Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) refered to all of the consequences of iodine deficiency in population that can be prevented by ensuring that all population has adequate intake of iodine. IDD prevention have been conducted but the problem. One of the strategies of health promotion in the context of IDD prevention is health education using persuasive communication method. This research was …
Background: Gonorrhea is one of sexually transmitted infections that have become a major health problem especially among female sex workers (FSW) in Indonesia. The objective of this article is to identify the relationship between treatment seeking behaviors, the sites of study and gonorrhea among FSW. Methods: The data that analyzed derived from cross sectional study and the respondents wer…
Background: Varicose veins often occur in employees who have to work in a position of standing work. The purpose of this study to determine risk factors for varicose veins and leg or foot among women workers. Methods: In this cross-sectional study in January-March 2010 the samples were selected purposively who met inclusion criteria among female workers who work in the position of standing w…
Over-nutrition could leads health problems in the elderly which requires control efforts. Knowing the risk factors of over-nutrition is necessary to overcome the over-nutrition related health problems. This study aimed to identify the determinant factors of over-nutrition in the elderly. The study used a cross-sectional study as a part of Basic Health Research (Riskesdas) 2010. The subjects…
The prevalence of anemia on girls adolesence 15-19 y olds was 26.5 %, and on women 20 - 29 Y old was 25.3%. In 2010, the result of Yogyakarta Health Polytechnic research showed that the average of female college Hb level was 13.06 ± 1.19 g/dl, with range 9.1 g/dl to 16.5 g/dl, while prevalence of anemia was 7.4 %. The research goal is to investigated the relationship between nutrition knowledg…