The Effect of educational intervention in volunteer’s earthquake knowledge in health centers of eastern Tehran

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Abstract

 Background and Objective: The people's mental, intellectual and physical
non-awareness for confrontation with earthquake results in disastrous outcomes.
This research aimed to study the effect of training interference for
confrontation with earthquake on representatives' awareness of health-training
centers in Eastern Tehran.   Materials and Methods: A semi-experimental research protocol
was designed and executed in 2010 using questionnaire based on information of
Crisis Management Organization. After experimental research as well as
estimation of validity and reliability of questionnaire, samples size was
determined. Then, the questionnaires were completed through questioning before
and after training by 82 health representatives in the form of census at
health-treatment centers of Eastern Tehran. Finally, after adding scores, data
was analyzed by SPSS 11.5 software, pair t-test, correlation and other
necessary tests.     Results: The mean age of the women
surveyed volunteers were 43.43±8.51 years. In this study, the mean total score
of the volunteers' knowledge before and after training was 35.15 ± 4.3 and
43.73±2.91 out of 48, respectively. There was a significant difference between knowledge before and after
training. Classes were
the most important source of information.    Conclusion: Regarding training
planned for groups such as volunteers of health centers that have more
communication with other people, a lot of information and knowledge are to be
increased.   

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