TY - JOUR AU - Cokro, Fonny AU - Nathacia, Nathacia AU - Putri, Meilani Eka AU - Della, Genoveva AU - Christian, Felicia PY - 2022/05/23 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - The Online Seminar on the Effects of Metabolic Syndrome on Covid-19 Patients among Urban Communities JF - MITRA: Jurnal Pemberdayaan Masyarakat JA - mitra VL - 6 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.25170/mitra.v6i1.2253 UR - https://mx2.atmajaya.ac.id/index.php/mitra/article/view/2253 SP - 13-23 AB - <p style="text-align: justify;">Metabolic syndrome is typically characterized by hypertension, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidemia, and&nbsp;obesity—all of which can contribute to a higher risk of acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Mounting&nbsp;evidence also shows how metabolic syndrome may lead to worsening symptoms in covid-19 patients,&nbsp;thus resulting in more fatal cases. Therefore, what is urgently needed is the efforts to improve public&nbsp;awareness of the adverse effects of metabolic syndrome on covid-19 patients and the importance of&nbsp;health protocols against covid-19 transmission. An online seminar via zoom was held to support the&nbsp;fight against the covid-19 pandemic among the urban communities, which were chosen due to the&nbsp;prevalence of metabolic syndrome in these communities. The two-hour online counseling was also&nbsp;held to commemorate World Pharmacist Day, which fell on September 26, 2020. The responses to&nbsp;the questionnaire revealed that the majority of participants had a better understanding of the&nbsp;metabolic syndrome, its risks, its detrimental influence on the conditions of covid-19 patients, and&nbsp;the efforts to prevent Covid-19 transmissions. The seminar is expected to contribute to the&nbsp;government’s efforts to bolster the community’s awareness of the importance of health protocols</p> ER -