Policy to Expand Accessing Antimalarial Drug Treatment in Papua Region-Indonesia: Who Should Be the Target?

The Papua region of Indonesia faces a substantial burden of malaria cases. To broaden the understanding of factors influencing access to antimalarial drug treatment, researchers analyzed the 2018 Indonesia Basic Health Survey data. Their examination encompassed demographics, socioeconomic elements, and transportation expenses.

Factors Related to Hospital Inpatients among the Poor in Indonesia.

Background: The poor are vulnerable when they fall seriously ill and require hospitalization. The study aimed to analyze the factors related to hospital inpatients among the poor in Indonesia.

Methods: We analysed the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey data.

Exclusive breastfeeding among Indonesian working mothers: does early initiation of breastfeeding matter?

Background: Early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF) is a starting point that lays the foundation for breastfeeding and bonding between mother and baby. Meanwhile, working mothers are one of the vulnerable groups for the success of exclusive breastfeeding (EBF). The study analyzed the role of EIBF on EBF among Indonesian working mothers.

Soil-transmitted helminth infections and anemia in children attending government run schools on Samosir Island, Indonesia.

Background: Worldwide, >654 million children live in regions where soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections are endemic. These parasites cause a variety of symptoms, including anemia.

Methods: In May 2023, fecal and blood samples were collected from children aged 6 to 11 years attending government run (public) elementary schools in the Simanindo and Ronggur Nihuta sub-districts of Samosir Island, Indonesia where a twice a year mass drug administration (MDA) program is currently in place.

Factors Associated with the Place of Delivery among Urban Poor Societies in Indonesia.

Background: Pregnant women in urban poor societies are vulnerable groups. Due to low financial capacity, there are obstacles to accessing delivery in an institution for poor women in urban areas. The study analyses factors associated with the delivery place among pregnant women in urban poor society in Indonesia.

The Role of Travel Time on Hospital Utilization in the Islands Area: A Cross-Sectional Study in the Maluku Region, Indonesia, in 2018.

Background: Maluku region is one of the vulnerable areas in Indonesia, and this region has extreme geographical conditions with thousands of islands. The study aims to analyze the role of travel time to a hospital in the Maluku region in Indonesia.

Material And Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey data.

Hospital utilization among urban poor in Indonesia in 2018: is government-run insurance effective?

Background: An urban poor is a vulnerable group that needs government financing support to access health services. Once they are sick, they will fall deeper into poverty. The study aims to analyze the effectiveness of government-run insurance in hospital utilization in urban poor in Indonesia.

The Role of Government-run Insurance in Primary Health Care Utilization: A Cross-Sectional Study in Papua Region, Indonesia, in 2018.

Health development in the Papua region often lags behind other areas of Indonesia. The study aims to analyze the role of government-run insurance in primary health care utilization in the Papua region, Indonesia. The study examined 17,879 Papuan.

Sub-national disparities in accessing anti-malarial drug treatment in eastern Indonesia.

Background: Poor access to health care providers was among the contributing factors to less prompt and ineffective malaria treatment. This limitation could cause severe diseases in remote areas. This study examined the sub-national disparities and predictors in accessing anti-malarial drug treatment among adults in Eastern Indonesia.

Geographical heterogeneity and socio-ecological risk profiles of dengue in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The aim of this study was to assess the role of climate variability on the incidence of dengue fever (DF), an endemic arboviral infection existing in Jakarta, Indonesia. The work carried out included analysis of the spatial distribution of confirmed DF cases from January 2007 to December 2018 characterising the sociodemographical and ecological factors in DF high-risk areas. Spearman's rank correlation was used to examine the relationship between DF incidence and climatic factors.

Variation of preventive practices and its association with malaria infection in eastern Indonesia: Findings from community-based survey.

Background: Geographical variation may likely influence the effectiveness of prevention efforts for malaria across Indonesia, in addition to factors at the individual level, household level, and contextual factors. This study aimed to describe preventive practices at individual and a household levels applied by rural communities in five provinces in eastern Indonesia and its association with the incidence of malaria among adult (≥15 years) populations.

Methods: This study analyzed a subset of data of nationally representative community-based survey 2018 Riset Kesehatan Dasar (Riskesdas).

Paediatric dengue infection in Cirebon, Indonesia: a temporal and spatial analysis of notified dengue incidence to inform surveillance.

Background: The recent situation of dengue infection in Cirebon district is concerning due to an upsurge trend since the year 2010. The largest dengue outbreak was reported in 2016 which has affected more than 1600 children. A study was conducted to explore the temporal variability of dengue outbreak in Cirebon's child population in during 2011-2017, and to assess the short-term effects of climatic and environmental factor on dengue incidence.

Individual and contextual factors predicting self-reported malaria among adults in eastern Indonesia: findings from Indonesian community-based survey.

Background: Malaria is still an important parasitic infectious disease that affecting poor and vulnerable communities in many developing countries, including Indonesia. During the period of 2010-2017, there have been approximately 2.2 million confirmed malaria cases reported across Indonesia.