Analysis of the Relationship Between Pesticide Exposure Frequency and Personal Protective Equipment with Contact Dermatitis Complaints in Farmers

Abstract

Occupational Safety and Health are protection efforts in terms of health, safety and comfort provided to workers/laborers, the environment or other people around the workplace. One of the employment sectors that recruits a lot of workers in Indonesia is the informal sector. The informal sector is one of the industries far from the Occupational Health and Safety (K3) culture. The implementation of K3 in the informal sector is still rarely carried out, this occurs because not all industries register with the UKK Post (Occupational Health Unit) so they do not receive education related to occupational safety and health and are not monitored for the occurrence of work accidents and occupational diseases in informal industries (Romas & Kumala, 2024) . One informal sector that is far from the K3 culture is the agricultural sector. The rate of work accidents in the agricultural sector in Indonesia is relatively high compared to other industries (Ella, 2023) . This needs special attention considering that the majority of the population works in the agricultural sector and the large contribution of this sector to the national economy (Haerani, 2010). The role of the agricultural sector is as a source of basic necessities, clothing and housing, providing employment for the majority of the population, contributing to high national income, providing foreign exchange for the country and having a high economic multiplier effect with low dependence on imports (multiplier effect), namely the input-output linkages between industries, consumption and investment. With consistently positive growth. This study used a quantitative method with an analytical survey research design with 59 farmers diagnosed with contact dermatitis, then the data was analyzed using the Chi-Square test. The results of the analysis of this research show that there is a statistical relationship between complaints of contact dermatitis and the frequency of pesticide exposure and personal protective equipment.