The Relation Between H2SO4 Content on Latex and Irritant Contact Dermatitis on Workers in Plantation Area Company of Sumber Tenggulun Jember

Abstract

Dermatitis was a type of skin disease which caused by skin inflammation. The Irritant Contact Dermatitis (ICD) was a reaction which appeared when the skin got contact to toxic chemicals which caused to inflammation. The aim of this research was to examine characteristics of workers and H2SO4 content which were related to the case of irritant contact dermatitis on rubber plantation workers in a plantation area company of Sumber Tenggulun Tanggul Jember. The research design was descriptive quantitative research which would figure out the causal relationship of contact dermatitis disease to the workers, particularly in the relation with chemicals. The research population was taken from all workers in the plantation area company of Sumber Tenggulun Jember. The data sampling exerted total sampling technique on 35 samples. The data analysis was logistic regression method which aimed to analyze the data by describing or illustrating the collected data as it should be without drawing any general conclusion or generalization. The research finding referred that factors of age, gender, genetics, chemicals use, and exposure characteristic affected insignificantly to the case of irritant contact dermatitis. The plantation should recommend the workers to wear personal protective equipment as an earlier protection from the dangers of accident and occupational disease.