Table II. Perception of frequency, major...

Table II.

Perception of frequency, major causes, future flooding and impact on health

Frequency and future flooding	n	(%)
Frequency
Increasing	317	81.3
Do not know	31	7.9
Variable	21	5.4
No change	17	4.4
Reducing	4	1.0
Total	390	100.0
Major causes of flooding
Fault of management system, e.g. poor planning	262	67.2
Natural event	140	35.9
High concentration of built-up areas	123	31.5
Poor environmental practices, e.g. improper waste disposal	101	25.9
Over population	41	10.5
A curse from god/supernatural causes	27	6.9
Changing climate	25	6.4
Presence of an increase in water level of lagoon/ocean	19	4.9
Overflowing rivers/streams	7	1.8
n = 390 for each response due to multiple response
Future flooding
Severe risk	57	14.6
High risk	277	71.0
Average risk	45	11.5
Low risk	8	2.1
No risk	3	0.8
Total	390	100.0
Impact on health
Very high impact	87	22.3
High impact	262	67.2
Medium impact	22	5.6
Small impact	15	3.8
No impact	4	1.0
Total	390	100.0

Frequency and future flooding	n	(%)
Frequency
Increasing	317	81.3
Do not know	31	7.9
Variable	21	5.4
No change	17	4.4
Reducing	4	1.0
Total	390	100.0
Major causes of flooding
Fault of management system, e.g. poor planning	262	67.2
Natural event	140	35.9
High concentration of built-up areas	123	31.5
Poor environmental practices, e.g. improper waste disposal	101	25.9
Over population	41	10.5
A curse from god/supernatural causes	27	6.9
Changing climate	25	6.4
Presence of an increase in water level of lagoon/ocean	19	4.9
Overflowing rivers/streams	7	1.8
n = 390 for each response due to multiple response
Future flooding
Severe risk	57	14.6
High risk	277	71.0
Average risk	45	11.5
Low risk	8	2.1
No risk	3	0.8
Total	390	100.0
Impact on health
Very high impact	87	22.3
High impact	262	67.2
Medium impact	22	5.6
Small impact	15	3.8
No impact	4	1.0
Total	390	100.0

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