dr. Vicka Oktaria, MPH, PhD
EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD DISEASES INCLUDING ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS (PNEUMONIA)
Profile
Lecturer
Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Population Health
Email: vicka.oktaria@ugm.ac.id
Dr. Oktaria research explores a wide range of epidemiological and clinical research in child health with over ten years of research experience. She is currently a co-PI of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using wastewater and environmental sampling in Indonesia, an early warning system to flag a community outbreak to inform the public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia; a landscape analysis on maternal nutrition program in Indonesia; and a screening program for critical congenital heart diseases in neonates in Dr Sardjito Hospital. Dr. Oktaria involves as one of the UGM co-leaders that assists the Ministry of Health and the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) to perform a landscape analysis on maternal nutrition program in Indonesia. The project explores the current maternal nutrition-related policy and programs, to accelerate action in maternal nutrition and provide recommendations and strategies on best investments in maternal nutrition programs in the Indonesian context, by also looking considering the pre and during COVID-19 periods. She is passionate about childhood diseases that cause major burden of childhood morbidity and mortality in Indonesia and LMIC, with interest in acute respiratory infections-pneumonia, diarrhea, infectious diseases, vitamin D deficiency, vaccine-preventable diseases, and vaccination. She is also affiliated with the Center for Child Health-Pediatric Research Office (CCH-PRO) UGM and has a well-established collaboration and work closely with Murdoch Childrens Research Institute/MCRI (Australia), The University of Melbourne (Australia), Monash University (Australia), and PATH (USA).
Education
PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Australia (2019).
MPH, Epidemiology and Biostatistics streaming, School of Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, the University of Melbourne, Australia, (2010).
Medical Doctor, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada (2007).
Research
(Ketua Peneliti) Prof. dr. Fatwa Sari Tetra Dewi, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Septi Kurnia Lestari (Anggota Peneliti) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Aditya Lia Ramadona, Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Braghmandita Widya Indraswari, M.Sc., Sp.A. (Anggota Peneliti) Yayuk Hartriyanti, SKM., M.Kes. (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. Supriyati, S.Sos., M.Kes. (Anggota Peneliti) Ema Madyaningrum, S.Kep., NS., M.Kes., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. dr. Prima Dhewi Ratrikaningtyas, M.Biotech. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Ifta Choiriyyah, MSPH., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. M. Lutfan Lazuardi, M.Kes., Ph.D.
(Ketua Peneliti) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Nadya Arafuri, Sp.A(K) (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. Dhite Bayu Nugroho, S.Ked. MSc. PhD. (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. dr. Tunjung Wibowo, MPH., M.Kes., Sp.A(K). (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. Dr. dr. Lucia Kris Dinarti, Sp.PD., Sp.JP(K).
(Ketua Peneliti) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. dr. Ida Safitri Laksanawati, Sp.A(K) (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. dr. Titik Nuryastuti, M.Si., Ph.D., Sp.MK(K). (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Muhammad Fikru Rizal, M.Sc. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Giovanni Fadhillah Van Empel, M.Sc (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Tiara Wariana Marthias, M.P.H., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
National COVID-19 related research in Indonesia: a scoping review and bibliometric analysis [2022]
(Ketua Peneliti) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) WILSEN WIDAL KHO (Anggota Peneliti) DWI ASTUTI DHARMA P (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Ahmad Watsiq Maula, MPH (Anggota Peneliti) Anis Fuad, S.Ked., DEA.
LANDSCAPE ANALYSIS ON MATERNAL NUTRITION PROGRAM IN INDONESIA [2022]
(Ketua Peneliti) Prof. dr. R. Detty Siti Nurdiati Z, MPH., Ph.D., Sp.OG(K). (Anggota Peneliti) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (Anggota Peneliti) Jonathan Hasian Haposan (Anggota Peneliti) DWI ASTUTI D PUTRI (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Tiara Wariana Marthias, M.P.H., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. Dra. Retna Siwi Padmawati, MA. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Likke Prawidya Putri, M.P.H., Ph.D.
Effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine booster in Indonesia [2022]
(Ketua Peneliti) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Ahmad Watsiq Maula, MPH (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Muhammad Hardhantyo Puspo Wardoyo, MPH, Ph.D, FRSPH (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. dr. Hanevi Djasri, MARS. FISQua
SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using wastewater and environmental sampling in Indonesia [2021]
(Ketua Peneliti) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (Anggota Peneliti) Julie E. Bines (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. dr. Ida Safitri Laksanawati, Sp.A(K) (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. dr. Titik Nuryastuti, M.Si., Ph.D., Sp.MK(K).
Perubahan mikrobiota usus sebagai risiko penyakit kardiovaskuler pada anak [2018]
(Ketua Peneliti) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) Prof. dr. Madarina Julia, Sp.A(K), MPH., Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Rina Susilowati, Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) Dr. dr. Neti Nurani, M.Kes., Sp.A(K). (Anggota Peneliti) Dian Caturini Sulistyoningrum, B.Sc., M.Sc.
Hubungan antara kejadian anemia dengan status obesitas pada remaja di Kota Yogyakarta [2017]
(Ketua Peneliti) Dian Caturini Sulistyoningrum, B.Sc., M.Sc. (Anggota Peneliti) TEOFANI KRISHNA (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Rina Susilowati, Ph.D. (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
(Ketua Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
Hubungan kadar vitamin D dengan sensitisasi makanan pada anak dengan bakar atopi [2017]
(Ketua Peneliti) dr. Cahya Dewi Satria, M.Kes., Sp.A(K). (Anggota Peneliti) AISYAH AMIENI (Anggota Peneliti) ASYSYIFA RAHMAH HALIM (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Sumadiono, Sp.A(K).
(Ketua Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (Anggota Peneliti) dr. Rina Triasih, M.Med(Paed)., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D.
Impact of maternal antibodies on rotavirus vaccine efficacy in developing countries [2013]
(Ketua Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
(Ketua Peneliti) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
Courses
Epidemiology 1 & 2
Biostatistics 1
Maternal and Child Health I & II
Systematic Review, Meta-Analysis and Other Review
Principle of Disease Control
Evidence-Based Informed Policy
Pandemic Preparedness
Publications
JOURNAL PUBLICATION
ASSESSMENT OF 2021 SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN WITH PNEUMONIA IN BANTUL REGENCY, INDONESIA [2025]
(1) Nining Puji Lestari (2) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (3) Samsu Aryanto (4) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D
Environmental surveillance for Salmonella Typhi to detect the typhoid burden in Yogyakarta, Indonesia [2025]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (3) Amanda Handley (4) Celeste M Donato (5) Prof. dr. Titik Nuryastuti, M.Si., Ph.D., Sp.MK(K). (6) Endah Supriyati (7) David T McCarthy (8) Emma Watts (9) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (10) Hendri Marinda Sari (11) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (12) Dr. dr. Ida Safitri Laksanawati, Sp.A(K) (13) Julie E. Bines
A scoping review: the impact of nutritional status on the efficacy, effectiveness, and immunogenicity of COVID-19 vaccines [2025]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D (3) Slamet Riyanto (4) Ratih Puspitaningtyas Purbaningrum (5) Citra Widya Kusuma, S.Gz., MPH (6) Lintang Dian Saraswati (7) Vitri Widyaningsih (8) Dr. dr. Ratih Puspita Febrinasari, M.Sc. (9) Prof. dr. Ari Probandari, MPH, Ph.D (10) dr. Riris Andono Ahmad, MPH, Ph.D
Durability of protection of ancestral-strain COVID-19 third- and fourth-dose vaccine boosters against Omicron XBB/XBB.1 and JN.1 symptomatic infection, hospitalisation and mortality in Indonesian adults (2023–2024): a test-negative case–control study [2025]
(1) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (3) Khoriah Indrihutami (4) dr. Muhammad Hardhantyo Puspo Wardoyo, MPH, Ph.D, FRSPH (5) dr. Ahmad Watsiq Maula, MPH (6) Dr. dr. Hanevi Djasri, MARS. FISQua (7) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (8) M. Syairaji, S.K.M., M.P.H. (9) suwarti (10) ariel pradipta (11) Dwi utomo nusantara (12) Ardiana kusumaningrum (13) Andrew (14) Marillyn Mariana Tamburia (15) Ilma Saefira Baehaqi (16) Rebecca Merrill (17) Henry Surendra (18) fetty wijayanti (19) Benjamin A. Dahl (20) Raph L. Hamers
Five-year survival analysis and predictors of mortality of adult hemodialysis patients in Indonesia: a nationwide database analysis [2024]
(1) Dr. dr. Metalia Puspitasari, M.Sc., Sp.PD(K) (3) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (4) dr. Yulia Wardhani, Sp.PD-KGH
Wastewater-based epidemiology surveillance as an early warning system for SARS-CoV-2 in Indonesia [2024]
(1) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (2) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (3) David T McCarthy (4) ENDAH SUPRIYATI (5) Prof. dr. Titik Nuryastuti, M.Si., Ph.D., Sp.MK(K). (6) Amanda Handley (7) Celeste M Donato (8) Bayu Satria Wiratama, M.P.H., Ph.D (9) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (10) Dr. dr. Ida Safitri Laksanawati, Sp.A(K) (11) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (12) Julie E. Bines
Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems [2023]
(29) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (30) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
Defining a research agenda for environmental wastewater surveillance of pathogens [2023]
(1) Alexander G Shaw (68) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (69) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
Vitamin D deficiency in South-East Asian children: a systematic review [2022]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) DWI ASTUTI DHARMA P (3) ZULFIKAR IHYAUDDIN (4) Prof. dr. Madarina Julia, Sp.A(K), MPH., Ph.D. (5) Dian Caturini Sulistyoningrum, B.Sc., M.Sc. (6) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D.
The feasibility of SARS-CoV-2 surveillance using wastewater and environmental sampling in Indonesia [2022]
(1) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (2) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (3) Amanda Handley (4) David T McCarthy (5) Celeste Donato (6) Prof. dr. Titik Nuryastuti, M.Si., Ph.D., Sp.MK(K). (7) ENDAH SUPRIYATI (8) DWI ASTUTI DHARMA P (9) Hendri Mahindra Sari (10) Dr. dr. Ida Safitri Laksanawati, Sp.A(K) (11) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (12) Julie E. Bines
Model-based estimation of the impact on rotavirus disease of RV3-BB vaccine administered in a neonatal or infant schedule [2022]
(1) Nicholas Geard (2) Richard Bradhurst (3) Nefel Tellioglu (4) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (5) Jodie McVernon (6) Amanda Handley (7) Julie E. Bines
The health status of Indonesia’s provinces: the double burden of diseases and inequality gap [2022]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) Prof. dr. Yodi Mahendradhata, M.Sc., Ph.D., FRSPH.
Feasibility of screening for critical congenital heart disease using pulse oximetry in Indonesia [2022]
(1) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (2) Dr. dr. Tunjung Wibowo, MPH., M.Kes., Sp.A(K). (3) dr. Nadya Arafuri, Sp.A(K) (4) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (5) Prof. Dr. dr. Lucia Kris Dinarti, Sp.PD., Sp.JP(K). (6) DICKY PANDITATWA S (7) LINDA PATMASARI (8) dr. Noormanto,Sp.A(K) (9) dr. Sasmito Nugroho, Sp.A(K).
The incidence of acute respiratory infection in Indonesian infants and association with vitamin D deficiency [2021]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) Margaret Danchin (3) dr. Rina Triasih, M.Med(Paed)., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (4) Prof. dr. Sri Suparyati Soenarto, Ph.D., Sp.A(K). (5) Julie E. Bines (6) Anne Louise Ponsonby (7) Michael W Clarke (8) Stephen M. Graham
Screening test for COVID-19 in outpatient settings: a rapid review [2021]
(1) dr. Antonia Morita Iswari Saktiawati., Ph.D (2) TAUFIK MULYA PERDANA (3) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (4) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (5) dr. Elizabeth Henny Herningtyas, M.Si., Ph.D. SpPK(K)
Vitamin D deficiency and severity of pneumonia in Indonesian children [2021]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) dr. Rina Triasih, M.Med(Paed)., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (3) Stephen Michael Graham (4) Julie E. Bines (5) Prof. dr. Sri Suparyati Soenarto, Ph.D., Sp.A(K). (6) Michael W Clarke (7) MIKE LAUDA (8) Margaret Danchin
Rotavirus specific maternal antibodies and immune response to RV3-BB rotavirus vaccine in central java and yogyakarta, Indonesia [2020]
(1) Margie H. Danchin (2) Julie E. Bines (3) Emma Watts (4) Daniel Cowley (5) Daniel Pavlic (6) Katherine J. Lee (7) Hamidul Huque (8) Carl D. Kirkwood (9) Prof. Dr. dr. Hera Nirwati, M.Kes., Sp.MK. (10) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (11) dr. Cahya Dewi Satria, M.Kes., Sp.A(K). (12) Yati Soenarto (13) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
The prevalence and determinants of vitamin D deficiency in Indonesian infants at birth and six months of age [2020]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) Stephen Michael Graham (3) dr. Rina Triasih, M.Med(Paed)., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (4) Prof. dr. Sri Suparyati Soenarto, Ph.D., Sp.A(K). (5) Julie E. Bines (6) Anne Louise Ponsonby (7) Michael W Clarke (8) Rizka Dinari, S.Gz., MPH (9) Prof. Dr. dr. Hera Nirwati, M.Kes., Sp.MK. (10) Margaret Danchin
Nutritional status, exclusive breastfeeding and management of acute respiratory illness and diarrhea in the first 6 months of life in infants from two regions of Indonesia. [2017]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D (2) Katherine J. Lee (3) Julie E. Bines (4) Emma Watts (5) dr. Cahya Dewi Satria, M.Kes., Sp.A(K). (6) Prof. dr. Jarir At Thobari, DPharm, Ph.D. (7) Prof. Dr. dr. Hera Nirwati, M.Kes., Sp.MK. (8) Carl D. Kirkwood (9) Yati Soenarto (10) Margaret Danchin
Association of vitamin D deficiency with cardiovascular disease risk in children: implications for the Asia Pacific Region [2016]
(3) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
Association of vitamin D deficiency with cardiovascular disease risk in children: Implication for the Asia Pacific Region [2016]
(1) Prof. dr. Indah Kartika Murni, M.Kes., Sp.A(K)., Ph.D. (2) Dian Caturini Sulistyoningrum, B.Sc., M.Sc. (3) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
Association between latitude and allergic diseases: a longitudinal study from childhood to middle-age [2013]
(1) dr. Vicka Oktaria, M.P.H., Ph.D
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