Abstract
Pesticides are chemicals that are often used in agriculture to protect plants. Excessive use of pesticides and not in accordance with the rules will have an impact on human health, namely damaging the form of abnormalities in blood profiles such as MCV, MCH, and MCHC values. This study aims to determine the value of erythrocyte index in farmers who use pesticides. The sampling technique in this study was random sampling. The method used is Hematology Analysis with Hematology Analyzer tools and the object of research is the blood samples of farmers in Palajau Village, Arungkeke District, Jeneponto Regency. The results of research conducted on 10 samples showed that 1 sample had decreased MCV and MCH values of 79 fL and 26 pg, while the other 9 samples had normal average values of 83.33 fL and 28.55 pg. The MCHC value of the 10 samples had an average value of 34.1%. Thus, it can be concluded that the examination of erythrocyte index values in farmers who use pesticides is included in the normal category.
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