Open AccessFaktor-faktor yang berhubungan dengan risiko keracunan pestisida pada petani
Author(s) -
Darmiati Darmiati
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
jurnal sago gizi dan kesehatan/jurnal sago gizi dan kesehatan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2721-558X
pISSN - 2714-6464
DOI - 10.30867/gikes.v2i1.474
Subject(s) - environmental health , personal protective equipment , toxicology , pesticide , cholinesterase , cross sectional study , medicine , biology , disease , covid-19 , infectious disease (medical specialty) , agronomy , pathology
Background: Pesticides are dangerous poisons that can have positive or negative effects on humans and the environment. To prevent pesticide poisoning it is necessary to identify a number of risk factors that have an influence on pesticide poisoning on farmers.Objectives: Research Objective to determine the factors associated with the risk of pesticide poisoning to farmers in Lam Mayang Village, Peukan Bada, Aceh Besar District.Methods: Using descriptive analytic research method with cross sectional study design. Subjects are onion farmers, sample size 30 (total sample). Data collection has been carried out by interview and observation using a questionnaire. Using the Chi square test.Results: Laboratory tests showed 3 blood samples had abnormal levels of cholinesterase and 27 blood samples had normal cholinesterase levels. There are 2 variables related to cholinesterase levels, using personal protective equipment p value 0.030 < 0.05 and knowledge p value 0.041 < 0.05.Conclusion: Counseling to increase farmers' knowledge about pesticides is needed. Using personal protective equipment and farmers' compliance with using personal protective equipment will reduce the incidence of pesticide poisoning.