Acupressure intervention for children: A scoping review.

Background: Acupressure is a popular form of complementary nursing among adults. It stimulates the body's self-healing processes by enhancing energy flow, or "chi," along meridian channels. Acupressure can address many health issues and is also used on children because it is painless and straightforward.

Development and validation of Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health - Knowledge, Attitude, and Self-Efficacy Questionnaires (ASRH-KASeQ).

Objectives: The tools to measure knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health have been developed, but with adolescent subjects over 15 years old and with specific topics. The needs and focus of SRH education in adolescents are different from those of young adults. This study aimed to develop a valid and reliable tool to measure adolescents' knowledge, attitude, and self-efficacy regarding SRH.

Understanding the pubertal, psychosocial, and cognitive developmental trajectories of stunted and non-stunted adolescents: protocol of a multi-site Indonesian cohort study.

Background: The prevalence of stunting among Indonesian children aged 5-12 years decreased from 30.7% in 2013 to 23.6% in 2018 but has remained among the highest rates worldwide.

Discovering needs for palliative care in children with cancer in Indonesia.

Background: Although most children with cancer die in low- and middle-income countries, palliative care receives limited attention in these settings. This study explores parents' perspectives on experiences and needs of children dying from cancer.

Methods: Home visits were conducted to interview parents of children, who were treated for cancer at an Indonesian academic hospital and died between 2019 and 2020, using semi-structured questionnaires.

Factors affecting the health-related quality of life of children with cerebral palsy in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study.

Purpose: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) and their parents experience various problems that can affect their quality of life. This study examined factors affecting the quality of life of children with CP.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from January to August 2019.

Health-related quality of life of Indonesian children with hemophilia.

Introduction: Measuring health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in haemophilia patients provides a comprehensive patient's functional and the impact of the disease and its treatment.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the HRQoL of haemophilia children and related factors.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from 6 April 2019 to 29 April 2019.

Tobacco Use among School-Age Adolescents in Indonesia: Findings from the 2015 Indonesia Global School-Based Student Health Survey.

Background: Although Indonesia has a considerable proportion of adolescent smokers, nationally representative studies of its determinants remain limited. The 2015 Indonesian Global School-Based Student Health Survey (GSHS) was conducted with school-age adolescents and provided information about smoking behavior. This study aimed to examine the prevalence, determinants, and correlates of tobacco use among adolescents in Indonesia using the GSHS survey.

Impact of Physician Dual Practices on a Pediatric-Oncology Outreach-Program.

Objective: Physician dual practices (PDP) can be defined as 'doctors combining clinical work in public and private health-sector.' This study explores the impact of PDP on a long-term pediatric-oncology outreach-program between large referral hospitals in the Netherlands, Indonesia and Kenya.

Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study used a self-administered semi-structured survey.

The effectiveness of play therapy in children with leukemia: A systematic review.

Problem: Leukemia is the most common form of childhood cancer worldwide. Children living with leukemia experience various problems because of the disease's progression, harmful effects of treatment, and prolonged hospitalization process. To increase their well-being and alleviate their problems, these children require ongoing support.

Adverse events following immunization of COVID-19 vaccine among children aged 6-11 years.

Introduction: Starting in December 2021, the Indonesian Government has recommended inactivated SARS-CoV-2 vaccine (CoronaVac) for children aged 6-11 years. This study aims to determine the prevalence and determinant factors of adverse events following immunization (AEFI) of the first dose and the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine among children aged 6-11 years old.

Materials And Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in Bantul District, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, in February-March 2022.

Global Problem of Physician Dual Practices: A Literature Review.

Background: Physician dual practices (PDP) is a term used to describe physicians who combine work in public and private health-care sector. This study aimed to find evidence of PDP worldwide, investigate its reasons and consequences, and compare high-income (HIC) versus low and middle-income countries (LMIC).

Methods: In this literature review, the search for PDP evidence was conducted in the English language.

Secular trends in Javanese adult height: the roles of environment and educational attainment.

Background: Since its independence in 1945, Indonesia has undergone rapid socioeconomic development. The fastest changes occurred in Java, which is the main island where more than half of the Indonesian population lives.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the secular trend in the height of adults living in Java born between 1953 and 1995 by comparing their residence (rural, small city, or large city) and considering factors that contribute to adult height.

Health-related quality of life profile of Indonesian children and its determinants: a community-based study.

Background: Assessing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and its determinants in children may provide a comprehensive view of child health. The study aimed to assess the HRQOL in Indonesian children and its determinants.

Methods: We conducted a community-based cross-sectional study in the Sleman District of Yogyakarta Special Province, Indonesia, from August to November 2019.

Effect of care for child development training on cadres' knowledge, attitude, and efficacy in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Background: Stunting is a common malnutrition problem among children in the world. The Care for Children Development (CCD) intervention is a strategy to reduce stunting.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the effect of culturally modified CCD training on the knowledge, attitude, and efficacy (KAE) of cadres about stunting in the community.

Impact of universal health coverage on childhood cancer outcomes in Indonesia.

Background: Starting from 2014, the Indonesian government has implemented Universal Health Coverage (UHC) with the aim to make healthcare services accessible and affordable to all Indonesian citizens. A major reason for childhood cancer treatment failure in low- and middle-income countries, particularly among families with low socioeconomic status (SES), is abandonment of expensive cancer treatment. Our study compared childhood cancer treatment outcomes of the overall, low, and high SES population before and after introduction of UHC at a large Indonesian academic hospital.

Treatment Outcome of Children with Retinoblastoma in a Tertiary Care Referral Hospital in Indonesia.

Background: Although survival rates for retinoblastoma (RB) are over 95% in high-income countries, its high mortality rate in low and middle-income countries remains a great concern. Few studies investigated treatment outcome and factors contributing to RB survival in these latter settings. Aims of this study are to determine treatment outcome of Indonesian children diagnosed with RB and to explore factors predictive of treatment outcome.

Growth Patterns of Indonesian Infants with Cow's Milk Allergy and Fed with Soy-Based Infant Formula.

Purpose: The use of soy-based infant formula has increased widely in infants with cow's milk allergy (CMA). This study aimed to provide evidence on the growth pattern of CMA infants fed with soy-based infant formula in an Indonesian setting.

Methods: A multi-site, intervention study was conducted among full-term and normal birth weight CMA infants.

Risk factors for childhood pneumonia: a case-control study in a high prevalence area in Indonesia.

Background: Acute respiratory infections (ARIs), especially pneumonia, remain a major cause of infant mortality worldwide. In Indonesia, pneumonia is the second most common cause of infant and toddler deaths. Exclusive breastfeeding and basic immunization can protect infants and children from contracting pneumonia.

What Forms of Media Do We Need for Preventing Child Sexual Abuse? A Qualitative Study in Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia.

Child sexual abuse (CSA) in Indonesia has reached an alarming degree. One of the prevention efforts that can be implemented is educating children and the people around them (parents, teachers, and other school staff). The educational process should be supported with adequate and appropriate media.

Improvement of Parent's awareness, knowledge, perception, and acceptability of human papillomavirus vaccination after a structured-educational intervention.

Background: Regardless of the disease burden of human papillomavirus (HPV), the vaccine has not been included in the Indonesia National Immunization Program. Since 2017 there was a demonstration program of the HPV vaccination in Yogyakarta Province. This vaccine was given free to female primary school students in the 5th and 6th grades (11-13 years old).

Global Problem of Hospital Detention Practices.

Although an official definition by the World Health Organization (WHO) or any other authority is currently lacking, hospital detention practices (HDP) can be described as: "refusing release of either living patients after medical discharge is clinically indicated or refusing release of bodies of deceased patients if families are unable to pay their hospital bills." Reports of HDP are very scarce and lack consistent terminology. Consequently, the problem's scale is unknown.

Religious and community leaders' acceptance of rotavirus vaccine introduction in Yogyakarta, Indonesia: a qualitative study.

Background: In Indonesia, oral rotavirus vaccines are available but not funded on the National Immunization Program (NIP). New immunization program introduction requires an assessment of community acceptance. For religiously observant Muslims in Indonesia, vaccine acceptance is further complicated by the use of porcine trypsin during manufacturing and the absence of halal labeling.

Health-care providers' perspectives on health-insurance access, waiving procedures, and hospital detention practices in Kenya.

Background: Patients at Kenyan public hospitals are detained if their families cannot pay their medical bills. Access to health insurance and waiving procedures to prevent detention may be limited. This study explores the perspectives of health-care providers (HCP) on health-insurance access, waiving procedures, and hospital detention practices.