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Investigation of the Relationship Between Disaster Risk Perception and Sustainable Earthquake Awareness of Nursing Students

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 April 2025

Kemal Torpuş Open the ORCID record for Kemal Torpuş [Opens in a new window]  and
Elif Işık Demirarslan Open the ORCID record for Elif Işık Demirarslan [Opens in a new window]
Kemal Torpuş*
Affiliation:
Emergency Aid and Disaster Management, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin, Türkiye
Elif Işık Demirarslan
Affiliation:
Occupational Health and Safety, Faculty of Health Sciences, Artvin Çoruh University, Artvin, Türkiye
*
Corresponding author: Kemal Torpuş; Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

This study aimed to assess the perception of disaster risk and the level of earthquake awareness among students enrolled in the Department of Nursing at Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Health Sciences. The study sample comprised 274 students enrolled in the Department of Nursing at Artvin Çoruh University, Faculty of Health Sciences. The data were gathered utilizing the Sociodemographic Characteristics Form, Disaster Risk Perception Scale, and Sustainable Earthquake Awareness Scale. The data was obtained using the SPSS 24.0 program and analyzed using t tests, One-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation analyses. The study’s findings indicate that most students have yet to undergo disaster training, yet most are interested in such training. Furthermore, it was ascertained that most students had not encountered any calamity. However, they wanted to participate actively and voluntarily in disaster scenarios. A statistically significant difference was observed between the students’ class and the average total scores of disaster risk perception scale and sustainable earthquake awareness scale. Courses on disaster management should be added to nursing education curricula. In order to provide disaster risk perception and sustainable earthquake awareness to nursing students, they need to take part in different activities in the field of disaster management.

Keywords

disasterdisaster risk perceptionearthquakenursingsustainable earthquake awareness
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Original Research
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Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness , Volume 19 , 2025 , e93
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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Society for Disaster Medicine and Public Health, Inc

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