Tingkat Pengetahuan Anggota Apoteker Tanggap Bencana Tentang Disaster Management

Abstract

ABSTRACT

Indonesia is an archipelagic country flanked by two continents and two oceans, and is located on the equator which causes Indonesia to have a very high potential for disasters. Pharmacists have a role in disaster management in handling pre, during and post disasters. The aim of this research was to determine the level of knowledge of disaster response pharmacists (ATB) regarding disaster management. This research is a descriptive research with total sampling method. Data collection techniques using a questionnaire. The questionnaire was filled in directly by disaster response pharmacists who were willing to participate. Based on the results of research on pre-disaster pharmacist preparation results, the knowledge level was obtained with a percentage of 88% and included in the good category. For the willingness and readiness of pharmacists during a disaster, the percentage was 97.5%, included in the level of knowledge in the good category, when a disaster occurred, the percentage was 97. 6% is included in the level of good category knowledge. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the knowledge level of disaster response pharmacist members about disaster management is 95.8% and is categorized as good.

Keywords: Knowledge, disaster response pharmacist, disaster management