Risk factors of chronic rhinitis in furniture workers of West Palu, Central Sulawesi.

Abstract

Chronic Rhinitis is an inflammatory disease of the nose characterized by sneezing, snotty and nasal congestion, intermittently or persistently. The prevalence of rhinitis in the United Kingdom reaches 29%, in Indonesia is not known clearly. The types of work that cause rhinitis are chronic like farmers, laboratory workers, carpenters or painters, food industry workers and, health workers. Chronic Rhinitis can affect the quality of the worker’s life, and it can reduce work productivity Objective: To determine the risk factors for chronic rhinitis on the workers in wood furniture which was contacted by sawdust in the West Palu area Method: This study uses analytical research methods with a cross-sectional approach. The sampling technique is total sampling, and the total sample in this study is 27 workers. Results: The study showed a significant relationship with the incidence of rhinitis to the carpenters who work on wooden furniture in the western Palu on age (p = 0.027), duration of exposure (p = 0.041. There was no significant relationship between the use of PPE (p = 0.100) Conclusion: The factors that can influence the incidence of chronic rhinitis to furniture workers are age and duration of exposure