A Pre-Experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Structured Teaching and Awareness Programme on Disaster Preparedness and Mitigation among Health Professionals in a Selected Hospital of New Delhi
Journal Title: International Journal of Nursing & Midwifery Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: Disasters are unforeseeable events that destroy lives and affect people, ruins possessions and disturb environment. The study aims to develop structured teaching and awareness programme on disaster preparedness and mitigation, to compare knowledge of health professionals, before and after administration of structured teaching and awareness programme, and find out the association of post knowledge scores with professional experience, previous experience of working during a disaster, previous special training/short term course attended on disaster management. Methods: The research approach selected was quantitative in nature and research design was preexperimental with one group pre-test post-test design. Sampling was done using convenient sampling using 200 samples. The study was conducted in HAHC Hospital, New Delhi. The sample comprised of 200 health professionals (Doctors and Nurses) working in HAHC Hospital. The tools used for generating necessary data were structured knowledge questionnaire on disaster preparedness and mitigation. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: Sample characteristics revealed that majority of samples (57%) were diploma holders, (80.50%) had professional experience. Only 7 (8.5%) study subjects had previous experience of working during a disaster and only 12 (24%) study subjects had attended special training/short term course on disaster management. The findings of study showed that the mean post-test knowledge score was significantly higher than mean pre-test knowledge score, with maximum gain in area of disaster preparedness and mitigation. Conclusion: There was a significant association between knowledge gain and professional experience of working during a disaster. Association between post-test knowledge scores with professional experience and subjects who already attended special training/short term course on disaster management was not significant.
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Israt Hina,
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