Decompression Illness among Fishermen Divers in Tanjung Papuma Beach, Jember Regency, Indonesia Syamila Ana Islamiyah1, Suwandi Tjipto1, Wibowo Arief2 1Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia 2Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia Online published on 15 December, 2017. Abstract Decompression illness is one of illness experienced by divers describes a condition characterized by a variety of symptoms resulting from exposure to high barometric pressure that cause nitrogen dissolved in body fluids and tissues, to come out of physical solution and form bubbles. The most frequently targeted anatomic locations are the shoulders, elbows, knees, and ankles. Based on bibliography, the determinant factor is multifactor, such as the characteristic of fishermen divers and factors of diving. This study aims to assess the prevalence of decompression illness among fishermen divers and to investigate the correlation between decompression illness with individual characteristic factors and dive factors. A cross-sectional study was conducted and the respondents were recruited by using a simple random sampling method. Population of this study is 70 people and sample taken is 42 respondents. Technique of collecting data through interview based on questionnaire and examination of the symptoms. To know the level of influence of each risk factor to occurrence of Decompression illness at fishermen diver is conducted with the frequency distribution and crosstab, then analyzewith the test of logistic regression. Sixteen divers (38, 1%) had decompression illness. The result of logistic regression analysis shows that there is significant relation of diving frequency per day (p=0, 005), and way to ascent (p=0, 010) with the act of decompression illness. The odds of which is 7 times higher in divers who dive more than 3 times per day and 6 times higher in divers who ascent directly to surface. This data could be a foundation for implementing prevention and control measures to reduce decompression illness in the workplace. Top Keywords Indonesia, Fishermen Divers, Decompression Illness, Individual Characteristics of Divers, Factor of Diving. Top |