Effect of Disaster Mitigation Education on Earthquake Preparedness Knowledge among Children with Special Needs
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Title
Effect of Disaster Mitigation Education on Earthquake Preparedness Knowledge among Children with Special Needs
Subject
children with
special needs,
knowledge, disaster
mitigation,
earthquake
special needs,
knowledge, disaster
mitigation,
earthquake
Description
Introduction: Earthquakes are natural disasters that frequently occur
around us, an event that can be recognized or not recognized by the public,
both in general and vulnerable populations, one of which is children with
special needs. Children with special needs are at high risk of becoming
victims of disasters. This condition can be caused by physical or mental
limitations, which affect their knowledge about disasters and how to
survive earthquakes.
Methods: This study employed a pre-experimental one-group pretest–
posttest design involving 39 children with special needs at SLB-B Putera
Asih, selected through purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria.
Data were collected using a 14-item knowledge questionnaire on
earthquake disaster mitigation. The intervention consisted of earthquake
disaster mitigation education through role-play simulations and
interactive video with sign language support. Data were analyzed using the
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with a significance level of α = 0.05.
Results: After receiving earthquake disaster mitigation education, most
children with special needs demonstrated improved knowledge, with 26
students showing an increase, only two students showing a decrease, and
11 students remaining the same. The significance value was p = 0.000,
indicating that disaster mitigation education significantly enhanced
earthquake preparedness knowledge among children with special needs at
SLB-B Putera Asih.
Conclusion: Providing earthquake disaster mitigation education through
role-play and interactive video significantly increased the knowledge of
children with special needs and enhanced their ability to practice self-
rescue measures during an earthquake.
around us, an event that can be recognized or not recognized by the public,
both in general and vulnerable populations, one of which is children with
special needs. Children with special needs are at high risk of becoming
victims of disasters. This condition can be caused by physical or mental
limitations, which affect their knowledge about disasters and how to
survive earthquakes.
Methods: This study employed a pre-experimental one-group pretest–
posttest design involving 39 children with special needs at SLB-B Putera
Asih, selected through purposive sampling based on inclusion criteria.
Data were collected using a 14-item knowledge questionnaire on
earthquake disaster mitigation. The intervention consisted of earthquake
disaster mitigation education through role-play simulations and
interactive video with sign language support. Data were analyzed using the
Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test with a significance level of α = 0.05.
Results: After receiving earthquake disaster mitigation education, most
children with special needs demonstrated improved knowledge, with 26
students showing an increase, only two students showing a decrease, and
11 students remaining the same. The significance value was p = 0.000,
indicating that disaster mitigation education significantly enhanced
earthquake preparedness knowledge among children with special needs at
SLB-B Putera Asih.
Conclusion: Providing earthquake disaster mitigation education through
role-play and interactive video significantly increased the knowledge of
children with special needs and enhanced their ability to practice self-
rescue measures during an earthquake.
Creator
Vitaria Wahyu Astuti1*, Selvia David Richard1, & Putu Indraswari Aryanti1
Source
https://doi.org/10.37363/bnr.2025.64520
Date
27 October 2025
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Vitaria Wahyu Astuti1*, Selvia David Richard1, & Putu Indraswari Aryanti1, “Effect of Disaster Mitigation Education on Earthquake Preparedness Knowledge among Children with Special Needs,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed April 11, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11932.