Study Of General Paralysis In Fishermen Divers Barrang Lompo Island Land Districts Of Ujung

ABSTRACT: Pattingaloang Health Center is one of the main centers where the area covers the coastal area where the occupants are dominated by diver fishermen. Recorded data shows 60 cases of illness due to divingactivity, 50 % of them suffered paralysis with 10 people died. This observational research used Case Control Study approach. The population was divers who listed in the public health center BarrangLompo Island. In the case group, samples were fishermen divers who suffered paralysis due to diving acitivity divers, while in the control group were who did not experience paralysis. Purposive sampling were used in this research, with sample size 60. Comparison of cases with controls group at 1: 2. Data analysis was performed with univariate and bivariate test of odds ratio (OR). The results of this study show that firts age diving (OR 5167; 95 % CI 1616-16520), divin