Disaster Management among El-Monira Hospital Health Providers | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 20, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2022, Pages 298-309 PDF (480.46 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2022.229293 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ayman Fawzy Habib1; Hala Mohammed Mohammed2; Wafaa Khalil Ibrahim3 | ||
| 1B.Sc. of Nursing | ||
| 2Assis. Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University | ||
| 3Lecturer of Community Health Nursing , Faculty of Nursing – Ain Shams University- Cairo-Unvrsity. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Disasters are unexpected events since it is unknown when, where, and how health providers will occur. Health providers create chaos, risk of injury or illness, and loss of life or property. When disasters occur, there is often a mismatch between resources and needs, magnifying the chaos, risks, and losses. In addition, the number and distribution of victims over time or location can vary Aim: The study was aimed to assess Disaster Management among El Monira Hospital Health Providers. Design: descriptive analytical design was utilized in this study. Setting: The study was conducted at El-Monira General Hospital. The study subject was included a representative sample of 30% (194 health providers) of total health providers working at El-Monira General Hospital by simple random sample. Tool: The data collection tool consisted of one tool with three parts part 1: Demographic characteristic data of health providers, part 2: Health providers knowledge assessment questionnaire regarding hospital disaster management, and part 3: Health providers’ reported practices regarding hospital disaster management Results: more than half of the studied sample aged between 20- < 30 years with mean age 30.1 ± 6.77 years, the most of them were females, had bachelor degree, and the majority was married. The majority of the studied sample had satisfactory knowledge regarding types of different disasters and patient categories and priorities, most of them had satisfactory knowledge regarding all definitions of hospital disaster, and less than three quarter of them had satisfactory knowledge regarding effect and dangerous of hospital disaster on health care providers and more than two third of the studied sample had satisfactory practice regarding disaster hospital. Conclusion: less than three quarter of the health care providers had satisfactory knowledge and achievement practice significant relation regarding hospital disaster management in El-Monira hospital and there was a highly statistically significance between health providers knowledge and their practice regarding hospital disaster management, Recommendation: Health care providers must be provide with periodically educational classes regarding hospital disaster management in El-Monira hospital | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Disaster management; El Monira hospital; Health providers | ||
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