BACKGROUND: In Indonesia, particularly in the coastal area, there is a growing number of seaweed farmers who work in the informal sector as a home-based industry. It is generally assumed that this sub-group of workers is also experiencing work fatigue.
AIM: This research aims to explore information-related factors that are associated with fatigue among seaweed workers.
METHODS: The study was conducted in Takalar Regency, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. The research used a mixed-method design combining quantitative and qualitative approach. One hundred sixty-one samples were taken from four districts Mangarabombang, Mappakasunggu, Sanrobone, and North Galesong.
RESULTS: More than half of the respondents feel fatigue 67.1%. Furthermore, based on bivariate analysis, it was found that there were significant associations between work hour p = 0.041 and work period p = 0.031 with work fatigue. For the qualitative approach, three focus group discussions were conducted to explore more information related to factors that were found associated with work fatigue from the quantitative study. This research found that a large number of employees experienced work fatigue.
CONCLUSION: The factor that associated with work fatigue is work hour and work period. It is suggested that health providers and stakeholders related need to pay attention to this subgroup of the working population regarding their occupational health and safety problems.
Perkembangan ilmu teknologi, menyebabkan meningkatnya tuntutan manusia untuk berhubungan dengan komputer. Komputer sebagai alat bantu yang banyak digunakan manusia, ternyata juga menimbulkan penyakit akibat kerja seperti keluhan nyeri leher. Nyeri leher merupakan salah satu dari dari gangguan pada otot rangka yang menyebabkan adanya peregangan pada otot dan ligament pada daerah leher yang terjadi dalam waktu yang lama. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor yang berhubungan dengan keluhan nyeri leher pada karyawan PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) Bandar Udara Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar.Tujuan: Mengetahui faktor yang berhubungan dengan keluhan nyeri leher pada karyawan PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) Bandar Udara Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan yaitu penelitian kuantitaif dengan metode observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional dengan sampel sebanyak 69 karyawan yang didapatkan melalui teknik pengambilan sampel secara purposive sampling. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Kantor Cabang PT. Angkasa Pura I (Persero) Bandar Udara Sultan Hasanuddin Makassar pada bulan Maret 2021. Uji yang digunakan adalah uji Chi-Square. Hasil: Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan antara umur (p=0,034), IMT (p=0,044), postur kerja (p=0,000), dan durasi kerja (p=0,008) dengan keluhan nyeri leher dengan nilai p<ɑ=0,05, serta tidak ada hubungan antara jenis kelamin (p=0,075), masa kerja (p=0,314) dan pengetahuan (p=0,388) dengan keluhan nyeri leher dengan nilai p>ɑ=0,05. Ada hubungan antara umur, IMT, postur kerja, dan durasi kerja dengan keluhan nyeri leher. Tidak ada hubungan antara jenis kelamin, masa kerja, dan pengetahuan dengan keluhan nyeri leher.
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