THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL VULNERABILITY ON THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL CASE STUDY: KABUPATEN PURBALINGGA

• Main Author: Kartika Sari, Laras
• Format: Theses
• Language: Indonesia
• Online Access: https://digilib.itb.ac.id/gdl/view/56371
• Institution: Institut Teknologi Bandung

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a shock to a region. The COVID-19 pandemic is a multi-aspect disaster that we can't make sure when it will be end. The COVID- 19 pandemic gives us a lesson that disaster mitigation must be integrated with regional development planning. The concept of social vulnerability arises when socio-economic and demographic factors are recognized to play a role in causing losses from disasters. Solving social vulnerability is one approach to reduce losses from disasters. In the previous pandemic, people who socially vulnerable received unequal impacts. Therefore, the pandemic must be treated as a health and social problem. Several studies have found that social vulnerability affects the spread of COVID-19. But, the research conducted is still very limited. More empirical studies are needed to determine the correlation between social vulnerability and the spread of COVID-19. By taking a case study in Kabupaten Purbalingga, this study aims to identify the effect of social vulnerability on the spread of COVID-19. This study uses a quantitative approach. Deductive method is used to assess social vulnerability. Spatial descriptive analysis is used to visualize the spread of COVID- 19. Quadrant analysis is used to identify the risks. And then simple linear regression analysis is used to determine the correlation between social vulnerability and the spread of COVID-19. This study shows that social vulnerability had a significant effect on the spread of COVID-19. Therefore, social vulnerabilities must be addressed in controlling the spread of COVID-19. This study also shows that interventions should be focused on urban area because urban area is the most at risk for the COVID-19 pandemic in the study area.