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4.2.3 Health
Disaster also has an impact on public health. The size of the impact varies by region. In the event of floods, the number of diseases that often arise in coastal areas is more
than the number of diseases that often arise in no-coastal areas.
Those types of diseases are coughcold, 23.30 and DHF, 21.36 and itching, 17.48 percent. Data can be seen in Table 4.9.
Whereas in time of drought, residents in non-coastal areas are experiencing more health problems compared to residents in coastal areas. Diseases that often occur
during drought in non-coastal areas are coughcold, 25.45 , dengue, 12.73 , fever and respiratory infection, each is 10.91 . Even so, residents have easy access to
health center either touring public health center or other health centers.
Table 4.9: Residents’ Ditribution based on types of diseases During Flood in observed Villages
Village N
Cough cold
Dengue Fever
Diare Itching
Typhus Total
Non coastal Gunung Pati
Lempong Sari 7
2,91 1,94
0,00 1,94
0,00 0,00
6,80 Rowosari
14 6,80
1,94 0,00
1,94 2,91
0,00 13,59
Tandang 5
0,00 1,94
0,00 1,94
0,00 0,97
4,85 Sub Total
26 9,71
5,83 0,00
5,83 2,91
0,97 25,24
Coastal Kemijen
13 4,85
6,80 0,00
0,00 0,97
0,00 12,62
Mangun Harjo 19
5,83 4,85
0,97 2,91
3,88 0,00
18,45 Tanjung Mas
27 9,71
3,88 2,91
2,91 6,80
0,00 26,21
Trimulyo 18
2,91 5,83
0,97 1,94
5,83 0,00
17,48 Sub Total
77 23,30
21,36 4,85
7,77 17,48
0,00 74,76
Grand Total 103
33,01 27,18
4,85 13,59
20,39 0,97
100,0
Table 4.10: Residents’ Distribution Based on Types of Diseases During Drought in Observed Villages
Village N
Cough cold
Dengue Fever
Diare Respi-
ratory Infec-
tions Eyes
Typh us
Grand Total
4.2.3.1 Non
coatal
Gunung Pati 9
5,45 3,64
0,00 1,82
0,00 5,45
0,00 16,36
Lempong Sari 6
1,82 7,27
1,82 0,00
0,00 0,00
0,00 10,91
Rowosari 19
10,91 1,82
9,09 1,82
9,09 0,00
1,82 34,55
Tandang 6
7,27 0,00
0,00 1,82
1,82 0,00
0,00 10,91
Sub Total 40
25,45 12,73
10,91 5,45
10,91 5,45
1,82 72,73
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4.2.4 Coastal
Kemijen 3
5,45 0,00
0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00
0,00 5,45
Mangun Harjo 6
10,91 0,00
0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00
0,00 10,91
Tanjung Mas 5
3,64 5,45
0,00 0,00
0,00 0,00
0,00 9,09
Trimulyo 1
0,00 0,00
0,00 1,82
0,00 0,00
0,00 1,82
Sub Total 15
20,00 5,45
0,00 1,82
0,00 0,00
0,00 27,27
Grand Total 55
45,45 18,18
10,91 7,27
10,91 5,45
1,82 100,00
4.3 Government Community Responses to Extreme Climate
hazards
4.3.1 Residents’ response towards the existence of disaster handling
institutions
The existence of institutions is very important in improving the ability or the capacity of communities to cope with disasters. From the survey results in eight study areas
residents felt unsatisfied with the presence of disaster handling agencies in the region. About 83 of the residents stated that there were no institutions handling the
disaster in their territories. They also said that they never received any information about climate information or early warning from the Government. Only 17 of
residents said that there was a disaster-handling institution in their areas. However, they said that the institutions do not function effectively in providing climate
information or early warning. The institutions meant by residents are village, RT, RW in the local environment office.
4.3.2 Community’s Response Towards Disaster Information
Currently in Indonesia there are various kinds of disasters ranging from floods, landslides, droughts, forest fires, and earthquakes whose frequency has become more
often for the last couple of years. Every resident can monitor these events through various media either printed or electronic. With the support of the satellite network
and residents’ ability to purchase electronic equipment such as television and radio, most residents 79.5 felt the benefit of watching the general news. Beside as a
means of entertainment, general news also enriches residents’ general knowledge.
Of various disaster-related information, the information deemed useful to the residents is information about climate change impacts. Information on the impact of
climate change include increase in the volume of sea water, shift in seasons, increase in temperature, etc. Therefore the information is translated by the community as a
source of disaster. Thus the information becomes more useful and attractive compared to other information. Data can be seen in Table 4.11.
If compared to men, in general female are more sensitive towards various types of news. Nevertheless, by seeing the percentage of resident response towards the use of
various types of news, resident’ sensitivity towards various disaster related news is relatively low.