An investigation of disaster preparedness of individuals living in Turkey after the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaras

This study aims to investigate disaster preparedness of individuals living in Turkey after the earthquakes centered in Kahramanmara & scedil;. This descriptive study was conducted with 1143 individuals who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study between May and October 2023 in the provinces affected by the earthquake that occurred on 06.02.2023 in Turkey. Data were collected through the "Personal Information Form" to determine the participants' socio-demographic characteristics and the "Disaster Preparedness Scale" to assess their preparedness for disasters. The participants' Disaster Preparedness Scale (DPS) total mean score was found to be 28.80 +/- 4.50. DPS mean scores demonstrated significant differences according to income level, the age of the house where they lived, the number of people living in the house, having insurance for the house where they lived, thinking that the house is robust against disasters, having their house checked against disasters, receiving disaster training, experiencing earthquakes, following news about disasters, and being prepared for earthquakes (p < 0.05). This study showed that the participants had a moderate level of preparedness for any disasters.

Dergi

NATURAL HAZARDS

Yıl

2025

Cilt

121

Sayı

16

Sayfa

19151-19162

ISSN

0921-030X

eISSN

1573-0840

DOI

10.1007/s11069-025-07564-x

WoS UID

WOS:001554538400001