopsi/dimodifikasi dari kuesioner Surveilans Terpadu Biologis dan Perilaku (STBP) Tahun 2011. Analisis data multivariate dengan multiple logistic regression Hasil: Faktor yang berhubungan dengan upaya pencegahan HIV/AIDS pada ibu rumah tangga adalah riwayat VCT (p=0,028) dan keterpaparan informasi tentang HIV/AIDS (p=0,014). Riwayat VCT merupakan faktor paling mempengaruhi upaya pencegahan HIV/AIDS pada ibu rumah tangga (p value=0,040; OR=3,79 95% CI=1,06-13,537). Ibu rumah tangga yang telah melakukan VCT 3,79 kali lebih cenderung untuk melakukan upaya pencegahan HIV/AIDS baik dibandingkan yang tidak melakukan VCT. Kesimpulan: Pemberian edukasi dan pemeriksaan VCT dapat memberikan perilaku pencegahan HIV yang lebih baik pada ibu rumah tangga. Faktor riwayat VCT dan keterpaparan informasi berperan dalam perilaku pencegahan HIV pada ibu rumah tangga.   Kata kunci: HIV/AIDS, kesehatan reproduksi, VCT