Faculty members' earthquake preparedness levels and their related factors: a cross-sectional study from a university in a high-risk earthquake zone in Turkey

Journal of Injury and Violence Research Pub Date : 2021-07-01 DOI:10.5249/jivr.vo113i2.1513

R. Ozdemir, C. Demir, B. Çatak

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Abstract: Background: This cross-sectional study aimed to determine the earthquake preparedness levels and related factors of the faculty members working at a university located in a province in a first-degree earthquake zone in Turkey. Methods: The total number of faculty members at the university is 457, including 314 assistant professors, 63 associate professors, and 80 full professors. The study group included 177 (38.7%) of 457 faculty members. The dependent variable of the study is the attitudes of the faculty members towards earthquake preparedness. The independent variables were age, gender, marital sta-tus, having children, living with or without children, duration of residency in Karabuk. In addition, these were also included as variables, respectively, type of housing, property ownership, work experience, exposure to natural disasters in the past, and the awareness that Karabuk is a first-degree risk earthquake zone. The data were collected using a descriptive questionnaire and Mulilis-Lippa Earthquake Preparedness Scale. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests and binary logistic regression model and SPSS 20.0 software. Results: There was only one (0.6%) faculty member who stated that he meets all of the preparatory criteria of the Mulilis-Lippa Earthquake Preparedness Scale. The probability of low materials preparedness score increased by 2.31 (95% CI 1.1-4.7) and 4.53 (95% CI 1.4-14.4) when the faculty members were renters and working as faculty members for 15 years and over, respectively. Being a renter also increased the probability of common knowledge and skill score by 1.95 (95% CI 1.0-3.8). Conclusions: This study showed that earthquake preparedness levels among the faculty members are insuffi-cient and suggests that motivation of the faculty members’ motivation to be appropriately pre-pared for future earthquake case should be increased.

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教师的地震准备水平及其相关因素：土耳其高风险地震区一所大学的横断面研究

摘要：背景：这项横断面研究旨在确定土耳其一级地震区一所大学教职员工的地震准备水平和相关因素。方法：学校现有教职工457人，其中助理教授314人，副教授63人，正教授80人。研究组包括457名教员中的177名（38.7%）。这项研究的因变量是教师对地震防备的态度。自变量为年龄、性别、婚姻状况、有孩子、有无子女生活、在卡拉布克居住的时间。此外，这些还分别作为变量包括住房类型、财产所有权、工作经验、过去遭受自然灾害的情况，以及人们对卡拉布克是一级风险地震区的认识。使用描述性问卷和Mulilis Lippa地震防备量表收集数据。数据采用卡方检验、二元逻辑回归模型和SPSS 20.0软件进行分析。结果：只有一名（0.6%）教员表示他符合Mulilis Lippa地震防备量表的所有准备标准。当教员是租房者并担任教员15年及以上时，低材料准备得分的概率分别增加了2.31（95%CI 1.1-4.7）和4.53（95%CI 1.4-14.4）。租房者的公共知识和技能得分概率也增加了1.95（95%CI 1.0-3.8）。

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Journal of Injury and Violence Research

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Injury and Violence Research (JIVR) is a peer-reviewed open-access medical journal covering all aspects of traumatology includes quantitative and qualitative studies in the field of clinical and basic sciences about trauma, burns, drowning, falls, occupational/road/ sport safety, youth violence, child/elder abuse, child/elder injuries, intimate partner abuse/sexual violence, self-harm, suicide, patient safety, safe communities, consumer safety, disaster management, terrorism, surveillance/burden of injury and all other intentional and unintentional injuries.