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The Effect of Disaster Preparedness Literacy on Individual Disaster Resilience

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2024

Kemal Torpus Open the ORCID record for Kemal Torpus [Opens in a new window] ,
Galip Usta Open the ORCID record for Galip Usta [Opens in a new window] ,
Sevil Çinar Özbay Open the ORCID record for Sevil Çinar Özbay [Opens in a new window]  and
Yalçın Kanbay Open the ORCID record for Yalçın Kanbay [Opens in a new window]
Kemal Torpus*
Affiliation:
Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey
Galip Usta
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Tonya Vocational School of Higher Education, Trabzon University, Trabzon, Turkey
Sevil Çinar Özbay
Affiliation:
Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey
Yalçın Kanbay
Affiliation:
Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Coruh University, Artvin, Turkey
*
Corresponding author: Kemal Torpus; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study aimed to examine the effect of disaster preparedness literacy on individual disaster resilience and related factors. The universe of the research consists of individuals between the ages of 18-52. Software packages AMOS 23 and SPSS 26 were used to analyze the study’s data. Mann Whitney U test and Kruskal Wallis H test were used for non-parametric variables, whereas the T test and ANOVA were used for parametric variables. The associations between variables were investigated using correlation analysis and basic linear regression analysis. According to the findings, as disaster literacy increases, individual disaster resilience increases. The individual disaster resilience level of males was higher than that of females, the individual disaster resilience level of married individuals was higher than that of single individuals, and those who have experienced a disaster before have a higher level of individual disaster resilience than those who haven’t experienced a disaster. Males have higher levels of disaster literacy than females. Married individuals have higher disaster literacy levels than singles. As the age increases, the level of individual disaster resilience and disaster literacy increases. It is considered important to develop community-based disaster awareness training programs and strategies to increase individual disaster resilience.

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disasterdisaster resiliencedisaster preparedness literacy
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 18 , 2024 , e247
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© The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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