Students Knowledge and Attitude with the Intention towards Earthquake at One of University Buildings in West Indonesia Christina Yolanda Putri Eklesia (a), Julia Sinthya Ansar (a), Maryati Octafia Simatupang (a), Lia Kartika (a*), Dwi Yulianto Nugroho (a)
a) Faculty of Nursing, Universitas Pelita Harapan, Jl. Boulevard Jenderal Sudirman No. 15, Banten 15810, Indonesia
*sarah.kartika[at]uph.edu
Abstract
Background: Earthquakes experienced by building occupants at one of university buildings in west Indonesia on January 23, 2018 and August 2, 2019 could harm the building occupants. Based on the preliminary study we conducted in the form of interviews with 20 students who were in the building when those earthquakes occurred, it was found that 19 students did not understand about the earthquake and self-protection techniques.
Purpose: This study was aimed at determining the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of students with the intention towards earthquake at one university building in west Indonesia.
Methods: We used a quantitative descriptive correlational design with a cross-sectional approach. The population of the study was all the students who have classes in the university building. The study involved 314 respondents taken using simple random sampling techniques. The instrument of this study was a questionnaire about knowledge from Dewita in 2011 and a questionnaire about attitude and earthquake intention from Lubis in 2017.
Results: Chi-square analysis showed a significant relationship between students knowledge with intention towards earthquake events (p= 0,011) and there was a relationship between the attitude of students with the intention towards earthquakes (p= 0,028).
Conclusion: Residents of the building need to be given information about how to save themselves during an earthquake. Furthermore, the collaboration between the educational institution and building management is needed to enhance self awareness in earthquake disaster mitigation. Further study can analyze the factors that affect low knowledge and negative attitudes towards earthquakes.
