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Universal Journal of Public Health Vol. 13(1), pp. 54 - 62
DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130105
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Spatial Analysis of the Presence of Rats in three Student Housing Areas of Makassar City State Universities
Syamsuar Manyullei *, Ardalif Lulhaq Musbir , Muh. Fajaruddin Natsir , Mochammad Al Anugerah Agus
Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, Hasanuddin University, Indonesia
ABSTRACT
Problems that often occur in student housing are the provision of clean water, sewage, wastewater disposal, garbage and population density, so it is very possible for rats, which are the vectors of diseases that carry over to humans, such as yersiniosis, leptospirosis and salmonella, to be present. The objective of this study is to spatially analyze the description of the movement buffer of trapped rats and associated environmental factors. Method: This research was conducted by descriptive observation using accidental sampling. Data collection was carried out in April 2021, with a population of all rats caught in three public university student accommodation areas in Makassar City. Data analysis is carried out using SPSS data processing media. Spatial analysis of trapped rats was carried out with the buffer area technique using the Qgis program. Result: The installation of 135 traps that were in place for four days resulted in 29 rats of various types being caught. These were Rattus norvegicus (69%), R. tanezumi (17.2%), R. argentiventer (10.3%) and R. exulans (3.4%). The spatial results of the observation of the presence of refuse showed that there were 60% points at UIN, 62.2% points at UNM, and 80% points at Unhas, where refuse was scattered around the cottage. The results of temperature measurements showed that there were 73% points at Unhas, 82.2% points at UNM and 88.9% points at UIN that had optimum temperatures. The humidity measurements showed that there were 46.7% points at UIN, 4.4% points at UNM, and 26.7% points at Unhas. Conclusion: The spatial analysis of the presence of rats was found to have a relation with environmental risk factors, such as temperature, humidity and the presence of garbage. In addition, the rats found were R. norvegicus (69%), and most of them were found in UIN lodgings with the presence of refuse at 60%, with 88.9% points having optimum temperature and 46.7% points having optimum humidity. It is recommended that the landlord and the students who live in the dormitory maintain environmental conditions to prevent the presence of rats.
KEYWORDS
Spatial, Rats, Student Housing, Traps
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[1] Syamsuar Manyullei , Ardalif Lulhaq Musbir , Muh. Fajaruddin Natsir , Mochammad Al Anugerah Agus , "Spatial Analysis of the Presence of Rats in three Student Housing Areas of Makassar City State Universities," Universal Journal of Public Health, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 54 - 62, 2025. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130105.
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Syamsuar Manyullei , Ardalif Lulhaq Musbir , Muh. Fajaruddin Natsir , Mochammad Al Anugerah Agus (2025). Spatial Analysis of the Presence of Rats in three Student Housing Areas of Makassar City State Universities. Universal Journal of Public Health, 13(1), 54 - 62. DOI: 10.13189/ujph.2025.130105.