The Symptoms of Impaired Lung Function and Its Determinants Analysis on Garment Workers at UD. Surabaya Jember Region

Abstract

Lung disease due to work is a disease or disorder that occurs due to the inhalation of dangerous particles, mists, vapors or gases while someone is working. UD. Surabaya is an informal garment industry making apparel in the city of Jember which has several processes including cutting, sewing, and finishing. As many as 5 out of 10 workers who were randomly interviewed said that they experienced respiratory problems such as shortness of time at work, and 3 workers suffered from symptoms of lung function disorders after 10 years of work.The aim of research was to analyze symptoms of impaired lung function on garment workers at UD. Surabaya Jember District. The data used in this research were primary data which have been collected from questionnaire to 108 worker respondents. The analysis instrument was technique of regression of weight through AMOS software. The result of instrument testing concluded that all variables were valid and reliable as the instruments of data collection. The result of data analysis referred that: 1) the individual characteristics have positive effect to the symptoms of impaired lung function, 2) the amount of exposure contact have positive effect to the symptoms of impaired lung function on garment workers, 3) the indicators of individual characteristic which affected to the symptoms of impaired lung functions were smoking habit and nutritional status, and 4) the indicators of exposure contact amount which affected to the symptoms of impaired lung function were length of exposure and year of service. As a discussion , The longer the working period, the longer the worker is exposed to dust. The more exposure to dust that accumulates in the lungs which will later affect the capacity of lung function. A clinical manifestation disorder of decreased respiratory function will begin to appear and become permanent after exposure to dust between 10 years of work then one of the factors that can accelerate the decline in lung function is smoking. The results of this study indicate that individual characteristics and the number of exposure contacts have a positive effect on symptoms of impaired lung function, so it is necessary to conduct an evaluation regarding the risks experienced by workers. As a conclusion the symptom of impaired lung function on workers was caused by several factors as individual characteristic and amount of exposure contact.