Incidences of Green Tobacco Sickness (GTS) on tobacco farmer and prevention efforts through social capital utilization in Indonesia

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to find the incidences and associated factors of GTS among tobacco farmer and prevention efforts through Social capital Utilization in Indonesia. This research is a quantitative is analytical using cross sectional design, and qualitative research with FGD which is implemented for 8 months on April-November 2017, with tobacco farmer respondents from 12 districts in Jember Regency which is the center of tobacco production. 322 samples of the research was collected by stratified random sampling. The results showed that knowledge is significantly related to GTS Symptoms (sig 0.03), Attitudes (sig 0,094) and The action of GTS Prevention (sig 0.06), the use of PPE is significantly related to GTS (0.03). The result of FGD showed the harvest time in Na-ogst and Kasturi tobacco plantation was done in the different time. When the harvest time was before the sun raised which caused the tobacco leaves still in wet condition and easily to contact with the skin of the tobacco farmer which did not use the Personal Protection Equipment. The community leader of tobacco farmer in the prevention of GTS, which is facilitated from Plantation the Institution and from the tobacco industry as the media to campaign the prevention of GTS.