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The Impact of Disaster Preparedness Training on Disaster Preparedness and Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Among Women of Reproductive Age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 December 2024

Ebru Cirban Ekrem Open the ORCID record for Ebru Cirban Ekrem [Opens in a new window] ,
Beyzanur Örenlioğlu  and
Elif Davulcu
Ebru Cirban Ekrem*
Affiliation:
Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartin Universitesi, Bartin, Turkey
Beyzanur Örenlioğlu
Affiliation:
Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartin Universitesi, Bartin, Turkey
Elif Davulcu
Affiliation:
Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Bartin Universitesi, Bartin, Turkey
*
Corresponding author: Ebru Cirban Ekrem; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Objectives

Natural disasters are frequent occurrences worldwide and can influence fertility preferences. This study aimed to assess the impact of disaster preparedness training on the disaster readiness levels of women of reproductive age and their fertility and childbearing attitudes.

Methods

The study employed a classic experimental design with a pre-test and post-test control group. The sample consisted of women of reproductive age in Turkey, determined through the G-Power 3.1.9.7 program, with intervention (n = 88) and control (n = 88) groups totaling 176 participants. Data were collected using a “Preliminary Evaluation Form,” “Descriptive Information Form,” “Disaster Preparedness Scale (DPS),” and “Attitudes Toward Fertility and Childbearing Scale (AFCS).”

Results

In the intervention group, the post-test scores significantly increased for the DPS and the AFCS sub-scale on the importance of fertility for the future (P<0.05).

Conclusions

The study found that disaster preparedness training provided to women of reproductive age improved their disaster readiness levels. Following the training, the women’s knowledge about physical protection during disasters, assistance in disasters, and disaster warnings and systems also increased. Additionally, the training enhanced the positive attitudes of these women toward childbearing.

Keywords

attitudedisasterdisaster preparednessfertilitywomen
Type
Original Research
Information
Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e302
Copyright
© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc.

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