The Spatial Pattern of Dengue Fever Risk in Semarang City

Abstract

The city of Semarang has a high level of hazard and vulnerability to Dengue Fever disaster. Socio-economic conditions and low of hygienic and healthy living behavior lead to low adaptability to dengue fever disaster. Empirical facts show that the incidence of dengue fever disease occurs in areas which has low socioeconomic levels, poor of built environmental conditions and low of hygienic and healthy behavior which are mostly located in the northern part of Semarang City. The high level of hazard and vulnerability as well as the low adaptive capacity causes the dengue fever disasters in the northern part of Semarang City is always high, the periphery which has a better socioeconomic conditions and lower of population density has a lower risk of dengue fever.