Cellular Immunity of River Water Consuments and Bandarmasih Municipal Waterworks Consuments Huldani1,*, Sukmana Bayu Indra2, Rahmiati3, Pujiningtyas Anindya4, Savitri Eldha4, Fauziah4, Nihayah Ummi4 1Department of Immunology and Physiology, Medical Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University 2Departement of Oral Radiology, Dentistry Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University 3Department of Microbiology, Lambung Mangkurat University 4Medical Students, Medical Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University *Corresponding Author: Harun Achmad, Pediatric Dentistry Department, Faculty of Dentistry, Hasanuddin University, Makassar, South Sulawesi, Indonesia, Phone: +6285242739400, Email: harunachmader@gmail.comv
Online published on 19 August, 2019. Abstract The quality of water used for daily needs affects human health. Some people in Banjarmasin use the PDAM Bandarmasih water and some use Martapura River water. One of the infection signs is the increases of white blood cell, includes neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte. The aims of this study was determine the differences of neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte count between Martapura river water consuments and Bandarmasih Local Water Supply Utility consuments in Banjarmasin. This study was an analytic observational with a cross sectional approach. Sample selection used purposive sampling technique. The result showed that neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte count average level of 30 consuments of Martapura River water were 54.03%, 7.43%, 3.2%, 34.8%, respectively; and neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte count average level of 30 consuments of Bandarmasih Local Water Supply Utility was 54.9%, 7.53%, 4.39%, 32.8%, respectively. Statistical analysis with unpaired t-test showed that there wasn't any difference of neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte.count between Martapura River water consuments and Bandarmasih Local Water Supply Utility consuments (p=0.723, p=0.822, p=0.623%, p=0.318) in August 2018 period. Top Keywords River water consuments, local water supply consuments, immunity, leukocytes. Top |