1Department of Immunology and Physiology, Medical Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University
2Departement of Oral Radiology, Dentistry Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University
3Department of Microbiology, Lambung Mangkurat University
4Medical Students, Medical Faculty, Lambung Mangkurat University
The quality of water used for daily needs affects human health. Some people in Banjarmasin use the PDAM Bandarmasih water and some use Martapura River water. One of the infection signs is the increases of white blood cell, includes neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte. The aims of this study was determine the differences of neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte count between Martapura river water consuments and Bandarmasih Local Water Supply Utility consuments in Banjarmasin. This study was an analytic observational with a cross sectional approach. Sample selection used purposive sampling technique. The result showed that neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte count average level of 30 consuments of Martapura River water were 54.03%, 7.43%, 3.2%, 34.8%, respectively; and neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte count average level of 30 consuments of Bandarmasih Local Water Supply Utility was 54.9%, 7.53%, 4.39%, 32.8%, respectively. Statistical analysis with unpaired t-test showed that there wasn't any difference of neutrophil, monocyte, eosinophil and lymphocyte.count between Martapura River water consuments and Bandarmasih Local Water Supply Utility consuments (p=0.723, p=0.822, p=0.623%, p=0.318) in August 2018 period.
River water consuments, local water supply consuments, immunity, leukocytes
