Association of Environmental Residential Sanitation Factors to Communicable Disease Risk Among Musi Side-River Household in Palembang, Indonesia: A Study of Slum Area

摘要

A slum area becomes an urban problem and a result of challenges in health sector. Environmental sanitation is a major problem in that area since the dwellers got lack access to it. Therefore, some communicable diseases exist there. Palembang Musi riverside is an area that becomes urban slum area as long as the river. This study aim was to analyze the association of environmental residential sanitation factors to communicable disease risk among Musi riverside dwellers. This was an observational study with cross sectional approach where we used questionnaire and checklist as tools to measure the variables. One hundred and fifty four participants were recruited living in a slum area. A purposive sampling method was used to obtain the participants. This study used chi square to analyze statistically. This study study found that diarrhea and typhoid were the highest prevalence there. Lack of access to clean water and missed food handling were significantly associated with communicable disease risk then, domestic solid treatment was also associated to it. Improving environmental sanitation should be focused in slum area, therefore the spreading of communicable disease could be reduced.