Desire to Have Children Assessed from Socioeconomic Context Post Disaster in Palu

Abd. Rahman, Abd. Rahman, Sri Giyarsih, Sigit B. S.

2021

Abstract

An earthquake measuring 7.4 on the richter scale rocked the central part of Indonesia in Palu, Sigi, and Donggala on September 28, 2018. The earthquake that was accompanied by the tsunami and liquefaction caused 4,340 fatalities people including children. This study aims to look at the socio-economic role (age, education, occupation, income and ethnicity) on the mother’s desire to have children after the disaster in Palu City. This research was conducted in Palu and the participants in this study were 382 mothers. The sampling technique uses propositional stratified random sampling. Data analysis using linear regression analysis. Research result shows that socioeconomic factors (age, education, occupation, income, and ethnicity) simultaneously contribute to the desire of mothers to have children, and age become the most dominant factor in a role. The conclusion of this study shows that the age group at risk of pregnancy and childbirth, high education, have a job, have worked have an increased desire to have children. The results of this study are expected to be a reference or guide in predicting fertility and the desire to have children in areas affected by natural disasters, especially earthquakes, tsunamis and liquefaction, viewed from the socio-economic context.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Rahman A., Giyarsih S. and B. S. S. (2021). Desire to Have Children Assessed from Socioeconomic Context Post Disaster in Palu. In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS, ISBN 978-989-758-604-0, pages 19-24. DOI: 10.5220/0010742600003112

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-hums21,
author={Abd. Rahman and Sri Giyarsih and Sigit B. S.},
title={Desire to Have Children Assessed from Socioeconomic Context Post Disaster in Palu},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,},
year={2021},
pages={19-24},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010742600003112},
isbn={978-989-758-604-0},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Emerging Issues in Humanity Studies and Social Sciences - Volume 1: ICE-HUMS,
TI - Desire to Have Children Assessed from Socioeconomic Context Post Disaster in Palu
SN - 978-989-758-604-0
AU - Rahman A.
AU - Giyarsih S.
AU - B. S. S.
PY - 2021
SP - 19
EP - 24
DO - 10.5220/0010742600003112