Biocity Journal of Pharmacy Bioscience and Clinical Community

Evaluation of the Level of Medication Adherence of Antiepileptic Drugs (AEDs) on Cognitive Function of Children

2024-10-31T20:10:33+08:00

Epilepsy is a chronic brain disorder with various causes characterized by recurrent attacks. Epilepsy can affect all ages, including children, which affects around 40%-50%. Epilepsy can have an impact on memory disorders, either caused by symptoms of epilepsy itself, antiepileptic drugs (AEDs), psychosocial factors, or comorbidities. Patients with epilepsy are generally advised to consume AEDs for more than 3 months. This antiepileptic treatment takes a long time, so it is very susceptible to causing patient non-compliance in taking AEDs. Therefore, this study aims to determine the level of compliance of pediatric epilepsy patients and whether there is a relationship between compliance and the cognitive function of pediatric patients. In this study, 54 respondents were used from the Mataram City Hospital polyclinic. Compliance was measured using the Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8 item (MMAS-8) questionnaire and cognitive function measure using the Indonesian version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-Ina). The result based on the MMAS-8 shows that 7.4% of respondents had high compliance, 61.1% had moderate compliance, and 31.5% had low compliance. Data analysis used the Chi-Square test with α = 0.01 and obtained a significance value (p-value = 0.329). Based on these results, it can be concluded that the level of compliance is moderate, and there is no relationship between compliance and cognitive function.

Factors that Influence Pregnant Women’s Knowledge about Neonatal Asphyxia

2024-10-31T20:10:34+08:00

Asfiksia neonatorum merupakan salah satu penyebab kurangnya aliran darah atau pertukaran gas ke atau dari janin pada periode segera sebelum, selama atau setelah proses kelahiran. Menurut data World Health Organization (WHO), 28 milyar bayi meninggal setelah 28 hari pertama karena masa itu merupakan masa adaptasi yang dialami oleh bayi untuk menentukan apakah dapat bertahan hidup atau tidak. Salah satu penyebab utamanya adalah asfiksia yang mengakibatkan 11% kematian bayi. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi pengetahuan ibu hamil tentang asfiksia neonatorum berdasarkan umur, paritas dan pendidikan Ibu. Penelitian ini adalah survey analitik dengan pendekatan cross-sectional dan dilaksanakan di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Kolakaasi. Sampel penelitian yang digunakan sebanyak 75 responden dengan instrumen kuesioner. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hasil uji statistik dengan uji chi-square, probabilitas lebih kecil α (p < α) (0.001<0.05). Hasil ini secara statistik menunjukkan adanya hubungan yang signifikan antara umur, paritas dan pendidikan Ibu terhadap pengetahuan tentang asfiksia neonatorum. Oleh karena itu dapat disimpulkan bahwa umur, paritas, dan pendidikan berpengaruh terhadap pengetahuan Ibu hamil tentang asfiksia neonatorum.

Antibacterial Activity of Ethanol Extract of Marigold Flower (Tagetes erecta Linn.) against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli Bacteria

2024-10-31T20:10:34+08:00

Gemitir flowers (Tagetes erecta Linn.) contain secondary metabolite compounds such as flavonoids, phenolics, saponins and carotenoids which have the potential as antibacterials that can be used in treating infections caused by pathogenic bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The purpose of this study was to determine the effective concentration of etanol extract of gemitir flowers and the comparison of antibiotic inhibition with etanol extract of gemitir flowers in inhibiting the growth of S. aureus and E. coli bacteria. This study is an experimental study and was analyzed using the One Way ANOVA statistical test. The results showed that gemitir flower extract positively contained secondary metabolites in the form of flavonoids, phenolics and saponins. The antibacterial activity test of etanol extract of gemitir flowers can inhibit S. aureus and E. coli at concentrations of 85%, 90%, 95% and 100% with the diameter of the inhibition zone obtained of 17-31.6 mm which is included in the strong-very strong category. Based on the description above, it can be concluded that the etanol extract of gemitir flowers has the potential to inhibit the growth of S. aureus and E. coli bacteria.