Ema Rachmawati

Acute Respiratory Infection (ARI) is an infectious disease of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Non-pneumonic ARI is mostly caused by viral infections so symptomatic therapy can be given, but it can also be caused by bacterial infections so antibiotic therapy is needed. Unwise use of antibiotics can increase bacterial resistance, thereby incre...

Pendahuluan: Diare merupakan masih menjadi masalah utama di seluruh dunia dan menjadi penyebab tingginya angka kesakitan dan kematian di segala usia. Sebagian besar kasus diare disebabkan oleh virus bersifat self limiting disease. Namun sayangnya, diare menjadi salah satu penyakit yang rentan menyebabkan overuse dan misuse dari penggunaan antibioti...

Drug-resistant, particularly multidrug resistance tuberculosis (MDRTB), is an emerging problem due to its low success rate of treatment outcomes. Most MDRTB in Indonesia was rifampicin resistant (RRTB). There is a paucity of evidence on the determinants of the MDRTB types. This study aims to assess the determinant of resistance type. A hospital-bas...

Latar belakang: COVID-19 sudah berlangsung selama 3 tahun semenjak WHO menetapkan sebagai pandemi di tahun 2020. COVID-19 dapat dicegah dengan meningkatkan daya tahan tubuh yang salah satu caranya adalah mengkonsumsi suplemen dan obat tradisional. Tujuan: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui pengetahuan, sikap, dan perilaku konsumsi suplemen dan oba...

Latar belakang: Penggunaan gambar piktogram sebagai sarana pemberian informasi obat dapat meningkatkan efektifitas pemberian konseling kepada pasien TB, terutama untuk pasien dengan tingkat literasi rendah. Tujuan: Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui guessability score dan tingkat pemahaman responden terhadap piktogram kefarmasian terkait penggun...

Healthcare workers play the role as the front line in treating COVID-19 patients, so they are at risk of being exposed by this virus therefor it is necessary to always maintain health and increase their immunity. One way is taking supplements or traditional medicines. The behavior of taking supplements or traditional medicines is influenced by know...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). In Indonesia, the number of people infected with HIV reaches 50,282 while the number of people with AIDS is 7,036. East Java is the province with the highest number of HIV infection cases in Indonesia, while AIDS is in the third position. Jember Regency i...

Introduction: Significant progress has been shown in the selling of cosmetic products. The number of companies working in this industry increased from 153 in 2017 to 760 in 2018. The National Agency of Drug and Food Control (NA-DFC) of Indonesia (BPOM) is authorised to supervise circulating cosmetic products, including cosmetic advertisements. BPOM...

Infection is one of the health problems. It is mostly caused by bacteria. The increased incidence of bacterial infection results in higher antibiotic use. It can lead to antibiotic resistance risk. Antibiotic resistance may occur in pediatric patients. Morbidity, mortality, and high cost of medication are impact of this condition. Evaluation of ant...

Purpose This study aims to describe the treatment preference, especially in relation to traditional medicine, modern health care and a combination of both, in diarrheal cases among the Tengger ethnic minority group. Design/methodology/approach A cross-sectional survey was conducted in all eight villages of Tosari District, Pasuruan Regency, East J...

Infection is one of the health problems. It is mostly caused by bacteria. The increased incidence of bacterial infection results in higher antibiotic use. It can lead to antibiotic resistance risk. Antibiotic resistance may occur in pediatric patients. Morbidity, mortality, and high cost of medication are impact of this condition. Evaluation of ant...

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative bone disease that begin by loss of articulary cartilage (joint). The disease most commonly affects the elder or adult people. Elderly people experiencing degenerative processes in which decreasing organ function. The organ degeneration causes several diseases resulting the patients to receive multi drug for the...

Previous research showed that self-medication practice with antibiotics is widespread in developing countries and tertiary students are among these consumers. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of the use of antibiotics without prescription among non-health science students in Jember and to identify the sources of non-prescription antibiot...

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease that mostly affects developing countries. In Indonesia, TB incidence increases every year due to patient inadherence to the standard DOTS therapy. The TB patients inadherence can be associated with poor knowledge among patients and treatment observers. This cross-sectional research aimed to explore the cor...

Penyakit tuberkulosis (TB) menjadi salah satu masalah utama kesehatan. Keberhasilan pengobatan TB paru ditentukan oleh kepatuhan penderita TB. Salah satu faktor yang menyebakan rendahnya kepatuhan penderita adalah kurangnya pengetahuan penderita dan pengawas menelan obat (PMO) TB mengenai tuberkulosis sehingga perlu adanya edukasi kesehatan untuk m...

Infeksi saluran kemih (ISK) merupakan penyakit yang disebabkan oleh mikroorganisme. Penyakit ISK terjadi sebanyak 8,1 juta kasus per tahun. Adanya penyakit penyerta mengharuskan kombinasi antibiotik dengan obat lain yang perlu mendapatkan perhatian khusus karena adanya potensi interaksi yang dapat memicu resistensi. Penggunaan obat dari golongan la...