Cross-Culture Adaptation and Validation
of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice
Regarding Disaster Preparedness
among Community in Indonesia

Cross-Culture Adaptation and Validation
of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice
Regarding Disaster Preparedness
among Community in Indonesia

attitude; cross-culture adaptation; disaster preparedness;
Indonesia; knowledge; practice; validation

Background: At the time of the research, there were only a limited number
of instruments accessible for recognizing the knowledge, attitude, and
behavior of the Indonesian population concerning disaster preparedness.
Purpose: The goal of this study was to modify and evaluate the reliability and
uniformity of a survey that individuals can complete on their own, focusing
on their knowledge, attitude, and behavior related to disaster preparedness.
Methods: The translation of this tool into Bahasa Indonesia went through
four phases: first translation, back-translation by experts, pre-testing, and
cognitive interviews. The evaluation of the tool’s accuracy involved a study
with 250 volunteers using a cross-sectional approach. The validity of the
questionnaire was checked based on its content and structure, and its
reliability was measured by looking at internal consistency and stability
(Cronbach’s alpha).
Results: The CVI scores for knowledge, attitude, and behaviors ranged from
0.80 to 1.00. Regarding knowledge, the exploratory factor analysis (EFA)
outcomes indicated the presence of two factors with eigenvalues surpassing
1.0, collectively explaining 71.4% of the total variance. The loading factor
for 25 items was observed between 0.34 and 0.65, within the acceptable
threshold of 0.3. In terms of attitude, the EFA results revealed a single
factor with an eigenvalue exceeding 1.0, accounting for 86.2% of the total
variance. The loading factor for 18 items ranged from 0.30 to 0.50. Similarly,
for behaviors, the EFA findings displayed the existence of two factors with
eigenvalues greater than 1.0, explaining a cumulative 79.7% of the total
variance. The loading factor for 22 items ranged from 0.30 to 0.60. The
Cronbach’s alpha values for knowledge regarding earthquake and tsunami
preparedness stood at 0.763, for attitude it was 0.736, and for behaviors, it
was 0.760.
Conclusion: The recently implemented scale designed to assess the
knowledge, attitude, and behavior of communities regarding disaster
preparedness has been verified to possess satisfactory validity and reliability,
making it suitable for survey applications within Indonesia.

Fatoni Fatoni1* , Santhna Letchmi Panduragan2 , Tukimin Sansuwito2
, Lenny Stia Pusporini1

http://jkp.fkep.unpad.ac.id/index.
php/jkp

: August 15, 2023

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