Health Professionals' Knowledge and Perceived Clinical Skill Toward Emergency Preparedness and Its Associated Factors in North Showa, Ethiopia, 2024
About 57.6% of health professionals working in North Showa, Oromia, Ethiopia had adequate knowledge of emergency preparedness. Midwifery, laboratory, pharmacy, disaster volunteering, 1-5 years of experience and > 30 years of age were significantly associated factors. Therefore, training regarding emergency preparedness should be given to all health professionals, including midwifery, medical laboratory and pharmacy, to increase their knowledge level. The local health department also recommended working on creating many disaster volunteer health professionals to solve the problem.
Authors
- Sisay Tulu
- Makda Abate Belew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6297-7891)
- Dejene Hailu Beyene
- Ayele Tilahun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0063-8517)
- Melese Wagaye Zergaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-4169-674X)
- Hailegiorgis Geleta Abocherugn
Institutions
- Debre Berhan University (ET)
- Mizan Tepi University (ET)
- Unity University College (ET)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Health Science Reports
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.71854
- Primary Topic
- Disaster Response and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00