Publications by authors named "Ratna D Wulandari"
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- Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) is defined as providing only breast milk to infants aged 0-6 months, and only 44% of babies worldwide were exclusively breastfed in 2020, with a goal of reaching 50% by 2025.
- The research focused on identifying factors influencing the success of EBF among first-time mothers, analyzing studies published from 2020 to 2022 across various academic databases.
- Key factors identified that impact EBF practice include self-efficacy, social support, cultural influences, parental relationships, overall happiness with breastfeeding, and the surrounding social environment, suggesting that tracking initiatives may help improve EBF rates.
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- - The study investigates how education impacts early marriage rates among adolescent girls in rural Indonesia, highlighting the potential physical and psychological risks of such marriages.
- - Analyzing 4,360 respondents, the research finds that girls with lower education levels (elementary to senior high school) face significantly higher odds of early marriage compared to those who attend college.
- - The results suggest that increased education reduces the likelihood of early marriage, indicating that promoting educational opportunities could help empower young women and lower early marriage rates.
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.
Determination of appropriate policy targets to reduce the prevalence of stunting in children under five years of age in urban-poor communities in Indonesia: a secondary data analysis of the 2022 Indonesian national nutritional status survey.
BMJ Open
September 2024
Objective: Based on previous studies, urban-poor societies are very vulnerable to stunted children under five. The study aims to determine the appropriate policy targets to reduce the prevalence of stunted under-five children in urban-poor communities in Indonesia.
Design: A study was conducted using a secondary data analysis.
Background: National Health Insurance (NHI) is one of the Indonesian Government's policies to increase public access to health services. The study analyzed the role of socioeconomic status in NHI ownership in rural Indonesia. A cross-sectional study.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Female workers in Indonesia are vulnerable, because they must work to earn a living while still being responsible for domestic problems. This study analyzes the barriers to the use of modern contraceptives by female workers in Indonesia's urban areas.
Methods: This cross-sectional survey looked at 21,696 female workers.
Background: Policy encouraging healthcare intrapartum/delivery care is critical to accelerating the decline in maternal mortality. The study analyzes intrapartum/delivery care factors in Indonesia and the Philippines.
Methods: The investigation included 15,346 Indonesian and 7992 Filipino women (ages 15 to 49 who delivered during the previous five years).
Unmarried Women and Unintended Pregnancy: An Indonesian Cross-Sectional Study.
Indian J Community Med
April 2023
Background: Indonesia has moral norms consider pregnancy among unmarried women a disgrace. The study analyzes the factors influencing unintended pregnancies among unmarried women in Indonesia.
Material And Methods: The study examined 1,050 women.
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.
Background: Society placed women living in the men's world as inferior. Poverty as a stressor for men has the opportunity to make women victims of violence from their partners. The study aimed to analyze the effects of poverty on the risk of intimate partner violence among married women in Indonesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Maternal mortality is one problem that still affects countries like Indonesia and others globally. The World Health Organization (WHO) notes that Southeast Asian countries have a high MMR. Indonesia's maternal mortality ranks third highest in Southeast Asia, with a 177 maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births in 2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: To care for their health needs, women in Indonesia who live with their parents or in-laws frequently lose their independence, including the choice of delivery place.
Aim: The study aimed to analyze the effect of home residential status on the choice of delivery place in Indonesia.
Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional study.
Background: Policymakers must understand primary healthcare utilization disparity to minimize the gap because they must seek fair service for every citizen. The study analyzes regional differences in primary healthcare utilization in Java Region-Indonesia.
Methods: The cross-sectional research analyzes secondary data from the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey.
The study aimed to analyze the target of the policy to decrease low birth weight (LBW) in Indonesia. This cross-sectional study used a sample of live births in last five years preceding the survey of birth weight. Data collection took place from July to September 2017.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: 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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Policymakers must ensure that the entire population has equal access to health services, and efforts to minimise inequalities are needed. This study aimed to analyse the regional disparities in hospital utilisation in Indonesia.
Design: A cross-sectional study analysing secondary data from the 2018 Indonesian Basic Health Survey.
Background: Generally, violence against women, especially during pregnancy, can increase the risk of pregnancy and childbirth complications. Besides, multiple trauma may occur because it affects not only the woman but also the fetus. The present study analyzed the factors associated with violence against pregnant women in Indonesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Expanding the reach of health insurance in Maluku aims to increase public access with the archipelago topography to healthcare facilities.
Objective: The study aimed to analyze factors related to health insurance ownership among Moluccans.
Materials And Methods: The study employed 788 respondents.
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.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Female workers are vulnerable groups in the Indonesian context, and female workers must be responsible for domestic problems and earn a living. The study aimed to analyze the role of socioeconomic on health insurance ownership among female workers in Indonesia.
Methods: The study population was all female workers in Indonesia.
Factors Related to Stunting Incidence in Toddlers with Working Mothers in Indonesia.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
August 2022
Previous studies have suggested that a toddler stunting is closely related to maternal characteristics. Working mothers, as a group, are vulnerable to having a stunted toddler. The present research aimed to analyze factors related to stunting incidence in toddlers with working mothers in Indonesia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Involvement in antenatal care (ANC) is one of the husband's responsibilities for his wife's health.
Objective: This study analyzed the contribution of the husband's education level to his involvement in ANC visits among poor households.
Methods: The study employed secondary data from the 2017 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey.
Background: Confusion of information has also colored the course of the Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The study analyzes the relationship between media exposure and information clarity about Covid-19 in Indonesia.
Methods: The study collected extensive data (n = 5,397).
Background: Measuring height for age is one of the essential indicators for evaluating children's growth. The study analyzes the association between maternal education and stunting among children under two years in Indonesia.
Methods: The study employed secondary data from the 2017 Indonesia Nutritional Status Monitoring Survey.
Background: The Indonesian government initiated National Health Insurance (NHI) to reduce health service barriers. The study aimed to analyze specific targets for expanding the NHI's membership in Indonesia.
Methods: The study population was all populations in Indonesia.