Analysis of Noise Factors in Increasing Blood Pressure of Railway Employees in Semarang Poncol Train Station
- DOI
- 10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.030How to use a DOI?
- Keywords
- noise, blood pressure, salivary pH, stress, railway employees
- Abstract
Noise is one of the negative impacts of the rapid development of transportation facilities in Indonesia. One of the potential means of transportation is train. Noise can affect human health, among others, can cause hearing loss, communication disorders, psychological disorders, and increased blood pressure. The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors of noise associated with the increase in blood pressure of employees working in the Semarang Poncol Station. This research is an observational with cross sectional approach. Data were obtained from interviews and measurements of blood pressure, noise intensity and salivary pH. The population in this study are employees who live in the neighborhood of Semarang Poncol Station. The number of samples taken is 39 people. Data analysis using Chi Square with significant level α = 0,05. The results showed that the noise level at Semarang Poncol Station was85.97 dB (A). The blood pressure of respondents measured before and after work, experiencing systolic and diastolic blood pressure increase which were 53.85% and 51.28% respectively. The intensity of noise, duration of exposure to noise, and stress, was associated with increase in blood pressure. The increase in blood pressure in railway employees at Semarang Poncol station is caused by noise factor. It is recommended that in each employee’s workspace soundproofing equipment is installed to reduce the noise level.
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- © 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
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- This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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TY - CONF AU - Dwi Sutiningsih AU - Prafista Filaely AU - Ari Udiyono AU - Emi Puji Nur Wijayanti PY - 2020 DA - 2020/06/19 TI - Analysis of Noise Factors in Increasing Blood Pressure of Railway Employees in Semarang Poncol Train Station BT - Proceedings of the 2nd Sriwijaya International Conference of Public Health (SICPH 2019) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 214 EP - 227 SN - 2468-5739 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.030 DO - 10.2991/ahsr.k.200612.030 ID - Sutiningsih2020 ER -