Pemulung merupakan salah satu dari kelompok pekerja informal yang berisiko mengalami gangguan kesehatan akibat pekerjaannya. Penelitian ni bertujuan menganalisa gangguan kesehatan yang dialami pemulung selama bekerja di TPA Alak. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian observasional dengan rancangan cross sectional study yang dianalisis menggunakan uji chi square. Responden penelitian sebanyak 100 orang yan diambil menggunakan teknik simpel random sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat 10 jenis gangguan kesehatan yang dialami pemulung di TPA Alak dengan jumlah gangguan bervariasi pada setiap responden. Hasil analisis statistik diperoleh umur (p=0,000), lokasi tinggal (p=0,004), jam kerja (p=0,000) dan masa kerja (p=0,002) berkorelasi secara signifikan dengan jumlah gangguan kesehatan yang dialaminya. Kesimpulan penelitian ini adalah umur, lokasi tinggal, jam kerja, dan masa kerja berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap jumlah gangguan kesehatan yang dialami pemulung di TPA Alak.
Aroppoe hamlet is the hamlet with the highest number of cases of diarrhea. The data obtained shows that the hamlet is one of the most densely populated hamlets with a total of 389 heads of household. There are many houses whose latrines do not meet health requirements, and the average clean water consumed is from dug wells, as well as air pollution. as a result of sewerage that does not meet health requirements. The purpose of this study was to determine basic environmental sanitation with the incidence of diarrhea in Aroppoe Hamlet, Tellumpanua Village, Tanete Rilau District, Barru Regency. The type of research used was an analytic survey research with a cross sectional study approach from a sample of 60 families of a total population of 289 families. Data presentation was carried out in the form of a table distribution accompanied by an explanation in the form of a narrative, and data analysis used the Chi-Square statistical test. The results showed that there was a relationship between the condition of clean water and the incidence of diarrhea (p=0.01), there was no relationship between the condition of the sewerage (SPAL) and the incidence of diarrhea (p=0.1). There is a relationship between the condition of the latrine and the incidence of diarrhea (p=0.03). There is a relationship between the state of clean water and latrines. The conclusion is that the lack of healthy toilet facilities is due to the lack of a residential environmental sanitation program targeting house floors and physical handling of clean water quality in Aroppoe Hamlet, Tellumpanua Village, Tanete Rilau District, Barru Regency.
Pencemaran merkuri di lingkungan dapat menimbulkan masalah kesehatan. Provinsi Gorontalo terdapat lebih dari 200 tromol pengolahan emas dengan merkuri yang dibuang ke lingkungan mencapai lebih dari 6.000kg/bulan. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui gambaran risiko kesehatan pajanan merkuri pada masyarakat danmanajemen risiko untuk mengurangi akibat pajanan merkuri. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian observasional dengan rancangan analisis risiko kesehatan lingkungan. Sampel penelitian ini sebanyak 100 denganmenggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Hasil penelitian menunjukan nilai median konsentrasi merkuri dalamdarah dan rambut adalah 101,665 µg/L dan 4,075 µg/g. Rata-rata konsentrasi merkuri dalam sampel ikan dan airminum adalah 0,0298 mg/kg dan 0,000478 mg/L. Nilai median laju konsumsi ikan 0,2098 kg/hari. Nilai mediandurasi pajanan 30 tahun. Nilai median RQ untuk pajanan 30 tahun dan 70 tahun adalah 1,1477 dan 0,4919. Secaradeskriptif, laju konsumsi ikan dan durasi pajanan berpengaruh pada tingkat risiko kesehatan responden.
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