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A cross-sectional study of awareness and preparedness of disaster relief among staff and students of University of Cyberjaya
Hajar Afiqah Zakaria1, Rujha Haniena Ahmad Ridzuan2, Neesyuthaan Vijayakumar3, Lailatul Husna Zamri4, Ikhwan Zuchri5.
Introduction: Recent studies have suggested that most students and staff are aware and prepared for disaster relief. The study aimed to evaluate the state of disaster awareness and preparedness among students and staff in University of Cyberjaya. Methods: From February 2020 till February 2021, the authors conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate the level of awareness and preparedness of disaster relief among staff and students of University of Cyberjaya. The sampling frame is all students and staff from all faculties in University of Cyberjaya. Online questionnaire was used for our data collection, descriptive analysis and Multiple Logistic Regression were used for analysis. Results: A total of 150 respondents took part in this survey. Among the respondents, 71.3% were well aware of preparedness of disaster relief where the differences in religion and ethnicity, level of education and different occupation contributed to it. Ninety point seven percent were well aware of equipment in the campus and there was significant association between awareness level of equipment and education level, majority were aware of preparedness in the case of events of a sudden fire outbreak while 62.7% were aware of damaged resources in print and digital media. Conclusion: The knowledge regarding disaster preparedness and awareness among staff and students in the university is mostly aware. It is expected this study will shed some light for further effective implementation of disaster preparedness management.
Affiliation:
- University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
- University of Cyberjaya, Persiaran Bestari, Cyber 11, 63000 Cyberjaya, Selangor, Malaysia
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MyJurnal (2021) |
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3 |
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0.000 |
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0 |
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Scopus 2020 |
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CiteScore (0.2) |
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Q4 (Medicine (all)) |
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SJR (0.144) |
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