The risk of diarrhoea for children underfive years of age is higher than in adults. Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey 1994 (IDHS-1994) data were analysed to know the risk of sociodemographic and enviromental factors on diarrhoea among children under five years of age. The sociodemographic factors which were analysed included area, education and occupation of the parents, age, while the en…
Objective: To find out the epidemiologic data of pathogenic intestinal protozoa in diarrheal children and to see the clinical features of pathogenic intestinal protozoa infection in various nutritional status. This study was also aimed to see the relationship between pathogenic intestinal protozoa infections and nutritional status. Method: This study was carried out in dr. Syaiful Anwar Teachin…
A guideline for management of hyperbilirubinemia in the newborns based solely on total/indirect serum bilirubin levels is considered outmoded. And approach to the identification of newborns at risk of bilirubin toxicity due to the increase of unbound bilirubin is proposed. Unbound bilirubin can easily enter the brain and bind to the nerve cells. A peroxidase oxidation method using unbound bilir…
The Indonesian household survey in 1986 has shown that neonatal tetanus is one of the main causes of infant mortality, besides diarrhea and upper respiratory tract infection. Immunization against tetanus in pregnant women has managed to significantly reduce the morbidity, nevertheless in developing countries, the mortality from tetanus is still high, around 80-90 percent. The management of case…