Penerapan Algoritma K-Means untuk Pengelompokan Kerentanan Wilayah terhadap Kasus DBD di Kota Bandung

Abstract

Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF) is an infectious disease caused by the dengue virus and transmitted through bites of the Aedes aegypti mosquito. This illness remains a major public health concern in Indonesia, particularly in urban regions like Bandung City, where population density and environmental variations contribute to disease transmission. The purpose of this study is to apply the K-Means Clustering algorithm to group areas based on their level of vulnerability to DHF spread in Bandung City. The dataset, obtained from the Bandung Open Data portal covering the 2016–2024 period, was processed using the Orange Data Mining application. The analysis began with data preprocessing, which included cleaning, attribute selection, and normalization to ensure optimal clustering performance. The data were then grouped into three primary clusters representing high, medium, and low risk zones. The findings indicate that the K-Means algorithm effectively detects the spatial and temporal distribution of DHF cases and presents it through scatter plot visualizations that illustrate yearly patterns. High-risk regions are typically characterized by dense population, poor sanitation, and limited environmental management. These findings provide essential insight for local health authorities to design more targeted prevention and control strategies. Furthermore, this research can serve as a foundation for developing a decision support system that aids in monitoring, evaluating prevention efforts, and optimizing health resource allocation to reduce the incidence of DHF in the future.