Background: Self-medication with antibiotics increases the risk of resistance, which leads to higher morbidity and mortality. The community plays an important role in preventing and controlling the spread of antibiotic resistance. This study aims to determine factors associated with antibiotics self-medication practices in the community, which are the key to developing effective intervention programs.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted between September and October 2015 at Teling Atas Community Health Center in Wanea, a sub-district of East Indonesia region. Data was collected by a questionnaire-guided interview. There were 35 questions which cover respondent demographics, antibiotic use, and respondents’ knowledge about antibiotics. Logistic regression was used to analyze the association between self-medication with antibiotics and respondents’ level of knowledge as well as other factors.Results: Among 400 respondents, there were 240 (60%) who had used antibiotics within 6 months prior to the interview and 180 (45.0%) who had self-medicated. Wounds or skin diseases (32.2%) were main reasons for self-medication. The majority of respondents self-medicated on their own initiatives (70.6%) and purchased antibiotics in pharmacies (52.2%). The mean score for respondent knowledge about antibiotic was categorized as “moderate” (score 7.14±2.49). Respondents with lower knowledge scores had higher probabilities to self-medicate with antibiotics than those with higher scores (OR= 16.86; 95% CI= 4.25–66.83).Conclusion: Self-medication practices with antibiotics in this study are associated with age, family income, and knowledge. Since poorer knowledge about antibiotics is associated with a higher probability of self-medication with antibiotics, education programs to improve public awareness are needed.
Dental caries and periodontal diseases are still the major problems of oral health among the community. The microbes Streptococcus mutans that accumulate in plaques have an important role in the occurences of these two diseases. The control of plaque forming can be done chemically by using mouthwash. Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and betle leaf (Piper betle Linn.), among others, are active ingredients that are added in the preparation of alcohol-free mouthwash. This study aimed to determine whether there was a difference between the inhibition of alcohol-free mouthwash containing CPC, and betle-leaf mouthwash to the growth of S. mutans. This was an experimental study with a post-test-only control-group design. The technique for testing inhibition used the Kirby Baurer disc diffusion method with samples of cultures of S. mutans The trial materials were commercial alcohol-free mouthwash and betle-leaf mouthwash; and aquadest as the negative control. There were nine repetitions for each trial material group. The results of the Kruskal Wallis test showed significant differences (P <0.05) between alcohol-free mouthwash containing CPC, alcohol-free mouthwash containing piper betle Linn extract, and aquadest. The result of the Mann Withney test showed that there was a significant difference (P <0.05) between alcohol-free mouthwash containing CPC and alcohol-free mouthwash containing piper betle Linn extract. Alcohol-free mouthwash containing CPC had a wider zone of inhibition than the alcohol-free mouthwash containing betle leaf extract. Conclusion: Inhibition of the alcohol-free mouthwash containing cetylpyridinium chloride on the growth of S.mutans was significantly better than the alcohol-free mouthwash containing piper betle Linn extract. Keywords: cetylpyridinium chloride, betle leaf, mouthwash, Streptococcus mutans. Abstract: Karies gigi dan penyakit periodontal merupakan masalah bagi kesehatan gigi dan mulut di masyarakat. Streptococcus mutans dalam plak berperan dalam terjadinya kedua penyakit ini. Pengontrolan plak dapat dilakukan secara kimiawi dengan menggunakan obat kumur. Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) dan daun sirih merupakan bahan aktif yang ditambahkan dalam sediaan obat kumur bebas alkohol. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat apakah terdapat perbedaan daya hambat antara obat kumur bebas alkohol yang mengandung CPC dengan obat kumur daun sirih terhadap pertumbuhan S. mutans. Penelitian ini bersifat eksperimental dengan post-test only control group design. Teknik pengujian daya hambat menggunakan metode difusi cakram Kirby Baurer dengan sampel S. mutans. Bahan coba yang digunakan yaitu obat kumur bebas alkohol, dan akuades sebagai kontrol negatif. Jumlah pengulangan pada masing-masing kelompok bahan coba sebanyak 9 kali. Uji Kruskal Wallis menunjukkan perbedaan bermakna (P <0,05) antara obat kumur CPC, obat kumur daun sirih, dan akuades terhadap pertumbuhan S. mutans. Uji Mann-Whitney menunjukkan perbedaan bermakna (P <0,05) antara obat kumur CPC dan obat kumur daun sirih terhadap pertumbuhan S. mutans. Obat kumur CPC memiliki zona hambat lebih besar dibandingkan obat kumur daun sirih. Simpulan: Sediaan obat kumur bebas alkohol yang mengandung cetylpyridinium chloride memilliki daya hambat terhadap pertumbuhan Streptococcus mutans yang lebih tinggi secara bermakna dibandingkan sediaan obat kumur bebas alkohol yang mengandung ekstrak daun sirih.
The purpose of this research to determine the relationship between nutritional knowledge, physical activity with exercise intensity and nutritional status. The method used is quantitative research with the approach cross sectional study. Determination of sample was done by total sampling totaled 118 Church youth GMIM Kanaan Pinabetengan. Analysis of test data using spearman correlation coefficient. The results showed the nutritional status of the most many categories of normal 43.3%, fat 29.9%, skinny 26.9%. Knowledge of nutrition both categories 56.7%, less good 43.3%. Physical activity in the category of pretty 53.7%, less 46.3%. The intensity of the sport category better 55.2%, less good 44.8%. Spearman test between nutritional knowledge and nutritional status are known to have a relationship, be aware the value of significant (2tailed), namely 0.003. The strength of the relationship moderates the positive direction. Spearman test between physical activity and nutritional status are known to have a relationship, be aware the value of significant (2tailed), namely 0.003. The strength of the relationship moderates the positive direction. Spearman test between intensity of exercise and nutritional status are known to not have a relationship. The conclusion there is a relationship between knowledge of nutrition, physical activity and nutritional status. There is no relationship between exercise intensity and nutritional status on the youth of the Church GMIM Kanaan Pinabetengan.Keywords: knowledge, physical activity, exercise intensity, nutritional status Abstrak: Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui hubungan antara pengetahuan gizi, aktivitas fisik dengan intensitas olahraga dan status gizi. Metode yang digunakan yaitu penelitian kuantitatif dengan pendekatan cross sectional study. Penentuan sampel dilakukan secara total sampling berjumlah 118 pemuda Jemaat GMIM Kanaan Pinabetengan. Analisis data menggunakan uji koefisien korelasi spearman. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan status gizi paling banyak kategori normal 43.3%, gemuk 29.9%, kurus 26.9%. Pengetahuan gizi kategori baik 56.7%, kurang baik 43.3%. Aktivitas fisik pada kategori cukup 53.7%, kurang 46.3%. Intensitas olahraga kategori baik 55.2%, kurang baik 44.8%. Uji spearman antara pengetahuan gizi dengan status gizi diketahui memiliki hubungan, diketahui nilai signifikan (2tailed) yaitu 0.003. Kekuatan hubungan moderat arah positif. Uji spearman antara aktivitas fisik dengan status gizi diketahui memiliki hubungan, diketahui nilai signifikan (2tailed) yaitu 0.003. Kekuatan hubungan moderat arah positif. Uji spearman antara intensitas olahraga dengan status gizi diketahui tidak memiliki hubungan. Simpulan ada hubungan antara pengetahuan gizi, aktivitas fisik dengan status gizi. Tidak ada hubungan antara intensitas olahraga dengan status gizi pada pemuda Jemaat GMIM Kanaan Pinabetengan.Kata kunci: pengetahuan, aktivitas fisik, intensitas olahraga, status gizi
Understanding the honeybee gut bacteria is an essential aspect as honeybees are the primary pollinators of many crops. In this study, the honeybee-associated gut bacteria were investigated by targeting the V3-V4 region of 16S rRNA genes using the Illumina MiSeq. The adult worker was captured in an urban area in a dense settlement. In total, 83,018 reads were obtained, revealing six phyla from 749 bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs). The gut was dominated by Proteobacteria (58% of the total reads, including Enterobacteriaceae 28.2%, Erwinia 6.43%, and Klebsiella 4.90%), Firmicutes (29% of the total reads, including Lactococcus garvieae 13.45%, Lactobacillus spp. 8.19%, and Enterococcus spp. 4.47%), and Actinobacteria (8% of the total reads, including Bifidobacterium spp. 7.96%). Many of these bacteria belong to the group of lactic acid bacteria (LAB), which was claimed to be composed of beneficial bacteria involved in maintaining a healthy host. The honeybee was identified as Apis nigrocincta based on an identity BLAST search of its COI region. This study is the first report on the gut microbial community structure and composition of A. nigrocincta from Indonesia.
Callyspongia sp. is one of the kinds of sea sponge which is hardly used instead of its potential in order to be used as antibacterial, anticancer, and also antifungi.The objective of the research is to observe the effect of antibacterial of endosymbiont fungi of Callyspongia sp. to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Ecshericia coli. Method: Method chosen in order to test the antibacterial effect is by pasting the myselia of endosymbiont fungi on the subject. The result of the combination, then, is observed as a measure of zone of resistance in endosymbiont fungi test effect. Result: The result of the observation presents two kinds of endosymbiont fungi, isolated from the sea sponge Callyspongia; Black Myselium Fungi and Brown Myselium. The diameter’s average of zone of resistance in Brown Myselium Endosymbiont Fungi to Pseudomonas aeruginosa is 16,8 mm; the same amount gained to Eschericia coli, while the Black Myselium presents no zone of resistance. Conclusion: Brown Myselium Endosymbiont Fungi has the ability to resist the growth of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Eschericia coli.Keywords: antibacterial, endosymbiont fungi, Callyspongia sp. sea sponge.)Abstrak: Callyspongia sp. merupakan salah satu jenis spons yang berpotensi sebagai antibakteri, antikanker, dan antijamur yang belum banyak dimanfaatkan. Tujuan: untuk mengetahui ada tidaknya efek antibakteri jamur endosimbion spons laut Callyspongia sp. terhadap bakteri Pseudomonas aeruginosa dan Eschericia coli. Metode: Metode yang digunakan untuk uji antibakteri yaitu dilakukan dengan cara menempelkan miselia jamur endosimbion pada media agar kombinasi yang telah dioleskan bakteri uji untuk mengamati dan mengukur zona hambat yang dihasilkan jamur endosimbion. Hasil: Dari penelitian yang dilakukan, diperoleh dua jenis jamur endosimbion yang diisolasi dari spons laut Callyspongia sp., jamur endosimbion miselium hitam dan jamur endosimbion miselium coklat. Rata-rata diameter zona hambat jamur endosimbion coklat terhadap bakteri Pseudomonas aeruginosa 16,8 mm dan terhadap Eschericia coli 16,8 mm, sedangkan jamur endosimbion hitam tidak memiliki zona hambat. Simpulan: Jamur endosimbion coklat memiliki aktivitas menghambat pertumbuhan bakteri Pseudomonas aeruginosa dan Eschericia coli.Kata kunci: antibakteri, jamur endosimbion, spons laut Callyspongia sp.
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