A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY TO ASSESS THE KNOWLEDGE REGARDING DISASTER MANAGEMENT AMONG INDUSTRIAL WORKERS OF SELECTED AREA OF VADODARA

Author Name: 1. Dr. Amit Kumar Kumawat, 2. Dhruv Varia, 2. Divyani Vasava, 2. Rushika Vasava, 2. Farzana Islam Nadia, 2. Vaishali Baria

Volume/Issue: 05/03

Country: India

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://doi-ds.org/doilink/08.2024-98515821/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. HOD, Department of child health Nursing, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
2. BSc Nursing students, Parul Institute of Nursing, Parul University, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.

ABSTRACT

Disasters have been integral parts of the human experience since the beginning of time, causing premature death, impaired quality of life, and altered health status. The main goal of nursing in crisis is to achieve best possible level of health for the individuals and communities affected by crisis. This study was aimed to evaluate the knowledge of workers before and after the Educational. The objective of this study is assess the knowledge of disaster management amongst industrial workers. The study aims to find the knowledge level of industrial workers regarding disaster management. A survey was conducted among 50 workers of the selected industry of Vadodara. Data was collected from Dksortho & Sharma Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Waghodia using Convenience Sampling Technique. Quantitative research Approach was taken and descriptive and inferential statistics was used for data analysis. Results based on the knowledge assessed by the questionnaire format has been analysed and using different socio-demographic variables data has been analysed and concluded. The main aim was to assess the knowledge of the workers. Based on the study findings, it concludes that there is a poor knowledge amongst the industrial workers. Depicts that the frequency and the percentage distribution of level of knowledge about disaster management of industries. On the earlier stages, it was observed that around 30% of the people were having the poor knowledge and rest 60% were having average knowledge about industrial safety and disaster management but as soon after the knowledge.

Key words: Disaster management, Industrial workers