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THE RELATIONSHIP OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES TO STUDENTS' PREPAREDNESS IN THE FACE OF DISASTER AND THE ROLE OF NURSES IN PREPAREDNESS
Sujarwo*, Noorhamdani, Mukhamad Fathoni
ABSTRACT
Background: Infrastructure and facilities is an important aspect of disaster management especially in areas with high Tsunami potential such as Mentawai Islands. One of the groups which are vulnerable to Tsunami is students. This vulnerability is due to the low preparedness of Sekolah Siaga Bencana (School- Based Disaster Preparedness, abbreviated as SBB) students in disaster risk reduction. Objective: This study aims to analyze the relationship of infrastructure and facilities to the preparedness of SSB students in disaster risk reduction especially tsunami. Methods: This study is a quantitative research conducted by using a correlative-analytic observational design and cross-sectional approach with a sample of 109 students taken from 5th and 6th grader in 3 Sekolah Dasar Negeri (Elementary School or SDN) namely SDN 13, SDN 16 and SDN 17 in Sipora District, Mentawai Islands. Result: There is a significant relationship between infrastructure-facilities and the preparedness of SBB students towards the reduction of Tsunami risk with the value of (p = 0.000) and r = 0.98. Conclusion: Infrastructure and facilities have a significant relationship with the preparedness of SBB students so that it can inhibit the reduction of tsunami risk in Sipora District, Mentawai Islands.
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