Impaired Lung Function Due to Occupation by Exposure to Particulate Matter 2.5m (PM2.5) in Fish Smokers

Backgrounds: As a coastal City, Ternate has smoked fish products that are traditionally managed by burning using firewood or coconut shells, resulting in air pollution pollutants, like fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), an air pollutants which are harmful to the health of fish smoking workers, such as pulmonary function impairment. Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of PM_2.5 exposure on lung function impairment of fish smoking workers in Ternate City. Method: It was a cross-sectional study design, purposive sampling technique of 15 people from a total of 12 smoking houses. Result: The median of PM_2.5 concentration in fish smoking houses was 440.15mg/m³ and about 86% of workers had been exposed to PM_2.5 exceeded the nationally required daily quality standard, 53.3% of respondents had lung function impairment based on FEV1/FVC lung capacity measurements, from the statistical analysis results obtained p = 1, meaning that there was no difference pulmonary function impairment in workers with PM_2.5 exposure that exceeds the quality standard and does not exceed the quality standard. OR 1.167 was obtained, meaning that workers exposed to PM_2.5 > quality standards have odds 1.167 times higher to have lung function impairment than workers exposed to PM_2.5 ≤ quality standards. Conclusion: Exposure to PM_2.5 that exceeds the quality standard will increase the risk of having lung function impairment in fish smoking workers in Ternate City.