Open AccessKEJADIAN KATARAK PADA KELOMPOK NELAYAN “PUTRA SAMUDRA” DI DESA LEBIH, GIANYAR, BALI TAHUN 2016
Author(s) -
Ni Kadek Nening Andiyani,
Partha Muliawan
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archive community health/archive of community health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2527-3620
pISSN - 2302-139X
DOI - 10.24843/ach.2017.v04.i01.p05
Subject(s) - blindness , medicine , environmental health , simple random sample , personal protective equipment , optometry , population , covid-19 , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty)
Cataract is the most prevalent cause of blindness in the world. Based on occupation, cataract was higher among farmer, fisherman, and labor workers. This study aims to measure the prevalence of cataract among fishermen of the “Putra Samudra” fisherman group at Lebih village. This was a cross-sectional study with quantitative descriptive approach. Samples were 70 fishermen of the 187 members of “Putra Samudra” fishermen group. Sampling technique was simple random sampling. Instrument for the study was questionnaire and direct ophthalmoscope. The result showed that 18.6% of the fishermen have cataract. Cataract prevalence was significantly higher among the fishermen ?50 year old, lower education and those who did not wear specific protection aids. It is necessary to provide education on the importance of specific protection aids to prevent cataract. It is also necessary to develop occupational health program that include medical check-up prior working time, regular and specific, also health care for occupational health problems among fishermen.
Keywords : Bali, cataract, fishermen, exposure to sun ray