Strengthening Public Health through Prioritization of Village Resilience Components Using the Quadrant of Difficulty-Usefulness Approach

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DOI: 10.21522/TIJPH.2013.14.01.Art004

Authors : Sunarto, Setya Haksama, Heru Santoso Wahito Nugroho, Suparji, Sulikah, Aries Prasetyo

Abstract:

This study aims to evaluate the resilience of Disaster Resilient Villages (Destana) in Magetan Regency, East Java, Indonesia in facing public health crises due to disasters, and to map the priority of village resilience components using the Quadrant of Difficulty and Usefulness (QoDU) approach. This descriptive study took place over eight months in 32 villages, involving 640 respondents consisting of 20 active administrators per village. The evaluation was conducted using the PKD (Village Resilience Assessment) questionnaire which included 32 indicators and 128 questions, filled out through Focus Group Discussions (FGD), while determining the priority of components that had high benefits but were difficult to realize using the QoDU-VR (Quadrant of Difficulty-Usefulness Village Resilience Questionnaire) questionnaire. The results showed that 3 villages (9.4%) were in the primary category, 12 villages (37.5%) were in the middle category, and 17 villages (53.1%) were in the main category, with the district's resilience level at the middle level (score 80.06). The recovery preparedness component scored the lowest (69.94), followed by prevention and mitigation (70.75). Using the QoDU approach, the prevention and mitigation components were prioritized due to their high utility but difficulty in implementation, followed by the post-disaster recovery component. The study also found that disaster-resilient villages in the primary category were not yet fully capable of implementing prevention and mitigation measures, and that the majority of villages did not yet have a post-crisis recovery plan document. The QoDU approach helps establish strategic priorities in building public health resilience. These findings form the basis for strengthening public health through participatory studies based on component and sub-component prioritization strategies in further research.

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