Table 2 Knowledge and attitude of health professionals regarding emergency and disaster preparedness
Knowledge items | YES | NO | |
Have you heard about disaster? | 501 (94.4) | 30 (5.6) | |
Have you ever been taught about disaster planning? | 256 (48.2) | 275 (51.8) | |
Have ever performed a disaster drill(s) or workshop(s) in your facility or city? | 166 (31.3) | 365 (68.7) | |
A disaster is an imbalance between the demands that caused by an events and an available resources? | 319 (60.1) | 212 (39.9) | |
A disaster can occur either from natural or man-made causes? | 377 (71.0) | 154 (29.0) | |
Did you think, one day your country/city might be affected by disaster? | 454 (85.5) | 77 (14.5) | |
Did you think, one day your facility might be affected by disaster? | 372 (70.1) | 159 (29.9) | |
A disaster planning is to prepare to what might be needed to be done, how to be done, before and after disaster? | 323 (60.8) | 208 (39.2) | |
The surrounding hazards that most likely causing disaster to your facility most be identified and dealt with? | 378 (71.2) | 153 (28.8) | |
A disaster management it is includes both a health or non-health professional employees in the facility? | 334 (62.9) | 197 (37.1) | |
A disaster management it is an integral collaborative action of different agencies such as the hospitals, local health authority, civil defense and others? | 347 (65.3) | 184 (34.7) | |
Attitude items | |||
Training in disaster planning should be taught in your country | agree | disagree | No sure |
Training in disaster planning is necessary in each health facilities. | 451 (84.9) | 24 (4.6) | 56 (10.5) |
It is necessary to have an emergency plan in your facility, city or country for any anticipated hazards. | 438 (82.5) | 26 (4.7) | 67 (12.5) |
It is necessary to have a disaster management committee in your facilities? | 377 (71.0) | 23 (4.3) | 131 (24.7) |
It is necessary to know your duty(s) and role(s) during disaster response in your facility. | 340 (64.0) | 35 (6.5) | 156 (29.5) |
To improve disaster management, is a training through the stimulation exercises, drills or workshops should be provided. | 411 (77.4) | 25 (4.7) | 95 (17.9) |