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Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat: Smoking As Risk Factors To Dry Eye Syndrome
Jurnal Kesehatan Masyarakat: Smoking As Risk Factors To Dry Eye Syndrome
Alteriana Mydriati Sita Pritasari1, Soraya Nur Faida2, Siti Thomas Zulaikhah3
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Bagian Mata, Fakultas Kedokteran, Unissula Semarang
2Fakultas Kedokteran, Unissula Semarang
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Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Fakultas Kedokteran, Unissula Semarang
Correspondence Address: pISSN 1858-1196
Public Health Science Department, Medical Faculty, Unissula Semarang, Indonesia. eISSN 2355-3596
Email : thomaszulaikhah@gmail.com, sitithomas@unissula.ac.id
Soraya Nur Faida, et al / Smoking as Risk Factors to Dry Eye Syndrome
places, namely restaurants, 78.4% were exposed at least 59 was obtained and rounded up to 60
to cigarette smoke at home and 51.3% were people. The sample inclusion criteria were men,
exposed to cigarette smoke in the workplace ages 20-40 years, and willing to sign informed
(Tobacco Control Support Center, 2012). consent, while the exclusion criteria were
Cigarette smoke can damage the fat diabetes mellitus, asthma, taking antihistamine
layer of precorneal tear film by the process of drugs, having a history of previous refractive
fat peroxidase which causes dry eye syndrome surgery, such as LASIK and having a history of
and damage to the ocular surface (Altinors et contact lens wear.
al., 2006; Thomas et al., 2012). El-Shazly (2012) Smoking is a smoking behavior
study in Cairo, Egypt found that out of 112 of visitors and officers at Poncol Station,
children, 80 children suffered from dry eye Semarang which is confirmed by interviews
syndrome, and 76 of them were passive smokers. with respondents. Dry eye syndrome is
Another study conducted by Megasari (2014) confirmed by examination of the Schirmer
in Bangkalan Regency, found an influence Test 1. Data was analyzed by univariate and
between the duration of exposure to cigarette bivariate tests. Univariate analysis aims to get
smoke and the incidence of dry eye syndrome. a picture of the frequency distribution on each
This study aims to prove the relationship variable. To show that age and occupation in
between smoking and the occurrence of dry respondents who experienced and did not
eye syndrome. experience homogeneous dry eye syndrome
Method (the same) carried out a different test, the age
This type of research is an observational variables were analyzed by the Mann Whitney
study with a cross-sectional design, which test because the ratio data and distribution were
observed the independent variables namely abnormal, while working with Chi square test
smoking and the dependent variable namely because the data were categorical . Bivariate
dry eye syndrome. This research was conducted analysis aimed to determine the relationship
at Poncol Semarang Train Station in February between smoking and dry eye syndrome using
2016. The population is all visitors, officers and Chi-square test, hypothesis decision based on α
employees of KAI Poncol Semarang station. 5% (Dahlan 2011)
The Consecutif sampling method is used to Result and Discussion
select samples, while the minimum sample size Data collection was done at Poncol
is calculated based on the sample formula in station, this station is a large class train station
Sastroasmoro (2014) as follows: located in Purwosari, North Semarang,
Semarang City. The station located at an altitude
of +3 meters is included in the Operational
Area IV of Semarang and is the second largest
station in the city of Semarang after the
Based on these calculations a sample of Semarang Tawang Train Station. The results of
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age of respondents who smoked tended to
Augustine, R., Setyandriana, Y., 2013. Hubungan
have visual impairments compared to the age Paparan Asap Pembakaran terhadap
of respondents who had never smoked (Zhang Sindroma Mata Kering, Dalam : http://thesis.
et all, 2011). Cigarette smoke contains 4000 umy.ac.id/datapublik/t35930.pdf. Dikutip
toxic chemicals and no less than 69 of them tanggal 28 Februari 2016.
are carcinogenic or cause cancer (Nurjanah, Celik, et.al. 2017. Evaluation of the Neuropathic
2014). The development of cataracts that are the Pain in the Smokers. AGRI. 29 (3): 122-126.
cause of blindness is associated with smoking, doi: 10.5505/agri.2017.68815
smoking can also irritate the visiting mucosa. Dahlan, S., 2011, Statistika untuk Kedokteran
(Agri, 2017). Passive smoking is a risk factor for dan Kesehatan: Deskriptif, Bivariat, dan
Multivariat, Dilengkapi Aplikasi dengan
dry eyes that is often found in children. There
Menggunakan SPSS, Edisi 5, Salemba
is a positive correlation between the number Medika, Jakarta.
of cigarettes smoked per day with dry eyes (p El-Shazly, et.al. 2012, Passive Smoking as a Risk
<0,0001; r: 0,74) (El-Shazly, 2012). Factor of Dry Eye in Children. Journal of
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Academics can help through community
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the dangers of smoking especially to visitors, Rokok Terhadap Angka Kejadian Sindroma
employees and officers of Poncol Semarang Mata Kering (Dry Eye Syndrome) pada
station so that their knowledge of the dangers Masyarakat Kelurahan Pejagan Kabupaten
of smoking increases so the number of smokers Bangkalan, universitas Wijaya Kusuma,
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Acknowledgement dan Kadar Cotinine pada Urin Karyawan
The researcher would like to thank yang Terpapar Asap Rokok Orang
Lain. Jurnal Kemas. 10(1): 43-52
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