Hepatitis B is caused by acute or chronic hepatitis B virus infection. It is the most dangerous liver disease compared to other liver diseases due to its lack of apparent symptoms. The symptoms include slight jaundice in the eyes and skin accompanied by lethargy. This study aimed to determine the risk factors for intra-familial transmission of hepatitis B virus for household contacts of hepatitis B patients. The analytical correlation study with a cross-sectional design was conducted from June to July 2018 in Alak subdistrict, Kupang, Indonesia. Venous blood was collected from 45 subjects consisting of 12 patients and 33 family member. Examination was then performed using HBsAg test strip, resulting in the percentage of transmission of 15.15%. Statistical analysis revealed p>0.05. In conclusions, no relationship between gender, age, education, marital status, occupation, and HBsAg status. These characteristics are not risk factors for conversion of HBsAg status. FAKTOR RISIKO PENULARAN VIRUS HEPATITIS B KONTAK SERUMAH DI ANTARA PASIEN HEPATITIS B DI KUPANG, INDONESIAHepatitis B disebabkan oleh infeksi virus hepatitis B yang bersifat akut atau kronik. Penyakit ini termasuk penyakit hati yang paling berbahaya dibanding dengan penyakit hati yang lain karena tidak menunjukkan gejala yang jelas. Gejalanya hanya sedikit warna kuning pada mata dan kulit disertai lesu. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui faktor risiko penularan virus hepatitis B pada kontak serumah pasien hepatitis B. Penelitian korelasi analitik dengan desain cross-sectional ini dilaksanakan pada bulan Juni sampai Juli 2018 di Kecamatan Alak, Kupang, Indonesia. Darah vena diambil dari 45 subjek yang terdiri atas 12 pasien dan 33 anggota keluarga. Pemeriksaan kemudian dilakukan menggunakan strip tes HBsAg menghasilkan persentase penularan 15,15%. Analisis statistik didapatkan p>0,05. Simpulan, tidak terdapat hubungan antara jenis kelamin, usia, pendidikan, status pernikahan, pekerjaan, dan status HbsAg. Karakteristik ini bukan faktor risiko untuk konversi status HBsAg.

Anemia in school-age children will not only cause harm to health but also will have impact on students learning achievement. Thus, anemic children will indirectly affect the national development. The aim of this study is to observe the correlation between malnutrition, worm infection, parents income and knowledge on anemia prevalence among 6-9 years old children. The method of this research was a cross sectional study with a simple random sampling technique, consisted of 222 participants from Liliba Inpres Elementary School. This study was done by measuring children Body Mass Indeks (BMI)-for-age to measure the z score and compare to WHO Children growth standard, by using microscope examination with direct method for identifying helminthiasis, by using questionaries to measure the parent knowledge and parent income and also by measuring haemoglobin values using POCT Device. The results showed that there are correlations between malnutrition and worm infection on anemia prevalence (p value 0.000). However, there are no correlations between parent's knowledge (p value 0.469) and parent's income on anemia prevalence among 6-9 years old children on Liliba Inpres Elementary School (p value 0.606). In conclusion, these findings confirm that malnutrition and worm infection was correlated with anemia prevalence on Liliba Inpres Elementary School Students so that they are advised to manage their nutritional intake and to practice personal hygiene.

Kolam renang umum sebagai sarana rekreasi dapat menjadi sumber penularan penyakit oleh karena itu diperlukan proses disinfeksi untuk mematikan mikroorganisme dalam air kolam renang umum menggunakan klorin. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis kadar sisa klorin bebas pada air kolam dan membandingkan hasilnya terhadap persyaratan kadar sisa klorin bebas berdasarkan Permenkes Nomor 32 Tahun 2017. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian analitik observasional dengan pendekatan cross sectional penelitian dilakukan pada bulan April 2019, sebanyak 9 kolam renang umum di Kota Kupang dijadikan sampel untuk pemeriksaan sisa klorin bebas dengan metode DPD, pemeriksaan dilakukan secara in-situ. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 9 sampel kolam renang yang diperiksa terdapat 6 kolam renang yang kadar sisa klorin bebasnya tidak memenuhi persyaratan (< 1 mg/L), 3 kolam renang memiliki kadar sisa klorin yang memenuhi persyaratan (1-1.5 mg/L) sesuai dengan Permenkes Nomor 32 Tahun 2017.

The correlation of the length of time undergoing hemodialysis with the levels of hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron and total iron binding capacity in patients with chronic kidney disease at RSUD Prof. Dr. W. Z. Johannes Kupang. People with chronic kidney disease who are performing Hemodialysis suffer from anemia. Blood loss during the hemodialysis process is affected by frequent blood sampling for laboratory tests. To diagnose the occurrence of iron deficiency, anemia laboratory tests such as complete blood, serum iron (SI), TIBC, transferrin saturation, and serum ferritin can be conducted. The objective of this study is to determine the correlation between the length of undergoing Hemodialysis with the levels of Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, Serum Iron, and Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) in patients with chronic kidney disease in RSUD Prof. Dr.W. Z Johannes Kupang. This study employed an anon-reactive research design or unobtrusive research based on secondary data derived from medical record records at RSUD Prof. Dr.W. Johannes in August - September 2019 on 92 hemodialysis patients who met the inclusion criteria. The collected data were calculated with the SPSS application, while the correlation analysis between variables was performed by administering a linear regression analysis test. Ninety-two (92) respondents were obtained by employing the purposive sampling technique. The majority of patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing Hemodialysis were men (57.6%) with ages 39 - 59 years (63.0%), and the majority of patients undergoing Hemodialysis in patients with chronic kidney failure (CKD) were <12 months (41.3%). It was discovered that there was no relationship between the length of Hemodialysis with hemoglobin, hematocrit, serum iron, and total iron-binding capacity levels in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Tuberkulosis (TB) merupakan masalah kesehatan yang masih menjadi beban kesehatan masyarakat di Nusa Tenggara Timur termasuk di Wilayah Desa Bone, akses jalan yang kurang baik, kurangnya tenaga kesehatan dan fasilitas yang memadai menyebabkan penanganan TB di wilayah ini menjadi sulit, fakta terdapat masyarakat yang menunjukkan gejala TB namun tidak mendapatkan pemeriksaan lanjut karena jarak cukup jauh dan stigma masyarakat yang memandang penderita TB sebagai sumber panyakit menyebabkan permasalah TB sulit diatasi. Pemuda gereja dilibatkan sebagai tenaga penyuluh TB untuk dapat meningkatkan pengetahuan masyarakat, penderita maupun keluarga penderita mengenai TB. Kegiatan ini bertujuan untuk memberdayakan pemuda gereja sebagai tenaga Penyuluh TB di wilayah Desa Bone. Metode pelaksanaan terdiri dari pelatihan untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan pemuda seputar TB dan pembuatan rencana aksi. Hasil dari kegiatan ini terjadi peningkatan pengetahuan peserta pelatihan penyuluh TB dari pengetahuan kurang 80% dan baik 20% pada pretest, meningkat menjadi pengetahuan kurang 10% dan aik 90%, dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000. Rencana aksi disusun berupa edukasi, pendampingan penderita TB, pemasangan poster/banner TB serta edukasi TB pada SMP dan SMA di sekitar wilayah Desa Bone.