Acute Infection Following Flood Disaster: An Example from Bojonegoro District, East Java, Indonesia
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37506/ijphrd.v11i3.2865Keywords:
Flood, dermatitis, respiratory infection, gastroenteritis, Bojonegoro.Abstract
On December 27, 2007, huge flood inundated Bojonegoro district, Indonesia. Our study aims were to
investigate occurrence and risk factors of acute infections following the Bojonegoro flood. This survey
with multistage-cluster sampling studied 1016 flooded-household members, 1021 non-flooded members.
Chi-square test and Cox multiple-regression model were used in the analysis. Half of flooded-household
members experienced acute infections within 1 month after flood, predominantly dermatitis (prevalence
rate: 20.4%), acute respiratory tract infection (19.1%), gastroenteritis (10.7%) and dengue hemorrhagic fever
(0.7%). The prevalence rates of these infections were higher than official rates before flood. Age, household
status, contact duration with flood water were significant risk factors of gastro-enteritis, while for acute
respiratory infection, number of household member, age, contact duration with floodwater, socio-economic
status, displacement duration were the significant predictors. Environmental disruption, poor hygiene and
sanitation, displacement and evacuation may increase the likelihood of spreading acute infections following
the flood.
