Pengaruh Pengetahuan dan Sikap terhadap Kesiapsiagaan Tenaga Kesehatan Puskesmas Kampung Baru Menghadapi Bencana Banjir di Kecamatan Medan Maimun
| Main Author: | Gultom, Agustina Boru |
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| Other Authors: | Amir, Amri, Suherman |
| Format: | Masters |
| Bahasa: | ind |
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| Online Access: |
http://repository.usu.ac.id/handle/123456789/33906 |
Daftar Isi:
- Kampung Baru Puskesmas (Public Health Center), Medan Maimun Subdistrict, as the first grade of health service facility, is the spearhead of public health service which has the responsibility in its working area since it is needed to control the health risk incident. The aim of the research was to analyze the influence of knowledge and attitude on the health workers’ preparedness and complete alertness at Kampung Baru Puskesmas in anticipating flood at Medan Maimun Subdistrict in 20012. The type of the research was an explanatory survey. The population was 22 health workers who were on duty at Kampung Baru Puskesmas. The data were gathered by distributing questionnaires and conducting observation, interviews, and in depth interviews and analyzed by conducting exact fisher test and logistic regression test. The results of bivatriate analysis with exact fisher test, multivatriate, and multiple logistic regression analyses showed that the variable of knowledge had positive and significant correlation and influence on the health workers’ preparedness and complete alertness at Kampung Baru Puskesmas in anticipating flood with the significance value of <0.05, whereas the variable of attitude did not have any correlation and influence on the health workers’ preparedness and complete alertness at Kampung Baru Puskesmas in anticipating flood with the significance value of >0.05. The results of the in depth interviews and observation showed that the availability of facilities, the availability of SOP in handling emergency situation and reference, and the supporting policy and commitment of the staffs constituted other factors which probably influenced the health workers’ preparedness and complete alertness at Kampung Baru Puskesmas in anticipating flood. It is recommended that the health workers should increase their knowledge and activity about the preparedness and complete alertness in anticipating flood through various ways, such as consulting books, guidelines and internet, attending seminars, conferences, and trainings or simulations dealing with flood, and handling emergency, facilitated by the Management of the Health Service, Medan, through the cooperation with the parties concerned.
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