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Title
Original Research Disaster Medicine and Public
Health Preparedness "The Effects of a Disaster Preparedness app
on Community Knowledge and Intentional
Behavior in Hurricane Risk Areas"
Health Preparedness "The Effects of a Disaster Preparedness app
on Community Knowledge and Intentional
Behavior in Hurricane Risk Areas"
Subject
disaster app, disaster, mitigation
Description
Objective: With the advancement of technology, disaster preparedness related to hurricane
hazards can be taught through an app. This study aimed to examine the effect of using an
android-based disaster preparedness app on community knowledge and intentional behavior
in hurricane risk areas.
Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted from October to November, 2020 and a
total of 80 respondents were recruited using cluster sampling. The treatment group was given
the intervention in the form of the disaster preparedness app for 2 weeks. Meanwhile, the control group received home visits and conventional education about hurricane disasters twice
throughout the same period. We then used a Wilcoxon Signed Rank test to analyze the pretest and post-test and a Mann-Whitney U test to compare between treatment and control
groups.
Results: After the implementation of the SiBen app, we found a statistically significant difference in knowledge between treatment and control groups (P < 0.003) and intentional behavior
between treatment and control groups (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the disaster preparedness app was an effective educational program able to improve the knowledge and intentional behavior among community
members in a hurricane risk area.
hazards can be taught through an app. This study aimed to examine the effect of using an
android-based disaster preparedness app on community knowledge and intentional behavior
in hurricane risk areas.
Methods: A quasi-experimental study was conducted from October to November, 2020 and a
total of 80 respondents were recruited using cluster sampling. The treatment group was given
the intervention in the form of the disaster preparedness app for 2 weeks. Meanwhile, the control group received home visits and conventional education about hurricane disasters twice
throughout the same period. We then used a Wilcoxon Signed Rank test to analyze the pretest and post-test and a Mann-Whitney U test to compare between treatment and control
groups.
Results: After the implementation of the SiBen app, we found a statistically significant difference in knowledge between treatment and control groups (P < 0.003) and intentional behavior
between treatment and control groups (P < 0.001).
Conclusion: The findings indicate that the disaster preparedness app was an effective educational program able to improve the knowledge and intentional behavior among community
members in a hurricane risk area.
Creator
Susmini Susmini1, Jhon Feri1, Sapondra Wijaya1 , Wahyu Dwi Ari Wibowo1 ,Hidayat Arifin2 and Bih-O Lee3
Publisher
POLTEKKES KEMENKES PALEMBANG PRODI KEPERAWATAN LUBUKLINGGAU
Date
2022
Format
PDF
Language
INGGRIS
Type
JURNAL INTERNASIONAL