Chemotherapy as a pediatric cancer treatment has nausea and vomiting side effects. Nausea and vomiting in school-age children with cancer can lead to nutritional, emotional, playing, and school function disorders, decreasing the quality of life in children. An adjuvant therapy that can decrease chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting is acupressure which is non-invasive and safe. Nei Guan acup…
Most cases of breast cancer are found to be in an advanced stage. This is because of the patient delay in coming to health service after the emergence of early symptoms of breast cancer. It is necessary to identify factors that allegedly prevent patients from seeking health services as early as possible. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors related to the search for health services.…
Due to its location in the ‘Pacific Ring of Fire”, Indonesia is frequently prone to natural disasters. Therefore, Indonesian nurses need to have the ability to assist in disaster situations as they are considered an important element of the workforce in disaster preparedness and response. However, the current nursing curricula in Indonesia does not adequately prepare nurses to respond in th…
Strategi DOTS direkomendasikan oleh WHO sejak tahun 1995 untuk penanggulangan penyakit TB. Keberhasilan pelaksanaan DOTS di masyarakat perlu melibatkan peran petugas kesehatan, keluarga, dan kader komunitas yang telah mengikuti pelatihan. Keberadaan kader TB di tengah masyarakat ini diharapkan dapat membantu penanggulangan penyakit TB. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui gambaran pelaksanaan per…
PENDAHULUAN: Program Pemberian Obat Pencegahan secara Massal (POPM) Filariasis di Indonesia dilaksanakan sebagai salah satu upaya memutuskan rantai penularan Filariasis di daerah endemi. Target cakupan POPM Filariasis ditetapkan sebesar 85%. Pada tahun 2015 cakupan minum obat terendah di wilayah Kabupaten Tasikmalaya berada di Desa Citalahab Kecamatan Karangjaya dengan persentase minum obat pen…
Pendahuluan: Personal hygiene (kebersihan diri) adalah upaya seseorang dalam memelihara kebersihan dirinya untuk memperoleh kesejahteraan fisik dan psikologis. Peningkatan pemberian informasi kepada masyarakat mengenai personal hygiene sangat diperlukan untuk mencegah terjadinya berbagai macam penyakit. Salah satu cara untuk mencegah terjadinya penularan penyakit yang disebabkan personal…