Hubungan Karakteristik dan Perilaku dengan Keluhan Pernapasan pada Pedagang Kaki Lima di Jalan Dr. Mansyur Medan Tahun 2024

Abstract

Air pollution is a public health problem that can result in health problems in humans, especially respiratory disorders. Street vendors are one of the people who are vulnerable to respiratory complaints due to exposure to air pollution from vehicle smoke, dust and other environmental pollution. Street vendors can work for approximately 8 hours/day. In addition, other factors that affect respiratory complaints are worker characteristics (age, gender, length of exposure, and working period) and worker behavior (smoking behavior and use of PPE). Based on a preliminary survey, out of 10 street vendors, 60% experienced respiratory complaints such as coughing, sneezing, and sore throat. This study aims to determine the relationship between characteristics and behavior with respiratory complaints in street vendors on Jalan Dr Mansyur Medan in 2024. This study uses analytical research with a cross sectional approach. The sample in this study was 39 people and the sampling technique used total sampling. Based on the chi square statistical test, there are variables related to respiratory complaints, namely gender (p=0.001) and smoking behavior (p=<0.001). Meanwhile, those that are not related are age (p=0.442), length of exposure (p=0.277), working period (p=0.170), and use of PPE (p=1.000). The advice given to street vendors is to use PPE in the form of masks, participate in socialization programs related to potential health risks from exposure to pollutants, pay attention to working hours, and conduct regular health checks.