Abstract :
One of the health problems that is still high in Indonesia is smoking. This
habit is still a daily lifestyle for some people, especially for men. The prevalence of
smoking is more commonly found in low socioeconomic groups such as farmers,
fishermen and laborers. Smoking behavior in rural communities also tends to be
higher than in urban communities. Exposure to cigarette smoke can impact on
health, especially is hemoglobin levels. Carbon monoxide in cigarette will bind to
hemoglobin 250 stronger than it binds to oxygen. The bond between hemoglobin
and carbon monoxide can cause tissue hypoxia so that the body compensates by
increasing the number of erythrocytes which can cause hemoglobin levels in the
body of a smoker to increase. The purpose of this study was to determine the
description of hemoglobin levels in male smokers and non-smokers.
This type of research is descriptive research. This study requires data on the
results of hemoglobin levels and questionnaire data to then be analyzed
descriptively. The population used in this study is a sustainable farmer group in
Kaliancar Village, Wonogiri, totaling 45 people and a sample of 40 people who
meet the inclusion criteria.
After conducting research on 40 farmer respondents, the average value of
hemoglobin levels in smokers was 14.9 g/dl and the average value for hemoglobin
levels in non-smokers was 15.1 g/dl.
The conclusion of this study is that the average value of hemoglobin levels
of 40 farmer respondents who smoke is lower than that of non-smokers.