Publication: Assessing disaster preparedness and mental health of community members in Aceh, Indonesia: A community-based, descriptive household survey of a national program
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2016-01-01
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14456354
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Mahidol University
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Rural and Remote Health. Vol.16, No.4 (2016)
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N. Ismail, N. Suwannapong, N. Howteerakul, M. Tipayamongkholgul, S. Apinuntavech Assessing disaster preparedness and mental health of community members in Aceh, Indonesia: A community-based, descriptive household survey of a national program. Rural and Remote Health. Vol.16, No.4 (2016). Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/40717
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Assessing disaster preparedness and mental health of community members in Aceh, Indonesia: A community-based, descriptive household survey of a national program
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© James Cook University 2016. Introduction: Disaster preparedness of the community is an essential disaster-mitigation strategy to protect human life and to prevent injuries and property damage. This study aimed to assess the knowledge of disaster, and the disaster preparedness of community members in Aceh, Indonesia. Methods: A community-based descriptive household survey was conducted in 40 villages of three tsunami-affected districts in Aceh State, Indonesia. In total, 827 randomly selected community members were interviewed with structured questionnaires during the period September-October 2014. Results: About 57.6% of community members had good knowledge of disaster, while 26.0% had good community disaster preparedness. Neither knowledge of disaster nor disaster preparedness of community members achieved the target of the Community Mental Health Nurse Program outcome indicators (<70.0%). Conclusions: The proportions of people with good knowledge of disaster and disaster preparedness were quite low. The government of Aceh State should revitalize the program to improve the effectiveness of community mental health nurses in transferring the knowledge of disasters and disaster preparedness to the community's members, then expand it to other provinces of Indonesia, using standard approaches and the lessons learned from Aceh.