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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Disaster Preparedness among Middle School Children at Selected Schools

Gururaj Guggari

Journal of Nursing Today, Volume 4, Issue 2 (2017), pp. 67–75
e-ISSN 2456-1630

Abstract

Disasters are cause of trouble to human society since ancient time. Human beings have to face and cope up with such disasters. Natural and manmade disaster create s extensive harm to human life. Although scientific invention, information revolution, latest technology skills etc. are successfully in reducing the dreadful effect of disaster and their intensity but still many old and new forms of natural calamities/ di saster takes place here and there and we have to suffer major threats of life and property. Therefore investigator conducted a descriptive study to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding disaster preparedness among middle school children at selected schools in a view to develop an informational pamphlet. Objectives of the study were

Keywords: Disaster preparedness, Natural disaster, Informational pamphlet, Earthquakes

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