Table 1 Availability of Focal Points for Disaster Management in the Institution and their Working Experience, Experience in Managing Disasters and Formal Training received in Curative Sector and Preventive Sector Healthcare Institutions
From: Incidence management system of the healthcare institutions for disaster management in Sri Lanka
| Â | Category | Healthcare Institution | |
|---|---|---|---|
Curative sector | Preventive sector | ||
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Focal point | Not nominated | 10 (23.3%) | 7 (26.9%) |
Nominated | 33 (76.7%) | 19 (73.1%) | |
Total | 43 (100.0%) | 26 (100.0%) | |
Working experience of the focal point | 10 years or less | 12 (36.4%) | 7 (36.8%) |
More than 10 years | 21 (63.6%) | 12 (63.2) | |
Total | 33 (100.0%) | 19 (100.0%) | |
Experiences of the focal points | 3 years or less | 18 (54.5%) | 10 (52.6%) |
More than 3 years | 15 (45.5%) | 9 (47.4%) | |
Experience in disaster management | Medical disasters | Â | Â |
No experience | 19 (57.6%) | 6 (31.6%) | |
Experienced | 14 (42.4%) | 13 (68.4%) | |
Surgical disasters | Â | Â | |
No experience | 7 (21.2%) | 12 (63.2%) | |
Experienced | 26 (78.8%) | 7 (36.8%) | |
Both Medical and surgical disasters | |||
No experience | 21 (63.6%) | 13 (68.4%) | |
Experienced | 12 (36.4%) | 6 (31.6%) | |
Training | Not received a formal training | 24 (72.7%) | 14 (73.7%) |
Received a formal training | 9 (27.3%) | 5 (26.3%) | |
| Â | Total | 33 (100%) | 19 (100.0%) |