Background and Aim: Effective prevention of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) requires public health focus on challenges at the community level. This study aimed to identify the determinants of COVID-19 preventive behavior among people in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, using the health belief model. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. The study sample included 385 randomly selected individuals. The dependent variable was COVID-19 preventive behavior. The data were collected by a questionnaire and analyzed by path analysis using Stata Statistical Software version 13 for Windows 64 bit. Results: COVID-19 preventive behavior was positively and directly associated with perceived benefits (b=0.20; confidence interval [CI] 95% 0.11-0.29; p<0.001), perceived barriers (b=–0.15; CI 95% –0.24-–0.06; p=0.002), and biological sex (b=–0.43; CI 05% –0.78-–0.08; p=0.016). Preventive behavior was also positively and directly associated with attitude (b=0.48; CI 95% –0.20-1.16; p=0.167) and perceived susceptibility (b=0.06; CI 95% –0.01-0.12; p=0.083), though these associations were not significant. Preventive behavior was indirectly associated with knowledge, perceived severity, age, health facility availability, and regulation exposure. Conclusion: COVID-19 preventive behavior among people in West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, is directly related to the perceived benefits, biological sex, perceived barriers, attitude, and perceived susceptibility. Preventive behavior of COVID-19 is indirectly associated with knowledge, perceived severity, age, health facility availability, and exposure to regulation.

Kasus IMS yang terus meningkat merupakan salah satu penyebab utama dari buruknya kesehatan sebuah  negara dan dunia dan  Kota Mataram merupakan ibu kota Provinsi NTB, salah satu destinasi wisata yang banyak diminati oleh wisatawan. Hal ini menimbulkan dampak positif maupun negatif. Dampak positifnya, banyaknya wisatawan berkunjung untuk berlibur dan  meningkatkan roda perekonomian. Namun dampak negatif yang terjadi, berhubungan dengan kedatangan wisatawan yang kemudian memanfaatkan tempat-tempat hiburan dan secara tidak langsung berkaitan dengan peningkatan aktifitas seksual. Tujuan Penelitian untuk mengetahui gambaran Patogen dan Profil Infeksi Menular Seksual (IMS) di 10 Puskesmas se Kota Mataram Provinsi Nusa Tenggara Barat Tahun 2015-2019. Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian deskriptif dengan pendekatan  retrospektif dengan mengambil data dari catatan rekam medis pasien di seluruh puskesmas di Kota Mataram, dengan total 2.340 orang yang terinfeksi, dan teknik sampling menggunakan teknik total sampling. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, penyaki infeksi menular seksual di seluruh puskesmas di kota Mataram, Nusa Tenggara Barat sejak tahun 2015-2019 di dominasi oleh jenis kelamin perempuan, usia dewasa awal, sudah menikah, SMP, tidak bekerja, kelompok risiko pasangan risti. Hasil dari data kasus IMS yang di laporkan di Kota Mataram sejak tahun 2015-2019 cenderung disebabkan oleh bakteri.

Mental health services are an important requirement for handling people with mental illness in the community, the high number of people with mental illness in West Nusa Tenggara and the achievement of services to them are currently a concern. Recurrence and drug withdrawal are a concern, one of the causes of the increasing number of relapse cases is the stigma against people with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of stigma on the outcome of people with mental illness in mental health services. The design of this study is a qualitative design carried out by in-depth interviews with 7 participants: 3 people with mental illness, 2 families or care givers, 1 Community Health Center Programmer and 1 medical doctor in public health centre to obtain information about stigma that affects outcomes (experiences, motivations and obstacles) of people with mental illness at Babakan Health Center, Mataram City, West Nusa Tenggara. The results of this study are that there is still a stigma that is felt by patients, both externalizing and internalizing stigma, so that it has an influence on patients in accessing mental health services.

The elderly is someone who has reached the age of 60 years and over. United Nation data for 2021 shows that there are 13,7% of the world’s elderly population and Indonesia ranks 8th. One of the provinces in Indonesia, namely NTB, ranks 18th with the highest number of elderly people in 2022. The aging process in elders results in physiological changes in the body, from physical to psychosocial changes that affect their quality of life. Family support is an important factor in improving the quality of life of the elderly. This study aims to determine the relationship between family support to the quality of life of the elderly in Turida Village, Sandubaya District, Mataram City. The research design is a cross-sectional study of a measuring instrument a questionnaire. The research sample was 100 elderly respondents using a purposive sampling technique. The research was conducted in Turida Village, Sandubaya District, Mataram City. The bivariate analysis test used the Spearman rank correlation test. The results of this study were respondents who had good family support with a high quality of life were 58 people (61,7%) and a low quality of life (0,0%). Respondents who had sufficient family support with a high quality of life were 36 people (38,3%) and a low quality of life was 1 person (16,7%). Respondents who lack family support with a high quality of life (0,0%) and a low quality of life were 5 people (83,3%). The results of the analysis using the Spearman rank correlation test, show that the p-value = 0.001 (p-value <0.05) and a value of r = 0.443. There is a significant relationship between family support on the quality of life of the elderly in Turida Village. The results of the r value are moderate and positive, and the direction of the correlation is unidirectional, meaning that the greater the value of one variable, the greater the value of the other variables.

Kebutuhan alat pelindung diri (APD) berupa pelindung wajah mengalami kenaikan yang tajam semenjak penyebaran covid-19 . Virus yang dapat menular melalui media droplet tersebut dapat membahayakan tenaga kesehatan atau personal yang berinteraksi langsung dengan penderita penyakit yang disebabkan covid-19. Keberadaan pelindung wajah, meskipun bukan alat pelindung satu-satunya sangat diperlukan untuk menunjang peralatan yang lain. Tanpa adanya pelindung wajah tersebut maka akan memperbesar kemungkinan penularan virus covid-19. Tujuan dari penulisan jurnal ini adalah untuk menjelaskan proses pembuatan, serta rencana distribusi APD ke masyarakat. Dari proses yang dilakukan dapat disimpulkan bahwa proses produksi melalui beberapa tahapan yang melibatkan beberapa dosen da n beberapa mahasiswa kedokteran yang  memiliki kreatifitas dalam  pembuatan face shield sehingga menghasilkan produk yang maksimal.. Dari segi distribusi, pengiriman alat dilakukan dengan langsung datang ke tempat yang membutuhkan dan menerapkan physical distancing, memakai masker, cuci tangan  menggunakan sabun dan air mengalir atau  hand sanitizer serta menggunakan jasa kurir