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An analysis of the mine dust exposure risk and other risks for tuberculosis suspects among the workers of the people's gold mine in Poboya village, Palu City
Syahadat D.
ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
Abstract
The aim of study to determine risk level of dust in Poboya gold mining at Palu city. The risk factor correlation study on the tuberculosis pulmonary suspect on gold miners based on dust exposure duration, lack of nutritional status, alcohol consumption behavior and smoking behavior in Poboya gold mining of Palu city. The study was conducted in analytic observational by used cross sectional study design for suspected pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and non-suspect in pulmonary TBs identified among mining worker in Poboya gold mining of Palu City. This study design was determined relationship between exposure and diseases at certain period in population. The samples are chosen by purposive sampling method. The samples were 136 male residents who lived in Poboya sub district and worked as traditional mining workers in gold mining in Poboya village of Palu city which their job scope related to dust and dig mining holes. There was a correlation between dust exposure duration to gold miners who worked more than 8 hours per day toward tuberculosis pulmonary suspect. Besides, lack of nutritional status also leads mining workers suffered tuberculosis pulmonary disease. The alcohol consumption is not related to tuberculosis pulmonary in mining workers. The smoking habit is most influential factors lead to TB pulmonary among mining workers and this study found most of respondents had smoked more than 20 cigarettes per day. The special attention needed on mining workers for their health problem especially in nutritional status and smoking habit.