Al-sihah: The Public Health Science Journal
Volume 12, Nomor 2, July-December 2020

Garbage collectors, far from health: A study of dermatitis in Middle Java, Indonesia

Grefima Pramudani (Bagian Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta)
Ipop Sjarifah (Bagian Keselamatan dan Kesehatan Kerja, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta)
Yusuf Ari Mashuri (Bagian Kedokteran, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
16 Sep 2020

Abstract

Household garbage collectors are one of the groups who are at risk of getting dermatitis due to their work. This study aims to determine the relationship between the length of service and the use of long-sleeved work clothes and gloves with dermatitis on the household garbage collector in Surakarta. This was an observational analytic study using a cross-sectional study. The subjects of the study were household garbage collector in Jebres sub-district, Surakarta. A total of 134 respondents was recruited as samples using simple random sampling. A questionnaire sheet was used to collect individual data and dermatitis status was determined by the doctor’s diagnosis. A Chi-square test was used to investigate the relationship between the length of service and the use of long-sleeved work clothes and gloves with dermatitis. Logistic regression was used to determine factors associated with dermatitis. There was a significant relationship between the length of service with dermatitis p=0.000 (p<0.05). There was also a significant relationship between long-sleeve work clothes and gloves with dermatitis p=0.003 (p<0.05). The multivariable test showed that workers with a long length of service had a higher risk of having dermatitis compared to a short length of service (OR=6,701, p=0.000). It was also showed that more frequent use of long-sleeved work clothes intensity reduces the risk of getting dermatitis compared to sometimes use (OR=0.341, p=0.017). There is a significant association between the length of work and the use of long-sleeved work clothes and gloves with dermatitis on household garbage collectors in Surakarta.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

Al-Sihah

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

The aim of this journal is to publish high-quality articles dedicated to all aspects of the latest outstanding developments in the field of public health. Al-Sihah receives manuscripts encompass a broad range of research topics in public health sciences: epidemiology, nutrition, health promotion, ...