An Overview of Junior High School Students’ Knowledge and Preparedness in Facing Natural Disasters
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Title
An Overview of Junior High School Students’ Knowledge and Preparedness in Facing Natural Disasters
Subject
knowledge, disaster-planning, natural-disaster
Description
Introduction: Glagah is one of the districts in Lamongan Regency with a
high potential for natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, droughts, and
forest fires. To reduce the impact of disasters, disaster mitigation is
required. On the other hand, students are a vulnerable group to natural
disasters. Before disaster mitigation is carried out, it is necessary to
initially identify students’ level of disaster knowledge and preparedness.
The purpose of the study was to determine students’ knowledge and
preparedness in facing natural disasters.
Methods: The study used descriptive quantitative research with a sample
of 310 junior high school students in Glagah District who were obtained
using a two-stage cluster random sampling technique on March 6-10,
2024. The data were collected using a questionnaire on knowledge and
preparedness for floods, tornadoes, and fires, and then analyzed
descriptively.
Results: The results indicated that students’ knowledge in dealing with
floods, tornadoes, and fires was in the "good" category (96.5%; 87.4%;
71.6%). Students were in the "prepared" category for floods and fires
(62.6%; 49.7%), and in the "very prepared" category for tornadoes
(48.7%).
Conclusion: Students demonstrated the best knowledge in flood and fire
disasters. Students were in the "very prepared" category in tornado
disasters, and in the "prepared" category in floods and fires. It is
recommended that future researchers can conduct interventions to
improve student preparedness in all types of natural disasters and identify
students’ knowledge and preparedness in dealing with earthquake
disasters.
high potential for natural disasters such as floods, tornadoes, droughts, and
forest fires. To reduce the impact of disasters, disaster mitigation is
required. On the other hand, students are a vulnerable group to natural
disasters. Before disaster mitigation is carried out, it is necessary to
initially identify students’ level of disaster knowledge and preparedness.
The purpose of the study was to determine students’ knowledge and
preparedness in facing natural disasters.
Methods: The study used descriptive quantitative research with a sample
of 310 junior high school students in Glagah District who were obtained
using a two-stage cluster random sampling technique on March 6-10,
2024. The data were collected using a questionnaire on knowledge and
preparedness for floods, tornadoes, and fires, and then analyzed
descriptively.
Results: The results indicated that students’ knowledge in dealing with
floods, tornadoes, and fires was in the "good" category (96.5%; 87.4%;
71.6%). Students were in the "prepared" category for floods and fires
(62.6%; 49.7%), and in the "very prepared" category for tornadoes
(48.7%).
Conclusion: Students demonstrated the best knowledge in flood and fire
disasters. Students were in the "very prepared" category in tornado
disasters, and in the "prepared" category in floods and fires. It is
recommended that future researchers can conduct interventions to
improve student preparedness in all types of natural disasters and identify
students’ knowledge and preparedness in dealing with earthquake
disasters.
Creator
Nur Hidayati1*
, Mar’atus Sholikhah1,Aprelia Afidatul Hanafi1, & Hamidah Othman2
, Mar’atus Sholikhah1,Aprelia Afidatul Hanafi1, & Hamidah Othman2
Source
https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2024.53390
Date
15 July 2024
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Nur Hidayati1*
, Mar’atus Sholikhah1,Aprelia Afidatul Hanafi1, & Hamidah Othman2, “An Overview of Junior High School Students’ Knowledge and Preparedness in Facing Natural Disasters,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 26, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11750.