Al-sihah: The Public Health Science Journal
Volume 13, Nomor 2, July-December 2021

Hazard Level of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Gorontalo Regency: Prediction of Spatial Distribution with AHP-GIS Integration

Ririn Pakaya (Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Gorontalo, Gorontalo)
Yanti Hz Hano (Bagian Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, Universitas Gorontalo, Gorontalo)
Muhammad Ramdhan Olii (Bagian Teknik Sipil, Universitas Gorontalo, Gorontalo)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Dec 2021

Abstract

Under certain climatic conditions, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes can survive and reproduce optimally so that climate change can significantly change the pattern of disease distribution. This study aimed to model the level of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever (DHF) hazard in Gorontalo Regency by integrating the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Geographic Information System (GIS) with climatological and topographic factors. The factors that most influence the level of hazard of DHF are annual rainfall, altitude, and humidity. The results obtained show that Gorontalo Regency is dominated by the hazard level class of 94852.31 ha or 44.25% and the moderate class area of 82553.37 ha or 38.5% of the total area of Gorontalo Regency. These results prove that Gorontalo Regency is very at risk of DHF disease. If this is not handled by the government properly, the moderate class will potentially rise to the high class. The prediction model for the DHF hazard level in this study can be made according to local conditions in the research area which have limited data. Changes in climate variables and periodicity that affect the incidence of dengue can be flexibly adapted to this model. The findings from this study provide valuable insights that have the potential to improve mitigation in public health-related interventions.

Copyrights © 2021






Journal Info

Abbrev

Al-Sihah

Publisher

Subject

Public Health

Description

The aim of this journal is to publish high-quality articles dedicated to all aspects of the latest outstanding developments in the field of public health. Al-Sihah receives manuscripts encompass a broad range of research topics in public health sciences: epidemiology, nutrition, health promotion, ...