Environmental Health Risk Assessment (EHRA) Kabupaten Bengkalis Riau Herniwanti1*, Efrina Dewi1,2
1Department of Magister Public Health, Universitas Hang Tuah Pekanbaru, Indonesia
2Department of Public Health Office , Kabupaten Bengkalis, Riau, Indonesia
Abstract
Background: The EHRA (Environmental Health Risk Assessment) research is a district-wide participatory survey aimed at determining the state of sanitation facilities and community attitudes about hygiene and sanitation at the home level. The EHRA study yielded the Sanitation Risk Index (IRS).
Purpose: The EHRA Study sought to provide an overview and information on the circumstances of sanitation facilities, hygiene, and sanitation behavior that represent a health risk in Bengkalis Regency, Riau Province.
Methods: The EHRA study was carried out by conducting a survey in all villages in Bengkalis district, beginning in 2021, with the assistance of sanitarians and health cadres, mapping the target survey area, and requiring at least 40 respondents per village and at least 5 respondents per neighborhood unit, with female respondents or girls aged 15-60 years.
Results: An overview of the sanitation risk index values that may be drawn from the variables evaluated from Clean and Healthy Behavior, Domestic Wastewater, Garbage, and Water Sources. With an interval of 19.5 between the maximum and minimum total risk indices, they are 304 and 226, respectively. According to these findings, there were 2,600 respondents in the Bengkalis Regency and 155 villages, which fall into a number of categories. There are 78 Villages with a medium risk, 33 Villages with a high risk, and 22 Villages with a very high risk.
Conclusion: Conclusions and recommendations regarding EHRA issues in Bengkalis Regency are as follows: Villages at high risk concentrate on addressing the components of residential wastewater, solid waste and standing water, hygiene and sanitation behavior, and PHBS. High-risk villages and sub-districts concentrate on sanitation development in the areas of waste water, solid waste, and standing water. The vulnerable communities and sub-districts are focused on the establishment of clean water sources.
