The prevalence of bad posture and musculoskeletal symptoms originating from the use of gadgets as an impact of the work from home program of the university community.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Universitas Indonesia (UI) implemented a work from home program (WFH) to curb the spread of the coronavirus, as the use of gadgets including mobile phones and tablets were becoming prolonged and more frequent. As a result, musculoskeletal symptoms in certain limbs due to awkward posture sprang up. Therefore, the aim of this study was to quantify the degree of the use of these devices among UI community during the WFH initiative, as well as to identify musculoskeletal complaints resulting from defective postures.

Silicosis and its progress influenced by genetic variation on TNF-alpha locus- 308, TNF-alpha and IL-10 cytokine on cement factory workers in Indonesia.

This study aimed to assess the association of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-alpha) Locus-308 variant, TNF-alpha and Interleukin (IL-10) Cytokine with the risk of silicosis and its progress in Indonesian cement factory workers, There is an urgent need to explore the determining factors other than exposure since silicosis is chronic progressive and life threatening but remains found, though much industrial hygiene effort has been made. This study population was 6,069 workers registered during 31 December 1990 to 31 December 2003. First, prospective study with Nested Case Control design was conducted on 336 workers in 2003, ten years later the progression of silicosis was assessed in 2013.