In the US alone, 1.2 million people were diagnosed with HIV in 2013 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). People living with HIV experience stigma-related disadvantages that affect their quality of life. Stigma manifests in multiple forms (e.g. prejudice and discrimination) (Mahajan, 2008). Consequently, stigma contributes to barriers for effective intervention, prevention, treatment, and care for PLHIV (International Center for Research on Women (ICRW), 2015). In this pilot study, the researcher implemented a body mapping workshop for clients of AIDS Athens. Through a mixed methods of observation, interview, and questionnaire for data collection, the result of the process and outcome evaluation of the body mapping workshop showed that: (1) the intervention was implemented as intended; (2) the workshop can be replicated in the Athens setting; (3) the workshop can be improved upon for future delivery (4) the workshop did not meet its intended outcome objectives (an increase of resilience and self-esteem scores of 10% post-intervention); (5) all participants indicated good to high level of satisfaction with the workshop.

Indonesia has distributed the COVID-19 vaccinations to its people starting from January 2021 based on certain priorities to deal with COVID-19 pandemic. News of deaths after the COVID-19 vaccination has made some people hesitate to get vaccinated. This study aims to depict the pattern and determinant of public interest in COVID-19 vaccine information using Google Trends data. The pattern can be used as a suggestion to the government to conduct a campaign on the COVID-19 vaccine. Several topics related to the COVID-19 vaccine were collected from Google Trends and then clustered by the province using K-Means. By total within sum of square, best number of clusters is two. Then, a logistic regression analysis was done with cluster as response variable to find out what factors made people interested in the COVID-19 vaccine topic. As a result, percentage of people who received the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and the rate of COVID-19 patients who were treated had influenced public interest in the COVID-19 vaccine. Hence, the campaign must be transparent so that the public can see both the good and bad effects of vaccination. It will help to reduce the number of people dying after receiving vaccinations.

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Musculoskeletal complaints are often experienced by workers, especially vegetable farmers who work repeatedly; resulting in a decrease in muscle and bone strength. This study aimed to determine the relationship between work position and musculoskeletal complaints in vegetable farmers. The type of research used is an observational study with a cross-sectional design. The sample in this study was 30 vegetable farmers recruited by using the purposive sampling technique. The research instrument used a Nordic Body Map questionnaire and REBA (Rapid Entire Body Assessment) sheets. The results of statistical tests using the Spearman’s Rho Correlation test showed there is no relationship between age (p-value = 0.069) and the working position bent at the time of hoeing (p-value = 0.093) with musculoskeletal complaints. However, there is a relationship between working period (p-value = 0.005), standing work position when lifting weights (p-value = 0.045), and sitting position when harvesting (p-value = 0.002) with musculoskeletal complaints. It is important for vegetable farmers to improve their work positions to be more comfortable and safer, to consume healthy food for muscles and bones, and to get adequate rest.

Excessive sweating will cause the sodium chloride salt content in the body to be excreted along with sweat, thereby inhibiting glucose transport and causing fatigue. The potassium and sugar content of coconut water is known to recover dehydration and reduce fatigue. A Quasi-Experimental method has been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of young coconut water in reducing fatigue on construction workers. This experiment employed a hundred workers from two main construction projects in North Sumatra recently. Most of the respondents are a handyman (64%) of productive ages at 36-45 yrs (42%) with less than 5 years experience (72%) doing moderate workload (64%). A non-parametric test showed significant differences in work fatigue among the intervention group with a p-value 0.001, while the control group showed no significant difference with a p-value 0.056. Moreover, the N-Gain score of the intervention group was -13.37 or 13.3%, while in the control group was -0.62. This study was also supported by the quasi analysis on the ages category, years of works, types of work, and workload category, which showed significant differences between pre-test and post-test of the intervention groups. This study suggested the consumption of young coconut water to reduce fatigue due to its nutrient and mineral content.