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ArticleSAGE open medicine2022

Familiarity with emergency preparedness and its predictors among nurses and physicians working at public hospitals in east Gojjam zone, northwest Ethiopia.

Temesgen Ayenew, Mihretie Gedfew, Abebe Dilie Afenigus, Haile Amha, Henok Mulugeta, Belayneh Mengist, Bekalu Bewket, Yidersal Hune Melese, Abraham Teym, Keralem Anteneh Bishaw and 1 more

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Article in SAGE open medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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11 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Temesgen AyenewDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5411-6947
Mihretie GedfewDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9599-3006
Abebe Dilie AfenigusDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Haile AmhaDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7583-6780
Henok MulugetaDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.
Belayneh MengistDepartment of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-8777
Bekalu BewketDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Injibara University, Injibara, Ethiopia.
Yidersal Hune MeleseDepartment of Human Nutrition, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7656-6148
Abraham TeymDepartment of Environmental Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5954-0923
Keralem Anteneh BishawDepartment of Midwifery, College of Health Sciences, Debre Markos University, Debre Markos, Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7386-9418
Meseret YitayewDepartment of Nursing, College of Health Sciences, Assosa University, Assosa, Ethiopia.
Debre Markos University · ETAsossa University · ETJigjiga University · ETUniversity of Technology Sydney · AU

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Emergency preparedness and response operations for all types of catastrophes rely heavily on healthcare facilities and their staff. On the other hand, hospital employees suffer significant gaps in emergency preparedness knowledge and skills when it comes to treating mass casualties. The objective of this study was to assess the nurses' and physicians' familiarity with emergency preparedness and identify the associated factors. Methods: A facility-based cross-sectional survey was conducted by census utilizing a self-administered questionnaire among all nurses and physicians working in emergency departments in East Gojjam zone public hospitals. The collected data were entered into Epi-data version 4.2 and exported to SPSS 25.0 for further analysis. Frequency, mean, and standard deviation were computed to describe individual and other characteristics of the sample. A simple and multiple linear regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with familiarity with emergency preparedness. An unstandardized adjusted beta ( Results: In this study, a total of 237 individuals completed the questionnaire, yielding a response rate of 94 %. The mean score of familiarity with emergency preparedness was 106.1 ± 31.8 (95% CI: 102, 110.1), with approximately 52.3 % scoring higher than the mean score. Self-regulation (B = 3.8, 95% CI: 2.6, 5), health care climate (B = 1.4, 95% CI: 0.4, 2.43) and participation in actual major disaster event (B = 15.5, 95% CI: 7.8, 23.2) were significant predictors of familiarity. Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, nurses' and physicians' expertise in emergency and disaster preparedness is inadequate. Previous engagement in actual disaster events, self-regulation, and the healthcare climate were significant predictors of familiarity. As a result, the responsible stakeholders should develop strategy to enhance self-regulation (motivation), job satisfaction of emergency department employees, and drills and hands-on training in mass casualty management.

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