NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS
A major disaster, either natural or man-made, resulting in a large number of deaths and casualties, is hard to predict. Hence, preparing for, and responding to, a disaster is a public health priority that must be addressed, often in situations with constrained resources. The aim of this study was to...
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| author | Ng , X.J. Lim , B.C. Y, Azlina Soon , Lean Keng |
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| description | A major disaster, either natural or man-made, resulting in a large number of deaths and casualties, is hard to predict. Hence, preparing for, and responding to, a disaster is a public health priority that must be addressed, often in situations with constrained resources. The aim of this study was to assess nurses’ familiarity with disaster preparedness.
A cross-sectional design was used. One hundred and thirty nurses were recruited using simple random sampling. Data was collected between December 2013 and February 2014 using a self-administered questionnaire. Pearson Chi Square analyses were used to determine the association between socio-demographic data and nurses’ perceived familiarity with disaster preparedness. A p value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
The majority of the nurses were female (80%). Less than half were from the intensive care unit (30%). More than half were unfamiliar with disaster preparedness (62.3%). Among the socio-demographic factors, nurses’ workplace area was associated with perceived disaster preparedness [ |
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| spelling | usm.eprints-357232017-07-20T06:38:45Z http://eprints.usm.my/35723/ NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS Ng , X.J. Lim , B.C. Y, Azlina Soon , Lean Keng RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine A major disaster, either natural or man-made, resulting in a large number of deaths and casualties, is hard to predict. Hence, preparing for, and responding to, a disaster is a public health priority that must be addressed, often in situations with constrained resources. The aim of this study was to assess nurses’ familiarity with disaster preparedness. A cross-sectional design was used. One hundred and thirty nurses were recruited using simple random sampling. Data was collected between December 2013 and February 2014 using a self-administered questionnaire. Pearson Chi Square analyses were used to determine the association between socio-demographic data and nurses’ perceived familiarity with disaster preparedness. A p value of ≤ 0.05 was considered statistically significant. The majority of the nurses were female (80%). Less than half were from the intensive care unit (30%). More than half were unfamiliar with disaster preparedness (62.3%). Among the socio-demographic factors, nurses’ workplace area was associated with perceived disaster preparedness [ 2016-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.usm.my/35723/1/Disaster_Familiarity_SLK.pdf Ng , X.J. and Lim , B.C. and Y, Azlina and Soon , Lean Keng (2016) NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS. International Journal of Public Health and Clinical Sciences, 3 (6). ISSN 2289-7577 |
| spellingShingle | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine Ng , X.J. Lim , B.C. Y, Azlina Soon , Lean Keng NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| title | NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| title_full | NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| title_fullStr | NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| title_full_unstemmed | NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| title_short | NURSES’ PERCEIVED FAMILIARITY WITH DISASTER PREPAREDNESS |
| title_sort | nurses perceived familiarity with disaster preparedness |
| topic | RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| url | http://eprints.usm.my/35723/1/Disaster_Familiarity_SLK.pdf |
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