Background: The presence of flies indicates a place's poor cleanliness. Fish is a food source of protein which is a human need. The presence of flies on fish indicates that the level of freshness and cleanliness is not good in a fish market. Of course, it was made worse by the large piles of garbage.Objective: The purpose of the study was to determine the density of flies and identify the types of flies at the fish selling point in Peunayong Market, Banda Aceh City.Method: This descriptive study used an experimental design by measuring the density of flies and identifying flies. The research was carried out at the Peunayong Market, Banda Aceh, in 2020. Snippets of using flies through the fly identification process at the Microbiology Laboratory of Aceh Health Polytechnic, Ministry of Health. The data collected is the density of flies using the fly grill method and catching flies using fly traps. Data analysis was carried out univariate, with frequency distribution and descriptive.Results: The results showed that the average fly density was 4.52 at the fish selling point in the Peunayong market, Banda Aceh, which was in the medium category. The types of flies in fish selling places at the Peunayong market in Banda Aceh are Musca domestica and Crysomya megachepala.Conclusion: The fly density level in the Peunayong fish market was in the medium category, and the most common fly found was the Crysomya megachepala.

Background: Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) is the most common type of diabetes and affects more than 90% of people with diabetes. Increasing age causes changes in carbohydrate metabolism and insulin release, which is influenced by blood sugar and inhibits the release of sugar into cells because it is influenced by insulin. The risk of diabetes mellitus increases with age, especially at 40 years and above. It happens because of the increase in sugar intolerance in people aged 40 and above.Objectives: This study aims to determine the description of serum creatinine levels in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus at the age of 40 years and above.Methods: The research design is cross-sectional with inclusion criteria, namely DMT2 patients aged 40 years and above, and conducting examinations at the Prodia clinical laboratory, Banda Aceh branch, from January to May 2022. Samples were taken by accidental sampling, totaling 59 people. Data were collected by interview and laboratory examination to measure creatinine levels using the automatic analyzer method. The reference value for serum creatinine examination in men is 0,7-1,3 mg/dl and in women 0,6-1,1 mg/dl. Data analysis was done descriptively.Results: DMT2 patients aged 40 years and above were predominantly male (55,9%), and the frequency based on age range was mainly between 56-65 years (37,3%). As many as 16,9% of DMT2 patients aged 40 years and over had increased serum creatinine levels, although there were also 83,1% normal creatinine levels.Conclusion: DMT2 patients aged 40 years and above are dominant in men compared to women; the increase in creatinine levels do not show such a high value.

Background: Blood screening of donors has been routinely conducted to anticipate various infectious diseases transmitted through blood transfusion. However, screening for malaria has not been a top priority at the Blood Transfusion Unit (BTU), despite Banda Aceh City being a malaria-endemic area. Screening for malaria is essential to reduce transmission risk and ensure recipient transfusion safety.Objectives: The study aimed to determine the results of the Rapid Diagnostic Test (RDT) examination of malaria in blood bags at the BTU in the Indonesian Red Cross (IRC)  branch in Banda Aceh.Methods: The study used an experimental design with the RDT method, which was conducted at the IRC Banda Aceh in December 2021. This study uses a descriptive research design through a cross-sectional approach. The total sample in this study was 30 donor blood bags taken by simple random sampling.Results: The results showed that malaria was found positive in 1 donor blood sample (3.33%) and 29 (96.67%) negative for malaria.Conclusion: The frequency of malaria screening results is predominantly negative. However, there are some positive ones in donor blood at the Banda Aceh branch of the Indonesian Red Cross Blood Transfusion Unit.