Putra Apriadi Siregar

• Master of Public Health
• Lecturer at Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara

Pulmonary Tuberculosis disease is a chronic, contagious infection that remains a global public health challenge today. Indonesia ranks as the country with the second highest number of pulmonary TB cases in the world, behind India and followed by China. North Sumatra Province is ranked third in Indonesia for the highest burden of pulmonary TB after...

p> The International Cultural Festival - Indonesia Negeriku, held at the Prefectural University of Kumamoto, Japan, in July 2023, aimed to introduce Indonesia's rich culture to the Japanese community, particularly school students in Kumamoto. The event featured various aspects of Indonesian culture, including traditional dance, music, cuisine, and...

p> The Aksata Pangan program aims to reduce food waste by rescuing surplus food from restaurants, hotels, and bakeries that is still safe for consumption, and then distributing it to vulnerable communities in Medan City, such as orphanages and community centers. The program involves collaboration with the private sector and promotes public awarenes...

Family planning programmes are not optimal for Muslim women; this is inseparable from the view that contraception is controversial in Islamic teachings. This study aims to examine the influence of the ideal number of children, the role of husbands, the desired last child, and the type of contraception in Muslim women of childbearing age from the pe...

Abon merupakan salah satu metode pengolahan daging yang mengubah bahan dasar menjadi makanan yang awet dan bernilai tinggi secara ekonomi. Proses ini mengubah tekstur daging menjadi serabut melalui teknik penyuwiran, dengan bahan daging yang bisa berasal dari unggas, sapi, atau ikan. Teknik memasaknya menggunakan sedikit minyak dalam metode yang di...

p> Posyandu (integrated service post) is the government's effort to provide maternal and child health services to make things easier for the Indonesian people. Posyandu is also an organization that can mobilize local communities to carry out outreach and mutual cooperation to clean the environment around the community so that it can be healthy and...

em>Training is an effort to develop skills through experiential learning activities. Hydroponic-making training is one of the work programs implemented in field course groups (kuliah kerja nyata) activities. The training is aimed at the people of Bukit Sari Village so that the village community is educated and can use land efficiently by planting v...

p> Diarrhea can be defined as a condition where a person experiences an increased frequency of defecation, which results in liquid or non-solid faeces. Washing hands with soap is a fundamental and essential technique for preventing and controlling the spread of infectious diseases . Hands are one of the main routes for bacteria to enter and infect...

Fishermen's lack of awareness regarding the use of ear protection equipment, and prolonged exposure that exceeds working time, as well as the danger of noise intensity exceeding the threshold value originating from fishing boat engines, can have an impact on fishermen's physiological, psychological and communication disorders. The aim of this resea...

The need for religious moderation in North Sumatra province arises as a result of burning worship [Vihara and Klenteng], exploding bombs and stabbing attempts at churches during worship. This study examines the effect of Islamic education, depression and religiosity on religious moderation in students at state Islamic universities. This study used...

div> Sibolga City is one of the priority cities in the effort to accelerate stunting reduction. Sibolga City implements an accelerated stunting prevalence reduction program that involves cross-sectors, better known as the convergence action to accelerate stunting reduction. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the implementation of the converg...

div> The tobacco industry tries to attract the attention of young people as potential consumers through cigarette advertisements on various platforms, one of which is cigarette advertisements on social media. Cigarette advertisements on social media appear and are broadcast directly or indirectly through television, radio, billboards, and other me...

div> Tobacco advertisements on social media are one of the marketing tools used by the tobacco industry to attract teenagers to smoke. The purpose of this study was to see how the influence of tobacco advertisements on social media and religiosity on the perception of smoking in adolescents, especially in the Islamic Senior High School Model 2 Med...

Woman shellfish peelers (Geloina Erosa) are at risk of developing musculoskeletal disease (MSDS) because of their activities that involve lifting, moving heavy items, carrying weights on the head, bending, or looking up when carrying weights. The majority of women's jobs in Pantai Cermin sub-district are shellfish peelers (Geloina Erosa). This stud...

Pregnancy is an important period for a mother to fulfil nutritional needs for herself and for the growth and development of the fetus because fetal nutrition depends on maternal nutrition, so the mother's nutritional needs must also be met. Inadequate energy and protein intake in pregnant women can cause Chronic Energy Deficiency (C E D). This rese...

div> The tobacco industry continues to promote tobacco through cigarette displays, especially in areas easily accessible to youth and school students. One of the tactics that cigarette companies keep using is cigarette displays around the school area. This study aimed to determine the impact of cigarette displays around schools on cigarette sales...

p> Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by tuberculosis germs (Mycobacterium tuberculosis). This disease is still a global health problem. It is estimated that one third of the world's population has been infected with pulmonary TB, where the majority of pulmonary TB sufferers are of productive age (15-50 years). Pulmonary TB...

Staying up late according to KBBI is that often a person does certain activities late into the night such as doing school or college assignments, studying, being addicted to online games, watching movies, and so on. become weak, health problems (depression, stress, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes), decreased hormone production, difficulty getti...

Typhoid fever is an acute febrile illness caused by an infection caused by the bacterium Salmonella enterica, especially the Salmonella typhi variant. However, other types can also cause this disease, such as Salmonella paratyphi A, Salmonella typhi B, and Salmonella paratyphi C. Typhus is an acute infectious disease of the small intestine accompan...

Flooding is a problem that still requires special attention from a number of parties, including the community and the government. Flooding is not a light matter. Flooding can occur due to rising water levels due to above-average rainfall, temperature changes, levees or dams bursting, or obstruction of water flow elsewhere. The lack of community man...

Indonesia is a disaster-prone area. One of the most common disasters is flooding. Water is one of the important components for human survival. Water has a direct impact on human health. Flood-prone areas are at risk of carrying a disease called water bone disease, especially environmental-based diseases such as diarrhea. The importance of community...

Floods are one of the major threats that frequently occur in various regions around the world. Floods can be caused by a variety of factors, including heavy rain, overflowing rivers, tidal floods, or water infrastructure damage. This research uses a qualitative descriptive approach, data collection methods using field observations and interviews. T...

Flood is an event of flow or stagnation of water in an area that occurs due to the overflow of water from existing canals exceeding the capacity of water disposal caused by high rainfall and the topographical conditions of the area in the form of lowlands to basins, causing physical, social and economic losses. This type of research is qualitative...

Floods can contaminate water sources and damage sanitation systems, including drinking water systems and basic sanitation facilities such as sewers. If hygiene is compromised, the risk of disease transmission, including diarrhea, can increase significantly. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between hygiene status and the i...

The Family Planning Program (KB) is one of the strategies carried out by the government to suppress the increase in the rate of population growth. The Family Planning Program (KB) will not run well if there is a family planning dropout. Women of childbearing age (WUS) who experience discontinuation of family planning will increase the risk of conce...

Muslim youths must shun free sexual behaviours. However, these actions are highly prevalent, especially among the Muslim youth. This study aimed to determine the effect of qanun (local regulations based on Islamic law), religiosity and religious education on the sexual activity of Muslim youth. The study used a case-control design carried out in th...

Unplanned pregnancy remains a public health problem as it negatively affects fetal development and adversely impacts the mother and child’s health. In the efforts to reduce maternal dan infant mortality, as well as improve maternal health, unplanned pregnancy occurs due to several factors such as age, knowledge, contraceptive failures, and finances...

Since 2018, Binjai City has implemented a Smoke-Free Policy (SFP), yet there is still Smoke-Free Policy (SFP) facilities where people smoke. The Smoke-Free Policy (SFP) is intended to allow community members to breathe clean air free of cigarette smoke. This study's objective was to describe the conformance of public facilities in Binjai City to a...

ABSTRAK Menyusui merupakan langkah awal untuk memperoleh kesehatan, pertumbuhan fisik dan perkembangan otak secara optimal, karena ASI merupakan makanan paling sempurna bagi bayi dan mengandung zat gizi sesuai kebutuhan tumbuh kembang bayi, dan memiliki zat kekebalan guna mencegah timbulnya berbagai penyakit infeksi. Sesuatu yang terbaik tidak haru...

div> Medical device repair workers have a potential risk of work accidents due to unsafe actions and unsafe conditions when repairing medical devices which can endanger and eliminate their work. The purpose of this study is to know unsafe actions and unsafe conditions for medical technicians and efforts to control the risk of harm due to unsafe co...

Latar belakang: Industri pengolahan kayu atau mebel merupakan salah satu sektor industri yang terus berkembang di Indonesia. Debu kayu yang dihasilkan dari kegiatan penggergajian dan penggilingan akan beterbangan di udara dan masuk ke dalam organ pernafasan yang dapat menimbulkan keluhan gangguan pernafasan pada pekerja. Pekerja sering mengabaikan...

The Indonesian Ulema Council (MUI) has issued an illegitimate fatwa against smoking in mosques because it endangers the health of worshippers and interferes with the comfort of worshippers. This study aims to investigate smoking behaviour in mosques and violations of fatwas from ulama and governor regulations. This study follows a cross-sectional d...

Stunting is a nutritional problem that occurs in toddlers; this nutritional problem begins to appear when the child is two years old. Stunting is a condition where children experience failure in growth. This study aimed to determine mothers' knowledge about the incidence of stunting in Bagan Serdang Village, Pantai Labu District, Deli Serdang Regen...

p> Acute respiratory infections are contagious diseases that make people sick and kill them in developing countries. This study aims to determine how much the community knows about acute respiratory infections before and after getting some education about them. This research is quantitative descriptive research with a quasi-experiment design. The p...

p> Currently the hospital is innovating to increase the level of patient satisfaction indicators which are still a problem in the quality of health services. The purpose of this research is to raise issues related to the quality of inpatient services at RSU Haji Medan. The method used is descriptive analytic with a cross-sectional study design, nam...

A smoke-free policy (SFP) has existed since 2014; after seven years of implementing smoke-free policy (SFP), it turns out that the implementation of the policy is not implemented properly where there are still many smokers, there are cigarette advertisements in SFP, butts are also still often found. This study aims to find out how the smoke-free po...

UMKM has an important role’scause can be able to create business fields to support daily economic needs. Accounting knowledge and business experience is one of the factors in developing a business. This study aims to determine whether accounting knowledge and business experience affect the development of UMKM in Pematangsiantar City. This study use...

Many people who suffered from COVID-19 symptoms have been diagnosed as positive for COVID-19. However, most of them did not want to reveal their COVID-19 status. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of religiosity, anxiety, and COVID-19 belief on the undeclared status of COVID-19 in Muslim youth. This study uses a cross-sectional...

Many people who suffered from COVID-19 symptoms have been diagnosed as positive for COVID-19. However, most of them did not want to reveal their COVID-19 status. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of religiosity, anxiety, and COVID-19 belief on the undeclared status of COVID-19 in Muslim youth. This study uses a cross-sectional...

Background: The prevalence of cigarette smoking among adults is persistently high, and among youth is increasing in Indonesia. Objective: This study aims to examine the association between youth smoking behavior and outdoor tobacco adverts near home in Indonesia. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional survey of 3,557 students in North Sumater...

Smoking is a habit that is widely practiced today by various groups. A total of 225,700 people died from smoking and other diseases caused by smoking in Indonesia. This study aims to determine the factors that most influence the smoking behavior of kafe visitors in Lubuk Pakam District. This research uses a combination research method (Mixed Method...

Resistance towards non-Muslim leaders emerged when the case of blasphemy against Islam was brought against Basuki Tjahya Purnama, known as Ahok, as the governor of DKI Jakarta at that time (DKI Jakarta is mostly inhabited by Muslims). The case of blasphemy committed by Ahok has triggered the resistance of Muslims towards non-Muslim candidates for t...

The Family Planning Program (FPP) is one of the strategies carried out by the government to suppress the increase in population growth. Unfortunately, women of reproductive age (WRA) often stop participating in FPP or drop it out, unaware of increasing the risk of conception. This study uses secondary data from the 2017 IDHS for 945 WRAs who have u...

Antenatal care can be one way to reduce maternal and child mortality. Antenatal care is the initial screening for pregnant women to see the health condition of their babies and their babies; antenatal care is very important for pregnant women and their babies. This study aimed to analyze the relationship of education, current pregnancy wanted, tota...

COVID-19 impacts all lines of life, from the economic impact to economic and health. COVID-19 will increase layoffs in many families, but the need for food, vitamin supplements and health care will increase. This study aims to determine the impact of COVID-19 on family financing and family consumptive behaviour during the COVID-19 pandemic. The stu...

Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are a very dangerous problem, especially with the transmission of STIs. The incidence of STIs is still high because people's knowledge of STIs is still low, and people are still ashamed to admit to STI sufferers so that STI cases are still high. The purpose of this study was to determine the analysis of risk f...

Background: Postpartum birth control is one of the family planning programs that still have low coverage. Midwives have a big role in increasing postpartum family planning coverage. Postpartum mothers will often contact the midwife so that the midwife can advise the postpartum mother to use postpartum birth control. The aim of this study is to eval...

Malaria merupakan penyakit umum terjadi di daerah pesisir. Studi ini bertujuan mengetahui faktor yang memengaruhi kejadian penyakit malaria di Kecamatan Pantai Cermin Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai. Penelitian ini menggunakan desain case control yang dilaksanakan di Kecamatan Pantai Cermin Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai pada bulan Januari-Agustus 2019. Kelom...

Rumah sakit Haji Medan menjadi salah satu rumah sakit yang berada di bawah pemerintah Provinsi Sumatera Utara. Kawasan tanpa rokok di Rumah sakit Haji Medan merupakan sebuah upaya yang baik untuk mencegah perilaku merokok di rumah sakit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui implementasi Peraturan Gubernur No 35 Tahun 2012 Tentang Kawasan Tanpa...

p> Ovitrap is one of the effective methods in controlling Aedes aegepty sp. Ovitrape is expected to be used by the community to reduce the incidence of dengue fever. The training using video media and leaflets is one way to increase the knowledge and skills of the community in making ovitrap. The purpose of this study was to determine the training...

Terjadi kenaikan iuran BPJS pada tahun 2020 sebesar 100% sementara itu Pekerja Bukan Penerima Upah (PBPU) memiliki penghasilan yang tidak menentu setiap bulannya. Pekerja Bukan Penerima Upah (PBPU) memiliki masalah keuangan atas kenaikan iuran BPJS ini sehingga akan meningkatkan risiko Pekerja Bukan Penerima Upah (PBPU) untuk berhenti menggunakan B...

Smoking behavior in Indonesia is still high. Health warning for room cigarette smoke is 50% of the surface of cigarette packs, but Indonesia is still a country with cigarette smoke in ASEAN at 40%. This study aimed to determine the effect of cigarette packaged image messages on adolescent smoking intentions in Medan. This study used a cross-section...

AIDS is a disease that is still high in all parts of the world, including Indonesia. Gender is a factor in the occurrence of stigmatization in adolescents. This study aimed to determine the stigma factor for HIV/ AIDS among adolescents in Medan City. This research is a quantitative descriptive study using a cross-sectional study design with a quant...

North Sumatra Province is one of the provinces that has the highest incidence of dengue fever in Indonesia, Binjai City has dengue incidence and even death cases in North Sumatra Province. Community knowledge and motivation are essential to support dengue prevention measures in Binjai City. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship...

The pattern of high sugar consumption is one of the habits that many people in Indonesia do, even though this habit will increase the risk of developing diabetes mellitus. Fruits and vegetables are foods that are recommended for consumption by people to prevent diabetes mellitus because they are low in sugar and have fibre that can bind sugar. The...

Background: Leaflet and poster calendars are one medium to provide health education to patients with pulmonary tuberculosis on the treatment of pulmonary Tuberculosis. The purpose of this research for media want to effectivity leaflet and poster calendars on health promotion to improve the knowledge and attitudes of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment...

Background: Leaflet and poster calendars are one medium to provide health education to patients with pulmonary tuberculosis on the treatment of pulmonary Tuberculosis. The purpose of this research for media want to effectivity leaflet and poster calendars on health promotion to improve the knowledge and attitudes of pulmonary tuberculosis treatment...

Background: Midwives' actions under service standards are useful in applying the norms and performance levels needed to achieve the desired results. Midwives in providing antenatal care will have a significant impact on antenatal care services Methods: This study used a cross-sectional design. This study's population was 41 midwives who worked in t...

Indonesia menjadi salah satu negara dengan IPKM (Indek Pembangunan Kesehatan Masyarakat) yang rendah di negara Asia. Banyaknya terjadi malnutrisi (gizi buruk dan pendek) menjadi salah satu yang berperan terhadap rendahnya IPKM di Indonesia. Provinsi Papua, Papua Barat, Nusa Tenggara Timur dan Maluku menjadi provinsi dengan IPKM terendah dan memilik...

Background: Indonesia became one of the highest-prevalence countries in the world after India, China, and the United States. Food consumption becomes one of the factors that affect the incidence of Diabetes mellitus (DM) Especially when it comes to the consumption of foods that are high in sugar. This research aims to determine the pattern of eatin...

Obesity is one phenomenon found in primary school students. Obesity is a severe problem for primary school students because it will be able to trigger a variety of degenerative diseases in the future. One that has an essential role in the prevention of obesity in primary school students is teachers, and this is because the teacher has a long time w...

p>Every family wants to have a certain number of children, this is inseparable from the value of children in each different family so sometimes a family wants 3 to 5 children. The ideal number of children owned by a person will frustrate the achievement of the 2 children program launched by the Indonesian government. The ideal number of children ac...

Posture and certain activities towards work equipment have the potential to cause health problems, even disease. One disease that is identical to workers who have problems with posture is musculoskeletal disorders. This research has a purpose of analyzing the relationship between work posture with musculoskeletal disorders of coconut peeler workers...

Abstrak Latar belakang: : Perilaku ibu nifas dalam mengkonsumsi kapsul vitamin A sangatlah penting, masa nifas merupakan masa yang sangat penting bagi ibu nifas dan bayinya. Pada masa nifas seorang ibu harus memiliki kecukupan vitamin A untuk memenuhi kebutuhan vitamin A ibu nifas dan bayi. Tujuan: untuk mengetahui perilaku ibu nifas dalam mengkons...

p>Gaya Hidup merupakan perilaku seseorang yang ditunjukkan dalam aktivitas, minat dan opini khususnya yang berkaitan dengan citra diri.Tujuan penelitian ini adalah menganalisis gambaran gaya hidup masyarakat pesisir Belawan I, Metode penelitian menggunakan analisis data dilakukan secara Deskriftif yaitu Tabulasi Silang (crosstab) dari program SPSS...

Latar belakang: Indonesia menduduki urutan ke-empat dengan prevalensi diabetes tertinggi di dunia setelah India, China, dan Amerika Serikat. Diabetes dengan kematian komplikasi (6,7%) merupakan penyebab kematian tertinggi ketiga di Indonesia. Konsumsi makanan menjadi salah satu faktor yang mempengaruhi kejadian diabetes mellitus terutama jika berka...

Penyakit hipertensi masih menjadi masalah kesehatan masyarakat termasuk di daerah pesisir. Faktor sosio demografi dan konsumsi makan masyarakat pesisir yang tidak seimbang menjadi determinan kejadian hipertensi. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui determinan kejadian hipertensi masyarakat pesisir berdasarkan kondisi sosio demografi dan konsumsi...

Aktifitas fisik dan konsumsi makanan asin merupakan salah satu faktor yang berkaitan dengan kejadian hipertensi. Masyarakat yang banyak mengkonsumsi makanan asin dan memiliki aktifitas fisik yang kurang akan beresiko tereka hipertensi lebih besar. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran aktifitas fisik, konsumsi makanan asin dan kejadian...

Background: Indonesia has an estimated 61.4 million current smokers, and the smoking prevalence among adults is persistently high while that among youth is increasing. In 2014, Medan city enacted the smoke-free policy (SFP) to protect community members against the adverse effects of smoking. Our study examines the implementation of SFP in terms of...

Indonesia is one of the countries affected by the transmission of Covid-19 and has experienced an increase in cases of This study uses triangulation of sources and methods. The research results showed that the surveillance officers were short of expert Epidemiologists (S2) and Expert / Skilled Epidemiologists (S1). Surveillance has a shortage of el...

Malaria is an ancient disease, which is that still survive to this day, which is transmitted by the bite of Anopheles mosquito containing plasmodium, and poses a health problem that causes anemia, lowered work productivity and even death. Cases of clinical malaria in Langkat in the last three years has increased, which in 2010 from 47.18 per 1000 p...

Tindakan ibu nifas dalam mengkonsumsi kapsul vitamin A sangatlah penting.Periode masa nifas pada seorang ibu membuat ibu nifas harus memenuhi kebutuhan vitamin A untuk ibu nifas dan anaknya.Kekurangan vitamin A pada ibu nifas akan dapat mengakibatkan penurunan daya tahan tubuh baik pada ibu nifas maupun kepada bayi. Kabupaten Labuhanbatu Selatan me...

p> The implementation of a Health Information System (HIS) will produce an overview of the development of health service status in a health facility. This description can be seen by carrying out HIS evaluation activities. The HIS evaluation seeks to improve and strengthen the health available at the puskesmas, the results of these efforts are expec...

Sex education is one of the most effective ways to be done in the current generation and parents have a very important role as a place to exchange information with children, especially related to child sexual problems. This research is descriptive with quantitative research with cross-sectional design. The population is parents (father and mother)...

Buku “Jelajah Nusantara 4, Catatan Perjalanan 21 Peneliti Kesehatan” ini merupakan edisi ke-empat sebagai kelanjutan buku dengan tema catatan perjalanan jelajah nusantara yang sama pada edisi pertama, kedua dan ketiga. Pada edisi ke-empat kali ini 21 peneliti Kesehatan berkolaborasi penuh menyajikan catatan perjalanan di 25 wilayah yang berbeda. Ca...