Analysis of the Effect of Work Environment Against Pregnancy Disorders to the Female Workers in PT.X Akbar Ratna Agustina1, Martiana Tri2,*, Purnomo Windhu3, Izwardy Ir. Doddy4 1Student in Magister of Occupational Health and Safety, Airlangga University, Campus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya-Indonesia 2Lecturer in Departement of Occupational Health and Safety, Airlangga University, Campus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya-Indonesia 3Lecturer in Departement of Biostatistik dan Kependudukan, Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Campus C Mulyorejo, Surabaya-Indonesia 4Directorate General Public Health, Ministry of Health Republic, Indonesia *Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Tri Martiana, dr., M.S. Lecturer in Departement of Occupational Health and Safety Faculty of Public Health, Airlangga University, Campus C Mulyorejo, 60115, Surabaya-Indonesia, E-mail: tri.martiana@fkm.unair.ac.id
Online published on 4 June, 2019. Abstract Pregnancy disorders are complications that occur to pregnant women. Pregnancy disorders that can occur in pregnant women are excessive nausea, vomiting, seizures, loss of consciousness, fetal distress, obesity, excessive headaches, hypertension and abortion. The risk factors of pregnancy disorders to the workers in PT.X located in Sidoarjo District, including the work environment of female workers who are noisy, hot, dust, odor and the use of irritant materials. The purpose of this research was to analyze the effect of work environment factors such as noise, heat, dust in the workplace, the smell of stinging and the usage of irritant materials with pregnancy disorders in female workers at PT. X Sidoarjo District. The research method used in this research was cross sectional with observational research type. The respondents of this research were 160 women. The independent variables of this research were work environment factors (noise, temperature, dust, odor, and irritant materials). While the dependent variables in this research was pregnancy disorder in female workers. This research was done at PT. X located in Sidoarjo District and implemented from October to November 2017. A total of 78.12% of the respondents had experienced pregnancy disorders. Logistic regression analysis found significant effect between noise with pregnancy disorder (p = 0.023) and 78.75% of the respondents exposed by the heat temperature of the work environment with pregnancy disorder (p = 0.003). Most respondents felt their work environment smelled sting with pregnancy disorder (p = 0.031) that were as many as 111 respondents (69.38%). Generally respondents feel their work environment is hot, often feel the heat while working and there is a stinging smell in the workplace. Top Keywords Noise, Temperature, Pungent Smell and Pregnancy Disorder. Top |