High Level of Phenol Urine and Health Complaints in The Benzene-Exposed Workers in Small Industry of Slippers Wedoro Sidoarjo
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Benzene with its volatile nature results in people who live close to benzene are prone to be exposed. The main metabolic result of benzene is urine phenol. The aim of this study is to analyze high level of phenol in the urine and health complaints towards the benzene-exposed workers in a small industy of slippers Wedoro Sidoarjo. The method of this study is observational analytic research with cross sectional design and the study id analyzed using Mann–Whitney U Test in order to carry out the differences of phenol level in the urine. The subject of the study consists of 20 respondents drawn from the population in accordance with predetermined criteria. Interviews are held in order to obtain the information of the studied variables. The free variables of the study are regarding the level of benzene in the air, age of the workers, working hours, days of working, length of working, nutrition status, and health complaints. The bound variable of the study is the phenol level in the urine. The result of the study shows that the level of benzene in the air inside the production room exceeds the threshold value of 2.97 ppm, there are differences in the level of urinary phenol between the group with and without benzene exposure (p=0,000), a number of health complaints stated by the benzene-exposed workers are nervous system complains (90%) and hematological complaints (80%). In conclusion, there is high level of phenol in urine as well as health complaints of the benzene-exposed workers in the small industry of Wedoro Sidoarjo slippers. Therefore, the workers should use personal protective equipment in the form of mask and the industry should make a policy in terms of work rotation for a month.
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