Hubungan kadar Pb dalam darah dengan prestasi belajar pada anak sekolah di SDN Grinting 01 Kecamatan Bulakamba Kabupaten Brebes
Abstract: Plumbum (Pb) is a
highly poisonous heavy metal, especially for the children. Pb enters the human
body through the respiratory and gastrointestinal tract, and also skin. The aim
of this study was to determine the correlation between blood lead level and the
learning achievement on the students in Grinting 01 Elementary School,
Bulakamba District, Brebes Regency.
Methods: This study was an observational research using cross sectional
design. The subjects were 51 students.
The data were collected using interview and observational field. The exposure
of blood lead level was measured by detecting Pb content in blood according to
the result of laboratory test by ASS method (Atomic absorbance spectrometer),
and the learning achievement was measured using MST (Middle Semester Test)
score of the students. Univariate analysis and bivariate analysis (Chi-Square)
were used to analyze the data.
Results: The result of bivariate test indicated that there was no
correlation between blood lead level and learning achievement with p >0.05.
For in the ehole samples, the blood lead level were more than Normal standard
of CDC (≥5 µg/dL) with the highest Pb in blood is 48.39 µg/dL and the lowest is
11.06 µg/dL.
Conclusion: In conclusion, Pb concentration - in blood on the children
does not influence the learning achievement directly.
Keywords: Pb in blood; learning
achievement Elementary student
Penulis: M Romli, Suhartono,
Onny Setiani
Kode Jurnal: jpkesmasdd160532
