Abstract: The threat of communicable disease outbreaks is greater during and after a disaster than during other times particularly when large populations have been displaced. The study was to mainly analyzing the occurrence and prevalence of communicable diseases associated with flooding disaster in Dar es Salaam City. It was intended to screen and establish a spectrum of flood proneness for areas exposed to frequent flooding in Dar, Also to review the characteristics and the influencing factors of diseases associated with flooding in the context of environmental and socio-economic conditions prevailing in the case study area as well as to analyse the relationship between the occurrence of the diseases associated with flooding and the presence of their risk factors (causative agent and influencing factors) in the case study area. The different methods were used such as discussions and consultations, key informant interviews, secondary information, mapping and photographs and direct observations. The study found that Kinondoni was the most prone of all three Municipalities because it has 40.6 % of the city total population in which many people live in unplanned settlements which make them vulnerable to flooding disasters while Ilala has only 27.9 % of the total population and Temeke has 31.36%.
Keywords: Flood, communicable diseases, prevalence, incidences, prone.
Title: Analysis of Incidence and Prevalence of Communicable Diseases Associated With Flooding Disaster in Dar es Salaam City
Author: Rukia Ismail, Steve Mbuligwe, Fredrick Salukele
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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