Author/Authors :
JOUHARI، ZAHRA نويسنده Student Department of Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , PIRASTEH، AFSHAR نويسنده Faculty of Medicine, Shahed Universit, Tehran, Iran , , Ghassemi، Gholam Reza نويسنده Reader, Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran , , BAZRAFKAN، LEILA نويسنده Medical Education Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran ,
Abstract :
Introduction: The people’s mental, intellectual and physical nonreadiness
to confront earthquake may result in disastrous outcomes.
This research aimed to study of effects of a training intervention
on health connector’s knowledge regarding their approach to
earthquake in health-training centers in East of Tehran.
Methods: This research which is a semi-experimental study was
designed and executed in 2011, using a questionnaire with items
based on the information of Crisis Management Org. After a
pilot study and making the questionnaire valid and reliable,
we determined the sample size. Then, the questionnaires were
completed before and after the training program by 82 health
connectors at health-treatment centers in the East of Tehran.
Finally, the collected data were analyzed by SPSS 14, using paired
sample t–test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Results: Health connectors were women with the mean age of
43.43±8.51 years. In this research, the mean score of connectors’
knowledge before and after the training was 35.15±4.3 and
43.73±2.91 out of 48, respectively. The difference was statistically
significant (p=0.001). The classes were the most important source
of information for the health connectors.
Conclusion: The people’s knowledge to confront earthquake can
be increased by holding training courses and workshops. Such
training courses and workshops have an important role in data
transfer and readiness of health connectors.
