Relationship beetwen risk factors and vulneralability to COVID-19 in East Jakarta Benny B. Suharto, Herika M. Taki, Pardomuan R. Sihombing, Komang A. P. Wijaya, Calista M. Gunandar
Urban and Regional Planning Department, Trisakti University
Abstract
The handling of the COVID-19 pandemic must be based on the right strategy which includes priority areas that need more attention. The priority areas that need attention are based on an assessment of the vulnerability of these areas to COVID-19 exposure. This study aims to assess the vulnerability of sub-districts in East Jakarta to COVID-19 exposure, using the Multiple Linear Regression and Classification method, with 6 independent variables, namely the number of gathering locations, the area of slum settlements, the number of poor households, population density, density of the elderly, comorbidities. The results of using the Classification method for various variables that are thought to have an effect on COVID-19 susceptibility show an irregular pattern, while the results of the Multiple Linear Regression method show that of the 6 independent variables, only 2 independent variables are factors that affect the susceptibility of COVID-19 in Jakarta. East, namely 1) patients with comorbidities/TB, and 2) the density of the elderly. Patients with co-morbidities/TB have a significant positive effect on the number of positive COVID-19 cases, meaning that the number of patients with co-morbidities/TB in an area tends to increase active COVID-19 cases in that area. On the other hand, the density of the elderly has a significant negative effect on the number of positive COVID-19 cases, meaning that the higher density of the elderly actually reduces the number of COVID-19 cases.
