Comparison of Co Levels in The Blood of Students of Electric Smokers and Conventional Smokers at Poltekkes Surabaya

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10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_36How to use a DOI?

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Carbon monoxide; E-cigarettes; Conventional cigarettes; Conway diffusion

Abstract

Smoking has been a part of human life for a long time, including teenagers. Cigarette smoke produced from burning tobacco contains a toxic gas, namely carbon monoxide (CO), which can cause dangerous diseases to the body. The danger posed makes innovations continue to emerge to seek other alternatives to conventional cigarettes, namely electric cigarettes. E-cigarettes are devices designed to heat liquids using battery power to create aerosols which are then inhaled by the user. The research aimed to find out the comparison of carbon monoxide (CO) levels in the blood of student electric smokers and conventional smokers at the Poltekkes Kemenkes Surabaya. The research design used is quantitative research, with comparative methods. The method for examining CO levels in the blood uses Conway diffusion with UV-Vis Spectrophotometry. The study used the analysis technique of the two-difference test on the average of the independent sample T-test. Total of 30 people were the subjects of this study consisting of 14 electric smokers and 16 conventional smokers, samples were taken based on purposive sampling technique with certain required criteria. Blood COHb levels examined from all samples had results that were still within normal limits, less than 3.5%. The independent sample T-test analysis showed that there was no significant difference between blood levels of carbon monoxide (CO) in electric smokers and conventional smokers.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Pestariati
AU  - Stefanny Elza Cahyanti
AU  - Juliana Christyaningsih
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/12/23
TI  - Comparison of Co Levels in The Blood of Students of Electric Smokers and Conventional Smokers at Poltekkes Surabaya
BT  - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference of Health Polytechnic Surabaya (ICoHPS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 357
EP  - 365
SN  - 2468-5739
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_36
DO  - 10.2991/978-94-6463-324-5_36
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