Factors Related to Earthquake Disaster Preparedness Among Teachers at Elementary Schools in the Coastal Area of Padang Barat Subdistrict 2018

摘要

Preparedness of teacher in elementary school is important to determine the level of student's knowledge about preparedness through learning process in school. This study was purposed to determine related factors to earthquake disaster preparedness among teachers at elementary schools in The Coastal Area of Padang Barat Sub-district 2018. This study was conducted at elementary schools in The Coastal Area of Padang Barat Sub-district using cross sectional design. There are 48 teachers as samples selected by Proportional Random Sampling method. Data collection is done with interview using questionnaire. Data were analyzed using univariate and bivariate analysis with Chi-Square test. The findings based on univariate analysis have revealed that less than half of the respondents are not ready to face earthquake of 47.9%. The findings based on bivariate analysis showed that knowledge (p = 0.019) and behavior (p = 0.022) were related to preparedness, meanwhile experience (p = 0.086) and year of works (p=0.343) have no relationship with preparedness. Knowledge and behavior are related into the preparedness of teachers in the coastal areas of Padang Barat sub-district, meanwhile experience and year of works are not related into the disaster preparedness of teachers in the coastal areas of Padang Barat sub-district 2018. Training programs of preparedness should be continuously implemented for train the teachers to actively deal with disaster preparedness.