Air pollution cannot be avoided by people especially those living in big cities.  Rubber factories and landfill sites are two examples of activities that can trigger air pollution. H₂S gas produced from rubber factories and landfill sites can create unpleasant smells and air contamination and increase free radicals in environment. This study was to assess the level of oxidative stress in people living near rubber factories and landfill sites. This was cross-sectional study involving 60 people as the study sample. The level of H₂S gas was measured to determine the presence of air pollution. Blood collected from vena mediana cubiti was drawn to determine the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) as a marker of oxidative stress. Data obtained from this study were analyzed using independent t-test. The levels of H₂S gas from landfill site were higher than those from rubber factory (0.482 ppm vs. 0.332 ppm). On the other hand, the average level of MDA in people living near the rubber factory was higher than that living near the landfill site (0.847 ± 0.269 nmol/mL vs 0.748 ± 0.253 nmol/mL). It was found no significant difference (p <0.05) in the average levels of MDA between people living near the rubber factory and those living near the landfill site.  There was no significant difference in the average levels of oxidative stress between people living near rubber factory and those living near landfill site.

Air pollution cannot be avoided by people especially those living in big cities.  Rubber factories and landfill sites are two examples of activities that can trigger air pollution. H₂S gas produced from rubber factories and landfill sites can create unpleasant smells and air contamination and increase free radicals in environment. This study was to assess the level of oxidative stress in people living near rubber factories and landfill sites. This was cross-sectional study involving 60 people as the study sample. The level of H₂S gas was measured to determine the presence of air pollution. Blood collected from vena mediana cubiti was drawn to determine the level of malondialdehyde (MDA) as a marker of oxidative stress. Data obtained from this study were analyzed using independent t-test. The levels of H₂S gas from landfill site were higher than those from rubber factory (0.482 ppm vs. 0.332 ppm). On the other hand, the average level of MDA in people living near the rubber factory was higher than that living near the landfill site (0.847 ± 0.269 nmol/mL vs 0.748 ± 0.253 nmol/mL). It was found no significant difference (p <0.05) in the average levels of MDA between people living near the rubber factory and those living near the landfill site.  There was no significant difference in the average levels of oxidative stress between people living near rubber factory and those living near landfill site.

Latar Belakang : Diabetes mellitus merupakan penyakit degeneratif yang memerlukan upaya penanganan yang tepat dan serius. Diabetes Mellitus akan memicu Kerusakan Sistem Syaraf yang dikarenakan Sirkulasi Darah Perifer tidak lancer. Hal ini dapat dicegah dengan cara kontrol pemeriksaan Vaskular non-invasif seperti pemeriksaan Ankle Brachial Index. Penelitian ini menggunakan Air hangat yang berdampak positif bagi pembuluh darah dan memicu saraf yang ada pada telapak kaki untuk bekerja. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh Rendam Kaki Air Hangat terhadap perubahan Ankle Brakhial Indeks pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus di Rumah Sakit Muhammadyah Palembang. Metode : Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah Pra Eksperimental dengan rancangan one group prettest-posttest design. Teknik pengambilan sampel dengan cara purposive sampling, jumlah responden sebanyak 20 orang. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan cara pengukuran Ankle Brachial Index sebelum dan sesudah Kaki di Rendam Air Hangat satu kali, kemudian dicatat pada lembar rekapitulasi data dengan analisa Univariat dan Bivariat uji Wilcoxon. Hasil : didapatkan Ankle Brakhial Indeks pada uji Wilcoxon diketahui p Value 0,001 dimana nilai p < α 0,05. Kesimpulan : menunjukkan bahwa terdapat pengaruh Rendam Kaki Air Hangat terhadap perubahan Ankle Brachial Index pada Pasien Diabetes Melitus sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan Rendam Kaki Air Hangat di Rumah Sakit Muhammadyah Palembang. Diharapkan hasil penelitian ini dapat dijadikan bahan masukkan untuk mengembangkan ilmu pengetahuan khususnya perlu dibuat Standar Operasional Pelaksanaan Rendam Kaki Air Hangat sehingga dapat dilaksanakan diruangan perawatan dan sebagai materi pendidikan kesehatan.