Prevalensi kasus green tobacco sickness pada pekerja petani tembakau di Bantul

https://doi.org/10.22146/bkm.23962

Akmal Dwiyana Kau(1*), Hari Kusnanto(2)

(1) Departemen Biostatistik, Epidemiologi dan Kesehatan Populasi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(2) Departemen Biostatistik, Epidemiologi dan Kesehatan Populasi, Fakultas Kedokteran, Universitas Gadjah Mada
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract


Prevalence of green tobacco sickness among tobacco farmers in Bantul

Purpose

The purpose of this research was to determine the prevalence and the occurrence of Green Tobacco Sickness (GTS) in tobacco farmers and the risk factors related to the occurrence of GTS between the tobacco farm workers.

Methods

This research was an analytical study using a cross-sectional approach. The respondents in this research were 10 tobacco farmers in Imogiri District, Bantul. Fisher exact and Mann-Whitney tests were conducted to determine the risk factors that affect the incidence of GTS in tobacco farmers.

Results

The study found seven out of ten tobacco farmers experienced green tobacco sickness. The factors of working hours (hour/day), working period (year), level of rainfall and the use of personal protective equipment had significant correlations (p<0.05), while the variables of gender, educational level, and level of humidity did not have a significant relation to the occurrence of GTS in the tobacco farmers.

Conclusion

The results of the study found various risk factors that contribute to the occurrence of green tobacco sickness including the level of education, the duration of work, the working period, and the use of personal protective equipment, therefore the use of personal protective equipment is especially important because it can protect farmers from symptoms of GTS, and the need for education about health risks from cultivation to tobacco harvesting and ways to prevent GTS.

Prevalensi kasus green tobacco sickness pada pekerja petani tembakau di Bantul

Keywords


nicotine; green tobacco sickness; tobacco farmers



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