Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development

Didik Agung ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹, Denny Ardyanto ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupationall Health and Safety, Airlangga University, Kampus C, Surabaya, ID

Abstract

An increase in population, especially in developing countries can have a negative impact if it is not balanced with the welfare of the population. Therefore, Indonesia provides a policy to use contraceptive devices for the population. One contraception used is an IUDs. The concept of the IUD itself has reportedly had a negative impact, especially increasing colonization by Candida spp. due to the content of Curprum (Cu) from the IUD. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between duration of use and type of IUD at blood Cu levels in female workers using an IUD contraception. This research has never been done in Indonesia. The results showed that the majority of respondents used the Copper T type IUD, having an age range between 36-49 years with an average duration of IUD usage of 7.1-7.5 years with a mean value of Cu levels that exceeded the normal cuprum values allowed in the body. The IUD type variable has a moderate correlation between the levels of cuprum in the blood of workers (p = 0.435). The old variable using the IUD has a strong correlation with the cuprum levels in the blood of the respondents (p = 0. 74). Conclusion: The type of IUD and the duration of use of the IUD have a relationship with levels of Cu in the blood. Women who use an IUD are expected to consume foods that have a high content of antioxidants to reduce levels of Cu in the blood.

Keywords

Copper T, Curprum (CU), IUD, Lippesloop.

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Samsul Arifin ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, School of Public Health, University of Airlangga, ID

Abstract

Background: Workers in health industries are more likely to have health problems. Health problems may result in in sickness absence. High rate of sickness absence can decrease productivity and consumer satisfaction. Objectives: To analyse individual factors with types of sickness absence.

Method: Retrospective study design. Data collection was done using secondary data in the form of sickness absence data report of hospital in 2017. A binary logistic regression test was used to identify the significance of correlation of age, sex, years of service and marital status correlation with types of sickness absence.

Results: Of 416 workers, 100 people submitted 163 sickness absence letter with the total of 653 days. Women workers with age range of 26-45, who were married and with 5 years of service were the group with the most sickness absence. Short term sickness absence was the most common type. The results of multivariate binary logistic regression showed that age (p value = 0.659 and Exp (B) = 0.783), sex (p value= 0.929 and Exp (B) = 0.945), years of service (p value = 0.620 and Exp (B) = 0.866), marital status (p value = 0.773 and Exp (B) = 0.837) variables were not significant.

Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between individual factors and type of sickness absence.

Keywords

There is no Significant Relationship between Individual Factors and Type of Sickness Absence.

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Suherdin ¹, Ratna Dian Kurniawati ², Ade Saputra Nasution ³, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Airlangga University, ID
2 Bachelor Programme in Public Health, Bhakti Kencana Institute of Health Science Bandung, ID
3 Ibn Khaldun Bogor University, ID

Abstract

Perception is one of the factors that can determine the attitude and behavior of someone. Perception of safety behavior can be interpreted negatively or positively, workers who have a positive perception will tend to be supportive to behave safely so they can avoid workplace accidents. PT. Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk. Plant Bandung is listed as a company that has received zero accident awards, meaning that there have never been work accidents that have caused loss of work time. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of worker motivation, social support, work experience, and years of service with perceptions of safety behavior of PT. Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk. Plant Bandung 2017.The type of research used is an analytical survey using a cross-sectional approach. The study population was all production workers I part of PT. Kimia Farma (Persero) Tbk. Plant Bandung. The sampling technique of this study was purposive sampling. The study sample was 51 workers. The data analysis technique uses chi-square.The results of this study indicate that there is a relationship between motivation, social support, work experience, and working period with perceptions of safety behavior.Based on the results of this study it can be concluded that motivational factors, social support, work experience and years of work are related to perceptions of safe behavior.

Keywords

Perception, Safe Behavior, Occupational Safety.

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Nurhayati Saridewi ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Airlangga University, Surabaya, ID

Abstract

Benzene is a dangerous chemical compound contained in Gas Station product. It is one of components in gasoline containing carcinogens. Gas station workers are prone to the risk of benzene due to continuous exposure, which can endanger their health and safety. This study was aimed to determine benzene concentration safe level at gas stations in Pancoranmas, Depok. The design of this study was article review based on reviews of previous studies that were then analyzed.

The result of the study showed that benzene concentration safe level limit at gas stations in Pancoranmas, Depok, based on the calculation done was 0.3 ppm. This value was different from the values set by international and national institutions such as OSHA, NIOSH, ACGIH, ATSDR, the Indonesian National Standardization Agency and the Ministry of Manpower and Transmigration of the Republic of Indonesia. Therefore, reviews are needed to provide health and safety guarantees for the gas stations’ workers. The control recommendation for the gas stations’ workers exposed to benzene was the provision of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in the form of respirator organic vapor to minimize benzene exposure and green open space by planting a number of ornamental plants to absorb and reduce benzene exposure such as Spider Plant, Boston Fern, Peace Lily, Dutch Beteland Golden Pothos.

Keywords

Benzene, Safe Concentration, Gas Station Worker.

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Pipid Ari Wibowo ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹, Noeroel Widajati ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Airlangga University, Surabaya, East Java, ID

Abstract

Operational processes in the leather industry use chemicals. One of them uses chromium sulfate as a tanner. Various studies have shown that there are health problems in tanning workers if exposed to chromium. The purpose of this study is to find out the relationship between resting patterns and levels of chromium in the blood of workers. Using a cross sectional design, there were 10 workers studied specifically handling the tanner’s process with a minimum ten-year tenure. The results showed that all respondents had chromium levels exceeding the standard according to Jantzen namely 1.6 μg/L-5.1 μg/L. The pattern of rest includes staying up late has a weak correlation with the levels of chromium in the blood, total rest also has a weak correlation with the levels of chromium in the blood, as well as rest at night. The metabolic process in the body plays a role in removing chromium toxins as long as workers carry out adequate resting activities. In conclusion, exposure to chromium during the tanning process causes high levels of chromium in the blood. The existence of a weak correlation between the break pattern variables shows that these variables do not affect significantly. Suggestions that workers use personal protective equipment so as to minimize exposure to chromium and take advantage of rest periods optimally.

Keywords

Chromium Sulfate, Rest Pattern, Chromium Levels in Blood.

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Abdul Hamid ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, ID

Abstract

Hearings Invasive complaint constitute complaint that experienced by workers on Industrial Forger diligence at Regency Parigi Moutong effect most obstreperous flat at forger work area. Result of measurement on three dots at base area forges, panjak’s area and finishing’s area Forger diligence, utilize Sound is Meter Level known by noise intensity zoom varies among 80,3, 82,2, 97,5, 97, 9 and 101,5 dB. Multi Center Study naming Indonesia turns in at 4 invasive supreme South‑east Asia states hearings effect noise. If noise exposure happening continually will beget energy loss hears that makes a abode and pulih can’t return. This research intent to know noise relationship with hearings invasive complaint on industrial forger diligence at Regency Parigi Moutong. This research gets quantitative character by design Cross sectional with trusty level 95%. Observational result on 60 respondents, 39 among those experience hearing trouble complaints. Protecting tool factor ear (APT) (ρ=0,003), working life (ρ=0,002), so long job (ρ=0,004) and condition of work condition (p=0,003) in reference to hearing trouble complaint. Result observationaling to declare for available relationship among APT’S purpose, working life, so long job and condition of work condition with hearings invasive complaint on worker. Suggested that workers gets to reduce noise presentation by use of ear shielding tool accords default and manage rotation working worker job so long at base area forges by noise intensity the very top.

Keywords

Protecting tool factor ear, working life, long job, and condition of work condition

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Aisy Rahmania ¹, Noeroel Widajati ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Departement of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, 60115, Surabaya, East Java, ID

Abstract

Office worker currently relies heavily on the role of the computer to make work easier to input, processing, storage and transmission of data. The work at the office of PT Japfa Comfeed Indonesia Sragen is a job that demands labor staring at a computer screen for 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. However, looking at a computer screen for a long time can give negative effects called eyestrain which complaints such as: dry eye, red eye, eye sore, feels the eyes of blur, the eyes become doubles, headaches and neck strain. This research is a study of experiments provide relaxation eye on workers. Before working, eyestrain of worker group A and B were measured, then group A was given a relaxation of the eyes while the B was not. At the end of the work, the eyestrain of group A and B were measured again. The results of this research show that there are significant differences between the group A and B of workers with eyestrain. It can be drawn the conclusion that granting eye relaxation on workers using computer were able to decrease the complaints of eyestrain. The eye relaxation will have an optimal positive effect in reducing eye fatigue if the workers do correctly and routinely on every working day.

Keywords

Eye Relaxation, Eye Strain.

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Ayu Prima Kartika ¹, Windi Wulandari ², Noeroel Widajati ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, ID
2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah Surakarta University, ID

Abstract

Metal casting industry which is having high risk to work accidents and have applied work instructions (IK) to all unit working parts. Based on preliminary survey in PT X the level of work instructions compliance is 70% and 80% of workers safe behavior. The majority of workers work instructions compliance and safe behavior, but there are still workers did not compliance with work instructions and safe behavior. This study aimed to analyze the relation of work instructions compliance with safe behavior of production part workers in PT X. The kind of research is quantitative observational with cross sectional analytic approach that studies the relationship independent variabel with dependent variabel. The research population is all labor production section in PT X many as 74 people with the sample many as 48 people has been present working on the research day. The results of the fisher’s exact test showed (p=0,03) < 0,05 which means Ho rejected so that there was a correlation between work instructions compliance with safe behavior at production line workers in PT X. Conclusions of the study, that there is a significant relation exsist between work instructions compliance with safe behavior. Advice for the company are to be able to establish P2K3, hold an inspection formal and informal.

Keywords

Work instructions compliance, safe behavior.

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Bella Oktavia ¹, Rezania Asyfiradayati ², Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, ID
2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Muhammadiyah Surakarta University, ID

Abstract

The production process at Loom part Weaving AJL Department PT Bintang Asahi Textile Industry using machines with loud noise can cause noise and the risk of causing hearing loss for workers. PT Bintang Asahi Textile Industry been providing a blob ear protective devices threads to protect workers from exposure to noise. But the level of awareness of workers are still lacking in the use of PPE compliance. This study aimed to analyze the relationship between length of service and age with hearing loss of workers exposed to noise> Threshold Limit Value on the Loom Weaving Department AJL PT Bintang Asahi Textile Industry. This research uses a quantitative research design with cross sectional analytic. The population in this study were working Loom part Weaving AJL Department with a sample of 71 respondents taken by simple random sampling. Data analysis used Product Person. The results showed no relationship between age and hearing loss of workers part Loom Weaving Department AJL (p = 0.0001), there is a correlation between working period with a hearing loss of workers Loom part Weaving AJL Department (p = 0.0001).

Keywords

Age, years of service, hearing loss, noise.

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Cut Suci Almadiana T. ¹, Sumihardi ², Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, ID
2 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Baiturrahmah University, ID

Abstract

One company that has a risk of hearing loss is PT. X engaged in the supply, processing and distribution of steel and ready‑mixed materials for construction, electricity, mining, telecommunication and transportation industries. Location of noise intensity there are 4 parts that is part of iron pole, elbow, pipe and work shop. The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship of individual characteristics and noise intensity with subjective hearing loss to workers in PT. X..The type of this research is analytic research with cross sectional design. Population in this study are all workers in unit production of PT. X as many as 157 people with a sample of 61 people. The sampling technique is simple random sampling. The study was conducted in January ‑ October. The data were analyzed univariate using frequency and bivariate distribution using Chi‑Square statistical test with significance level 95% α = 0,05. The results showed less than half (49.2% of respondents subjected to subjective hearing loss. Less than half (39.3%) of respondents were at risk. More than half (68.9%) of respondents have long worked. More than half (68.9%) had less intensity than NAB (<85 dB). More than half (60.7%) of respondents did not use ear protective equipment. There is a significant relationship of age, length of service, noise intensity, ear protection with subjective hearing loss in PT. X .It is expected that the company minimizes noise intensity by using silencers. The sound‑proofing device can use the barrier wall between the machine and the worker or the silencer can be mounted on the sound source on the machine and it is expected that the company provides clear rules with sanctions for workers who do not use ear protection.

Keywords

Age, Working Period, Noise Intensity, Use of PPE and Subjective Hearing Loss.

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Rizki Adi Sulistyanto ¹, Ragil Ismi Hartanti ², Prehatin Trirahayu Ningrum ², Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, ID
2 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Jember University, ID

Abstract

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) is a situation in which occupants complained about health and comfort issues, which are related to time spent in a building, but the symptoms are not specific and the cause can’t be identified, such as lethargy, nasal congestion, dry throat, headache, itchy eyes, sore eyes, dry eyes, runny nose, tense eyes, sore, sore neck or back, in the same period. There are 45.7% of employees in PT. Telkom Jember who got Sick Building Syndrome. This study aims to analyze the correlation of individual factor and quality of the physical environment of building with Sick Building Syndrome occurrence of employees in PT. Telkom Jember. This study uses an analytical study with Cross-Sectional approach. The populations were employees of PT. Telkom Jember. The samples were 35 respondents using Simple Random Sampling technique. The analysis used chi-square test (a = 0.05). The results showed that there was a correlation between age, occupation, and smoking behavior with Sick Building Syndrome (p-value 0.05). It can be concluded that the incidence of Sick Building Syndrome on employees of PT. Telkom Jember is less experienced by Sick Building Syndrome.

Keywords

Sick Building Syndrome (SBS), Individual Factors, The Quality of the Physical Environment.

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Vivi Budiarti ¹, Tina Rosa Rachmawati ², Abdul Rohim Tualeka ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health And Safety, Public Health Faculty, Airlangga University, ID
2 Public Health Studies Program, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Muhammadiyah, Surakarta, ID
3 Department of Occupational Health And Safety, Public Health Faculty, Airlangga University

Abstract

Implementation of the system work in an industry has a system of shift work, where the work shift has consequences that need to be realized by each worker, The production process of the Department of Spinning Winding part PT Bintang Asahi Textile Industry has a system of shift work were divided into three shifts; morning shift (6:00 to 14:00), the day shift (14:00 to 10:00 p.m.) and the night shift (22:00 to 6:00). Shift Employers have a negative impact that can affect workers one of them in the form of physiological aspects of circadian rhythms, so it can affect an increase in blood pressure, This study aimed to analyze the relationship between blood pressure shifts with workers exposed to noise exceeding the NAV Department Spinning Winding part PT Bintang Asahi Textile Industry. This research uses a quantitative research design with cross sectional analytic. The population in this study is a part Spinning Winding Department worker with a sample 54 respondents taken with total sampling. Data analysis using Chi Square test. Statistical analysis showed no association with blood pressure shift workers exposed to noise exceeding the NAV Department Spinning Winding part PT Bintang Asahi Textile Industries (p = 0.043 and p = 0.007).

Keywords

Shift Work, Blood Pressure.

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Zikri Fathur Rahman ¹, Nur Lailatul Masruroh ², Noeroel Widajati ³, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ³

Affiliations
1 Student, Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, 60115 Surabaya, East Java, ID
2 Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health, Muhammdiyah University Malang, 65144 Malang, East Java, ID
3 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, 60115 Surabaya, East Java, ID

Abstract

Research Background: Low Back Pain is a musculoskeletal disorder in the lower back area that many complained of patients who visited the doctor. The exact incidence of low back pain in Indonesia varies from 7.6% to 37%. The problem of low back pain on workers is generally influenced by the period of work.

Research Objectives: To know the influence of the working period on the low back pain of the employees in the sewing unit of the ‘X’ carpet factory Pandaan subdistrict, Pasuruan district.

Research Methodology: The research design used in this research is observational analytic with the cross-sectional approach with a big sample of 30 respondents that is patient of low back pain disorder. Data analysis using simple linear regression statistic test α = 0,05. Findings: From the result of the significance test of the regression equation got result p ≤ 0,05 so H0 rejected. Thus the regression line equation formed by the function of the effect of the working period with the occurrence of low back pain is significant. In simple linear regression test statistic test the value (p = 0,000), value (R = 0.847).

Discussion: There is significant influence between the working period with low back pain complaints to workers in the sewing unit of ‘X’ carpet factory Pandaan subdistrict, Pasuruan district.

Keywords

Worker, Work Period, Low Back Pain.

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Samsul Arifin ¹, Abdul Rohim Tualeka ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Occupational Health and Safety, School of Public Health, University of Airlangga, ID

Abstract

Background: Workers in health industries are more likely to have health problems. Health problems may result in in sickness absence. High rate of sickness absence can decrease productivity and consumer satisfaction.

Objectives: To analyse individual factors with types of sickness absence.

Method: Retrospective study design. Data collection was done using secondary data in the form of sickness absence data report of hospital in 2017. A binary logistic regression test was used to identify the significance of correlation of age, sex, years of service and marital status correlation with types of sickness absence.

Results: Of 416 workers, 100 people submitted 163 sickness absence letter with the total of 653 days. Women workers with age range of 26-45, who were married and with 5 years of service were the group with the most sickness absence. Short term sickness absence was the most common type. The results of multivariate binary logistic regression showed that age (p value = 0.659 and Exp (B) = 0.783), sex (p value= 0.929 and Exp (B) = 0.945), years of service (p value = 0.620 and Exp (B) = 0.866), marital status (p value = 0.773 and Exp (B) = 0.837) variables were not significant.

Conclusion: There is no significant relationship between individual factors and type of sickness absence.

Keywords

Sickness Absence, Workers, Hospital.

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