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Benzene, Toluene, Xylene Levels and Subjective Complaints in Shoe Workshops Ashar, Taufik; Santi, Devi Nuraini; Naria, Evi
Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat Vol. 21 No. 1 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Negeri Semarang in collaboration with Ikatan Ahli Kesehatan Masyarakat Indonesia (IAKMI Tingkat Pusat) and Jejaring Nasional Pendidikan Kesehatan (JNPK)

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.15294/kemas.v21i1.14960

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The demand for shoes must be met by the worldwide shoe manufacturing business, but the inhalation dangers associated with its chemical processes—which use benzene, toluene, and xylene (BTX)—raise health issues for workers. Initial surveys showed that most shoe manufacturing workshops do not have adequate ventilation. Most workers often complain of symptoms such as coughing, shortness of breath, and headaches. This study examined the relationships between worker symptoms and chemical levels at shoe factories in Medan, Indonesia, in 2017. This was an observational cross-sectional study. The total population was 72 workers in shoe workshops in the small industrial center area in Medan city. The sample size in this study was 47 people in seven shoe workshops. BTX concentrations were measured in seven workshops. Statistical tests used in this study were chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test with a significance level of p<0.05. According to the findings, the most common symptoms among employees were coughing (40.4%), dizziness (55.3%), and eye discomfort (55.3% of respondents). The range values were 0.09 ppm to 2.83 ppm, 1.20 ppm to 178.98 ppm, and 0.11 ppm to 50 ppm for benzene, toluene, and xylene, respectively. The two compounds most commonly exposed to levels exceeding the ACGIH (American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) threshold level value were toluene (55.3%) and benzene (25.5%), according to ambient readings. Of the workshops that were inspected, only two (28.57%) had a functional ventilation system. Exposure to benzene exceeding the quality standard showed a significant association with dizziness (p = 0.003) and watery eyes (p = 0.003). Meanwhile, exposure to toluene exceeding the permissible limit was significantly associated with dyspnea (p = 0.005). Our research showed that over half of the workforce reported subjective complaints and that levels of benzene and toluene exceeded recommendations for occupational exposure.
Kromium, Timbal, dan Merkuri dalam Air Sumur Masyarakat di Sekitar Tempat Pembuangan Akhir Sampah Ashar, Taufik; Santi, Devi Nuraini; Naria, Evi
Kesmas Vol. 7, No. 9
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Tempat pembuangan akhir (TPA) sampah domestik dengan sistem penampungan terbuka sangat berisiko mencemari air tanah milik warga yang bermukim di sekitarnya melalui proses perlindian. Untuk mengetahui kandungan logam berat dalam air tanah di sekitar TPA, sebanyak 68 sampel air sumur gali (45 sumur Dusun I dan 23 sumur Dusun IV) dari Desa Namobintang Kecamatan Pancurbatu Kabupaten Deli Serdang, Sumatera Utara, telah dianalisis dengan inductively couple plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. Hubungan jarak sumur dengan konsentrasi kromium, merkuri, dan timbal diuji dengan Mann-Whitney, Spearman’s Correlation dan analisis regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan konsentrasi kromium, timbal, dan merkuri (rerata ± deviasi standar, mg/L) masing-masing 0,036 ± 0,0096; 0,0003 ± 0,00018; dan 0,005 ± 0,0041 (Dusun I); 0,0370 ± 0,0115; 0,00026 ± 0,00013; dan 0,0070 ± 0,0069 (Dusun IV). Dari 68 sumur yang dianalisis, hanya ada 8 sumur yang konsentrasi timbalnya melebihi batas menurut Peraturan Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia Nomor 492/Per/IV/2010. Sementara itu, tidak ada korelasi jarak sumur gali ke TPA dengan konsentrasi kromium, merkuri, dan timbal dalam air sumur gali tersebut. Disimpulkan bahwa perlindian sampah di Namobintang tidak mencemari air sumur-sumur gali yang berjarak 84 meter atau lebih dari TPA. Dumping site of domestic wastes has potential risk to contaminate groundwater of the surrounding population through leaching process. To determine heavy metals (chromium, lead, and mercury) in groundwater at surrounding dumping site, a total of 68 dig well water samples (45 from Hamlet I and 23 from Hamlet IV) of Namobintang Village, Pancurbatu Sub-District of Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, were analyzed using Inductively Couple Plasma Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. The relationship between the dig well distance and chromium, mercury, and lead content was tested by Mann-Whitney, Spearman’s Correlation and Simple Linier Regression. The result of this study showed that chromium, lead, and mercury concentrations (mean ± SD, mg/L) were 0.036 ± 0.0096; 0.0003 ± 0.00018; and 0.005 ± 0.0041 (Hamlet I); 0.0370 ± 0.0115; 0.00026 ± 0.00013; and 0.0070 ± 0.0069 (Hamlet IV). Of 68 dig well water samples analyzed, there were only 8 water samples that had lead concentrations exceeding the drinking water limit of Peraturan Kementerian Kesehatan Republik Indonesia Nomor 492/Per/IV/2010. Meanwhile, there was no correlation of dig well distance to dumping site and heavy metal concentrations in dig well water. The study concluded that solid waste leachate in Namobintang did not contaminate the dig wells water located at 84 meters or more from the dumping site.
Cadre posyandu empowerment and apparatus village in monitoring status nutrition, food provision of additional pregnant women and children to prevent stunting Lubis, Halinda Sari; Santi, Devi Nuraini
ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): ABDIMAS TALENTA : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
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The low nutritional status of pregnant women during pregnancy can result in various adverse effects for both mother and baby. Poor nutritional status in infants allows problems / developmental delays. In Langkat District the number of toddlers weighed in 2017 was 98,822 people and there were 189 (0.2%) who were below the Red Line (BGM). Malnutrition sufferers found in 2017 were 110 people. Another nutritional status indicator is Iron Nutrition Anemia (AGB) which is an effort to reduce it by giving iron tablets (Fe) as many as 90 tablets during pregnancy in Langkat Regency which is still below the national percentage of 78.69%. The prevalence of stunting toddlers in Langkat Regency in 2018 is 23.3%. For this reason, empowerment of cadres and village officials to monitor the nutritional status of pregnant women and toddlers to prevent stunting. Through increased knowledge and skills of cadres and village officials to achieve a reduction in the incidence of stunting in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women and toddlers can be done with nutritional surveillance by monitoring activities: PMT recovery, provision of vitamin A, TTD, Taburia, Zinc, Stimulation. The socialization was carried out on 26 June 2019 in the Hall of Karang Rejo Health Center, Langkat Regency. Training was held on June 26, 2019 in the Hall of Karang Rejo Health Center in Langkat Regency to improve the knowledge and skills of cadres and village officials to achieve a reduction in the incidence of stunting in improving the nutritional status of pregnant women and toddlers.
Community empowerment through improvements skills and health promotions on refugees in the Medan district of Selayang Santi, Devi Nuraini; Lubis, Halinda Sari
ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol. 5 No. 1 (2020): ABDIMAS TALENTA : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
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Empowerment means empowering a person because he is considered to be helpless or very small, so that he can hardly do anything, women refugees need to be empowered by providing skills that produce economic value and filling free time aimed at reducing levels stress on refugees. One that can be used as a skill material is the production which is currently experiencing an increase in patchwork waste. There were 182 refugees in Medan Selayang Subdistrict, and 52 adult women in particular. The principle of service that will be carried out for partners in Kost YPAP refugee camps is to provide health promotion, guidance and skills in processing patchwork into economic value goods, so that refugees have skills that can be applied while in refugee with economic value and can reduce stress on refugees. The Community Service Team conducted socialization on the empowerment of refugee women specifically in producing accessories from varied patchwork and beads as well as health promotion in reducing stress levels due to lack of activity and limited activities on refugees. Furthermore, the Community Service Team conducts training to improve knowledge and skills in order to obtain high sales value in the community and its marketing is assisted by the Social Service and the National Conference in Medan.
PHBS for Elementary School Children Through CTPS in an Effort to Prevent the Risk of Covid-19 Transmission Santi, Devi Nuraini; Bakti, Alam
ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol. 6 No. 2 (2021): ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
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Covid-19 is an outbreak of a new disease that already exists and has become a pandemic. This disease is caused by a new type of corona virus named SARS-CoV-2. During the global pandemic, one of the cheapest, easiest and most important ways to prevent the spread of the virus is to wash your hands frequently with soap and water. The most prominent problem at UPT SD Negeri 064023, Kelurahan Kemenangan Tani, Medan Tuntung District, Medan is the low level of education about the importance of washing hands with soap and the unavailability of facilities for students to wash their hands with soap in running water. This service provides facilities for washing hands with soap in running water and education about breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19 and how to wash hands with soap properly. Educational activities in elementary schools are carried out through teachers and staff in elementary schools because school children are still learning from home. They are the ones who will deliver the education to students through online lessons or when the children return to study at school. The provision of 2 handwashing basins in schools is very useful to be used as a forum for health protocol actions to break the chain of covid transmission 19. The school principal is grateful and states that he is ready to cooperate for further community service activities
PHBS Elementary School Children through CTPS in an Effort to Prevent the Risk of Covid-19 Transmission Santi, Devi Nuraini; Bakti, Alam
ABDIMAS TALENTA: Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Vol. 5 No. 2 (2020): ABDIMAS TALENTA : Jurnal Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (297.245 KB) | DOI: 10.32734/abdimastalenta.v5i2.5653

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Covid-19 is an outbreak of a new disease that already exists and has become a pandemic. This disease is caused by a new type of corona virus named SARS-CoV-2. During the global pandemic, one of the cheapest, easiest and most important ways to prevent the spread of the virus is to wash your hands frequently with soap and water. The most prominent problem at UPT SD Negeri 064023, Kelurahan Kemenangan Tani, Medan Tuntung District, Medan is the low level of education about the importance of washing hands with soap and the unavailability of facilities for students to wash their hands with soap in running water. This service provides facilities for washing hands with soap in running water and education about breaking the chain of transmission of COVID-19 and how to wash hands with soap properly. Educational activities in elementary schools are carried out through teachers and staff in elementary schools because school children are still learning from home. They are the ones who will deliver the education to students through online lessons or when the children return to study at school. The provision of 2 handwashing basins in schools is very useful to be used as a forum for health protocol actions to break the chain of covid transmission 19. The school principal is grateful and states that he is ready to cooperate for further community service activities