The World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic on March 11, 2020 due to its rapid spread on a global scale. More than 118,000 cases had been reported in 114 countries, and mortality had reached a total of 4291. Scholars have suggested that the level of panic is correlated with knowledge and attitude among the population. This review presents a summary of knowledge, attitude, and practice during the COVID-19 pandemic among healthcare workers, medical students, and populations in the US, the UK, Italy, Jordan, and China in April 2020. Analysis reveals that the level of the knowledge was positive in general, and optimistic attitudes and good practices are held. Utility of substantial knowledge and positive attitudes and practices hopefully can control the spread of COVID-19.

Purpose To identify perception, knowledge, and attitudes toward mental health disorders and their treatment among students in a university in West Java, Indonesia. Methods A cross-sectional study which measures perceptions, knowledge, and attitudes of 427 university students using convenience sampling through a 53-item self-administered questionnaire was conducted in January 2020. Either a chi-square test or the Kruskal–Wallis test was employed to analyze the association between student characteristics and variables. Furthermore, Spearman rank correlation coefficient was utilized to evaluate the relationship between variables. Results A total of 51.29% students had negative perceptions, 50.23% had good knowledge, and 52.46% had positive attitudes toward mental disorders and their treatment. The differences in the experience of visiting a psychologist or psychiatrist were associated with perceptions ( P <0.01), knowledge ( P <0.01), and attitudes ( P <0.01). A positive correlation was observed between perception and attitude (r=0.56; P <0.01) and between knowledge and attitude (r=0.24; P <0.01). The students obtained most information about mental health from social media (92.74%). Conclusion Students demonstrated good knowledge and positive attitude toward mental health disorders. However, some continue to hold negative perceptions regarding approaching someone with a mental disorder, encouraging doubt and fear. Health promotion about mental health disorders and their treatment must be conducted to increase positive perceptions, good knowledge, and positive attitudes of the students. Social media tools can be considered to enhance mental health promotion and prevention of mental health problems.

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Background Vaccination is known to have an enormous impact on improving child health. In Indonesia, the government has included several vaccines in the national immunization program. Objective This study aimed to investigate parents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on childhood immunization during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia. Methods A valid and reliable questionnaire was delivered to approximately 276 parents in Jakarta and Bandung, representing the epicenter of the pandemic. This study was conducted from June 2020 to February 2021. The correlations between parents’ knowledge, attitudes, and practice with the characteristics of the respondents were investigated. In addition, multiple regression analysis was performed to identify the variables associated with good vaccination practice. Results The results showed that the mean scores of parents’ knowledge, attitude, and practice on childhood vaccinations were 7.22 (± 1.30) out of 9 points, 3.93 (± 0.31) out of 4 points, and 3.59 (± 0.97) out of 5 points, respectively. Respondents graduated from university were more knowledgeable than those graduated from senior high school ( p -value <0.05). Employed participants had better scores in knowledge and practice, compared to unemployed participants ( p -value <0.05). Conclusion In conclusion, this study found positive correlations between participants’ knowledge and attitude, knowledge and practice, and attitude and practice on childhood vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.

AbstrakHipertensi merupakan penyebab umum dalam peningkatan angka mortalitas dan mobiditas di masyarakat. Selain merupakan silent killer, prevalensi penyakit ini semakin meningkat di seluruh dunia. Prevalensi hipertensi di Indonesia 25,8% dan Jawa Barat berada di peringkat keempat dengan prevalensi 29,4%. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengukur tingkat pengetahuan pasien hipertensi terkait penyakit yang dideritanya. Studi ini merupakan penelitian observasional menggunakan rancangan potong lintang dan dilakukan pada bulan Juni-Oktober 2017 di Apotek Pendidikan Universitas Padjadjaran, Kota Bandung. Sejumlah seratus lima puluh responden mengisi kuesioner yang telah divalidasi setelah menandatangani informed consent terlebih dahulu. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa sebanyak 56,7% dari responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan baik, 40% dari responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan cukup, dan 3,3% dari responden memiliki tingkat pengetahuan kurang. Data kemudian diolah secara statistik sehingga diperoleh hasil bahwa tidak terdapat perbedaan bermakna (p>0,05) antara setiap kelompok responden terhadap sosiodemografi dan karakteristik klinis pasien. Hanya sekitar 50% responden yang memiliki tingkat pengetahuan baik, pasien yang memiliki tingkat pengetahuan cukup dan kurang umumnya adalah pasien dengan tingkat pendidikan rendah dan menderita hipertensi kurang dari lima tahun. Kata kunci: Fasilitas kesehatan primer, hipertensi, tingkat pengetahuan Assessment of Knowledge on Hypertension among Hypertensive Patients in Bandung City: A Preliminary Study AbstractHypertension is a common health problems that can increase the mortality and mobility rate in the community. As a silent killer, the prevalence of this disease is increasing worldwide. The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia is 25.8% and West Java is ranked at top four with prevalence of 29.4%. This study aimed to measure the level of knowledge of hypertensive patients about their disease. This study was an observational study using cross-sectional design in June-October 2017 at Apotek Pendidikan Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung City. A total of one hundred and fifty respondents completed a validated questionnaire after signing informed consent. The results showed that 56.7% of respondents have "good" level of knowledge, 40% of respondents have "moderate" level of knowledge, and 3.3% of respondents have "poor" level of knowledge. Data were analyzed statistically, the results showed that there was no significant difference (p>0.05) between each group of respondents to sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the patients. Only fifty percent of respondents have "good" level of knowledge, patients who have "moderate" and "poor" level of knowledge generally are patients with low levels of education and suffer from hypertension less than five years.

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AbstrakKanker merupakan salah satu penyakit yang menyebabkan kematian yang tinggi di dunia. Berdasarkan data WHO, pada tahun 2015 terdapat 8,8 juta kematian yang diakibatkan oleh penyakit kanker. Berdasarkan data riskesdas tahun 2013, prevalensi kanker di Indonesia mencapai 1,4% atau sekitar 347.792 orang. Berbagai metode telah dikembangkan untuk mengobati kanker, salah satunya dengan menggunakan terapi radiasi atau radioterapi. Berdasarkan International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), dari 10,9 juta orang yang didiagnosis menderita kanker di seluruh dunia setiap tahun, sekitar 50% membutuhkan radioterapi. Penggunaan radiasi untuk terapi kanker belum banyak digunakan dan masih terbatas di Indonesia. Tujuan penulisan review ini adalah untuk memaparkan konsep dasar terapi kanker dengan radiasi dan perkembangan radioterapi di Indonesia melalui penelusuran pustaka. Metode penelusuran pustaka dalam artikel review ini adalah penelusuran pustaka pada mesin pencari Google, Google Scholar dan PubMed basis data dengan kata kunci "basic radiotherapy" "radiation therapy in Indonesia" "novel radiotherapy in Indonesia" serta peraturan perundang-undangan Republik Indonesia yang berkaitan dengan radioterapi. Hasil penelusuran pustaka menunjukkan bahwa teknologi radiasi telah ada di Indonesia sejak tahun 1927. Sampai tahun 2013, terdapat 29 pusat pelayanan radioterapi di Indonesia. Radioterapi telah menjadi salah satu terapi yang penting dalam pengobatan kanker di Indonesia. Pemerintah Indonesia mendukung kemajuan teknologi ini dengan menerbitkan peraturan tentang standar pelayanan radioterapi di rumah sakit. Semakin banyak dan berkembangnya fasilitas radioterapi diharapkan dapat mengurangi prevalensi penyakit kanker di Indonesia. Kata kunci: Kanker, radioterapi, regulasi, terapi radiasi Cancer Therapy with Radiation: The Basic Concept of Radiotherapy and Its Development in Indonesia AbstractCancer is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. According to WHO,8,8 million deaths in 2015 was caused by cancer. In Indonesia, based on basic health research data in 2013, the prevalence of cancer was 1.4% or 347.792 people in Indonesia suffer from cancer. Various methods have been developed to treat cancer, one of them is by using radiation therapy or radiotherapy. According to International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), from 10.9 million people diagnosed with cancer, about 50% require radiotherapy. The use of radiation for cancer therapy has not been widely used and is still limited in Indonesia. This review article was aimed to describe the basic concept of cancer therapy with radiation and its development in Indonesia. Literature review was conducted from Google search engine, Google Scholar and PubMed database with keyword "basic radiotherapy" "radiation therapy in Indonesia" "novel radiotherapy in Indonesia" and radiotherapy regulations in Indonesia. The results revealed that radiation technology has been availabe in Indonesia since 1927. Until 2013, 29 radiotherapy centers were available in Indonesia. Radiothera...

Tingginya prevalensi diabetes melitus (DM) di Indonesia menjadi perhatian khusus oleh pemerintah karena selain pengobatannya seumur hidup, tingkat kepatuhan pasien cenderung rendah sehingga kadar gula darah pasien sering tidak terkontrol. Apoteker memiliki peranan yang sangat penting dalam mengotrol outcome klinis ini. Peranan apoteker dimulai dari skrining resep, compounding, dispensing, pelayanan informasi obat, konseling hingga monitoring terapi dapat meningkatkan kualitas hidup pasien. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis perbedaan outcome klinis antara pasien DM yang menerima pelayanan farmasi klinis dari apoteker dan yang tidak menerima pelayanan farmasi klinis dari apoteker. Penelitian ini merupakan studi observasional dengan desain case control yang dilakukan di delapan fasilitas kesehatan tingkat pertama di Kota Bandung pada bulan Desember 2017-Maret 2018. Pengambilan sampel dilakukan dengan purposive sampling, sebanyak 262 data diperoleh dari rekam medis pasien berupa demografi dan kadar glukosa darah puasa selama tiga bulan berturut-turut. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kontrol glukosa darah puasa memiliki hubungan yang signifikan terhadap jenis kelamin (p 0,019), lama menderita DM (p 0,018), dan riwayat keluarga (p 0,047). Pasien yang memperoleh pelayanan farmasi klinis dari apoteker memiliki kontrol glukosa darah yang baik dengan rata-rata nilai glukosa darah puasa per bulan berada di bawah 126 mg/dL (p 0,000); OR 11,6 (CI 95% 6,282-21,420). Pelayanan farmasi klinis yang dilakukan oleh apoteker meningkatkan kontrol glukosa darah puasa pasien DM sebanyak 11 kali dibandingkan dengan pasien yang tidak memperoleh pelayanan farmasi klinik dari apoteker. Kata kunci: Diabetes melitus, farmasi klinik, fasilitas kesehatan tingkat pertama (FKTP), gula darah puasa