Abstract

 
 
 This research was done in Central Bengkulu District, in suburbs of Semidang Bukit Kabu within conserved forest area. Poverty and isolation were the causes of low access to health services. This weakness requires a strategy through health empowerment. This research purpose was to explore the benefits of community empowerment activities in health as healthy house renovation, doctors visiting to village and free medical treatment and integrated service for elderly by Community Economic Zone (CEZ)-CSR PT. Pertamina. It uses qualitative method to produce descriptive data on public health phenomena related to forests society. There were 11 informants selected by purposive sampling. The data was collected by observation, in-depth interviews and FGD. The research found that informants were elementary school-senior high school students, aged 21-57 years, and came from the Rejang and Serawai tribes, work as coffee plantation farmers, oil palm plantation cultivators and coal vehicle drivers. Their income was IDR 150,000 up to IDR 275,000 per week. The family member were 4-6 person, most of them had semi-permanent and permanent houses, legacy from parent or rent. Diseases often found were hypertension, rheumatic, malaria/typhoid, diabetes, dyspepsia, respiratory diseases, dermatitis, and common cold. The research found that most of them supported the health empowerment program, with various phenomena and meanings from informants. The poor in conserved forest areas need health services through community empowerment in health sector.
 
 
Highlights
The health condition of poor community around conserved forest in Central Bengkulu District needs serious attention to meet health standards such as the use of shaman health services
Data was collected from 11 research informants on health empowerment as a health service strategy for poor society at around conserved forests
Better access to health services for society beside forest is highly expected by residents
Summary
The health condition of poor community around conserved forest in Central Bengkulu District needs serious attention to meet health standards such as the use of shaman health services. Small cities or sub-districts experience changes with various development activities. Forest villages are generally located far from urban areas with limited road, lighting, clean water, health and education infrastructure. Central Statistics Agency (2014) used a measure of welfare levels with a multidimensional poverty index to include education, health, and living standards. It found that agricultural households classified as multidimensional poor were 21%. Proportion of poor agricultural households was 14.6 percent. This shows that household expenditure at edge of forest has not been prioritized for education, health, and living standards. Poor people in Indonesia reached 10.96% (27.73 million people) with about www.msocialsciences.com
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