Hubungan Riwayat Paparan Merkuri Dengan Gangguan Keseimbangan Tubuh Pada Penambang Emas Tradisional Di Desa Jendi Kecamatan Selogiri Kabupaten Wonogiri
Abstract: Gold mining in Jendi
Village Selogiri Subdistrict Wonogiri District is artisanal gold mining without
a permit using amalgamation process (process of extracting gold ore by mixing
gold with mercury). Mercury is a neurotoxic of the central nervous system
including cerebellum. The purpose of this study was to analyze the association
between the history of mercury exposure and body imbalance on traditional gold
miner in Jendi Village, Selogiri Subdistrict, Wonogiri District.
Methods: The kind of this research is observational analytic study and
the research design used was cross sectional. The population in this study are
all workers in traditional gold mining region, then the sample are taken is
determined based on the formula and the obtained sample size of 42 people. The
research were taken through the interview, laboratory test (mercury level in
the blood), and clinical examination (Romberg test). Data woukd be analyzed
using Chi Square and Logistic Regression.
Results: The results showed that from the four independent variables,
there are two independent variables that had p values > 0,05 are the type of
occupation (p value = 1,000) and duration of work per day (p value = 0,119),
whereas the other two independent variables had p values < 0,05 are period of work (p value = 0,004) and mercury
level in the blood (p value = 0,005) so that Ho is rejected for two independent
variables that had p values < 0,05,
which means that there is a significant correlation between period of work and
mercury level in the blood with body imbalance on traditional gold miner
in the Jendi Village Selogiri Subdistrict Wonogiri District.
Conclusions: From this research can be concluded that as many as 88,1% of
the respondents had a positive result of Romberg test and as many as 97,62% of
the respondents had blood mercury level exceeding the EPA threshold value.
Suggested should pay more attention to health and safety aspects of working in
the gold mining process as an effort to reduce the health effects due to mercury
exposure.
Penulis: Novia Rina Dewi, Onny
Setiani, Suhartono
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd130246
