Sajira Flash Flood at January 2020: Analysis Its Prolonged Impact on Family Life Aspects

This title will be presented on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 11.35 - 11.45 GMT+7

Abstract

Authors’ attendance on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 11.35 - 11.45 GMT+7

The flash flood in Sajira Subdistrict, Lebak Regency, Banten Province on 1 January 2020 had a negative impact on the lives of survivor families. This study aims to elaborate economic stress, food coping strategies, and subjective well-being in Lebak flash flood survivor families living in two temporary shelters (DP=Desa Pajagan and DBM=Desa Bungur Mekar; environmental conditions of DBM shelters are better than DP shelters). This study was conducted 15 months after the disaster, using a cross-sectional design with a retrospective approach. A total of 60 families were purposively selected (30 in DP and 30 in DBM). Until 15 months after the flood, the surviving families were still living in temporary shelters and had not been able to rebuild their houses. The results showed that the family's subjective well-being was negatively influenced by objective economic pressure, food coping strategies, and family residence, while the wife's years of education and the number of family dependents had a positive influence on the family's subjective well-being. The capacity of the shelter environment is increasingly limited. The condition of the shelters can be used as a predictor of socio-economic conditions and family welfare, so that it can be used as a basis for handling disaster assistance.