The Analysis of Malaria Disease Determinants in Langkat, North Sumatera

background: malaria is a disease caused by protozoal infection of the plasmodium genus. the disease is transmitted through the bite of anopheles female mosquito and breeds in human red blood cells. ma...

What Are the Biopsychosocial Factors Affecting Functional Disability and Depression in Patients with Osteoarthritis? A New Evidence from Surakarta, Central Java

background: osteoarthritis (oa) is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. it occurs when the protective cartilage on the ends of an individual bones wears down over...

Biopsychosocial and Environmental Determinants of Autism in Children under Five in Tangerang, Banten

background: autism is a developmental disorder characterized by troubles with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. autism is caused by a combination of gene...

How Much do Predisposing, Enabling, and Reinforcing Factors Influence the Use of Immunization in Infants? A Path Analysis Evidence from Bangkalan Regency, Madura

background: child immunization averts an estimated 2 to 3 million deaths every year from diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis (whooping cough), and measles. however, an additional 1.5 million deaths could b...

How Much do Belief and Cultural Factors Affect the Incidence of Early Marriage? A New Path Analysis Evidence from Ngawi, East Java

background: indonesia ranks 37 of the countries in the world with the highest rate of early marriage. early marriage in indonesia occurs more frequently in rural areas. studies have shown, west sulawe...

How Much does Culture Affect the Decision to Use Long-Term Contraceptive Method? A New Evidence from Madiun, East Java, Using Social Cognitive Theory

background: indonesia has experienced a dramatic increase in contraceptive use and an equally dramatic fertility decline over the last 30 years. yet recent reductions in family planning funding, progr...

Does between-School Variation Influence Safe Sexual Behavior among Female Adolescents? A New Multilevel Evidence from Karanganyar, Central Java

background: world health organization (who) reported that unsafe sex is ranked second among the top ten risk factors to health in terms of the burden of disease they cause. hiv/aids is the reason unsa...

Health Promotion Model on the Choice of Long-Term Contraceptive Method in Kendal, Central Java

background: the incidence of long-term contraceptive use was still low among new contraceptive users in kendal, central java, and continued to decrease. according to basic health survey in indonesia (...

Biopsychosocial Factors Associated with Successful Smoking Cessation in Surakarta, Central Java

background: smoking is the leading preventable cause of death worldwide. seventy percent of smokers would like to quit smoking, and 50 percent report attempting to quit within the past year. smoking c...

Factors Associated with Preventive Reproductive Health Behavior in Female Adolescents: A New Evidence from Banjarmas In, Kalimantan, using Health Belief Model

background: reproductive health has been recognized as an important health issue among adolescents in indonesia. the adolescent population in indonesia is vulnerable to reproductive health problems. m...

What are the Factors Affecting the Use of Pap Smear for Cervical Cancer Early Detection in Women? A New Path Analysis Evidence from Banyumas, Central Java

background: cervical cancer is a major public health issue. it is the second most common cancer among women in the world, and one of leading cause of death by gynecologic malignant tumor in developing...

The Effect of Health Promotion by Indonesian Breastfeeding Association on Exclusive Breastfeeding in Surabaya City, East Java

background: deaths of an estimated 820,000 children under the age of five could be prevented globally every year with increased breastfeeding. breastfeeding decreases the risk of respiratory tract inf...

Factors Associated with the Use of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in Women: A New Evidence from in Surakarta, Central Java

background: cervical cancer ranked fourth against most women’s cancer worldwide. the incidence of cervical cancer was estimated at 528,000 (7.9%) cases in the world causing 266,000 deaths in 2012. cer...

What are the Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of People Living with HIV/ AIDS? A Path Analysis Evidence from Surakarta, Central Java

background: people living with hiv/ aids (plwh) often face rough social problems, such as social rejection, stigma, and discrimination. factors that affect plwh’s quality of life may include psychosoc...

Factors Associated with Long-Term Contraceptive Use in Women of Reproductive Age in Surakarta, Central Java

background: family planning services have been defined as educational, comprehensive medical or social activities which enable individuals, including minors, to determine freely the number and spacing...

Association between Perceived Paternal Role and Learning Motivation in Junior High School Students

background: learning motivation is something that encourages students to achieve success in competing to achieve academic achievement. one of the factors that influence the achievement motivation is t...

Determinants of Safe Sex Behavior for Preventing Sexually Transmitted Infection in Female Sex Workers In Surakarta

background: sexually transmitted infection (sti) is a global issue because the gates hiv transmission. female sex workers have a high risk of contracting and transmitting the sti and hiv/ aids because...

The Association between Exposure to Pornography and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents in Medan, North Sumatera

background: one of the issues of the adolescent at risk is sexual behavior as a result of exposure to pornography. based on the results of sexual behavior survey in 2011, 39% of the study subjects had...

Factors Associated with Health Cadre Ability to Promote Health of Pregnant Women in Sleman Regency, Yogyakarta

background: maternal mortality rate in indonesia is high, with approximately 305 deaths/100,000 live births. maternal mortality often occurs because of labor complication. there is a need for improvem...

The Effect of Dental Health Education on Dental and Oral Health Behavior in Elementary School Students in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara

background: good oral and dental hygiene can help prevent bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease. it can help keep an individual’s teeth healthy as one gets older. an unhealthy mouth, especially if o...