EXPLORATION OF HEALTH CADRES IN DISASTER RISK REDUCTION IN VOLCANIC DISASTER-PRONE AREAS: A QUALITATIVE STUDY Ridlwan Kamaluddin (*), Eva Rahayu, Arif Imam Hidayat, Lita Heni Kusumawardani
Faculty of Health and Sciences, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto, Indonesia
Abstract
Disaster Preparedness and Response is an important issue for everyone to be involved since the incidence of natural disasters has increased. Village health cadres as an essential part of the community have an important role in disaster risk reduction. The purpose of this study is to explore the role of village health cadres during disaster risk reduction in volcano prone areas in Banyumas Regency, Central Java, Indonesia. This research is a qualitative study with an in-depth interview approach and focuses group discussion. 10 Village Health Cadre were involved as participants in this study. Implementation of in depth interviews and focuses group discussion was guided by researchers and recorded with a tape recorder. The results were transcribed and analyzed with verbatim analysis. A total of six themes reflecting village health cadre experience in disaster risk reduction in volcanic disaster-prone are gathered from this study. The six themes are cadres feeling when there are signs of volcano Slamet, disaster activities that have been followed by village health cadres, activities that have been carried out by village health cadres in disaster risk reduction, skills needed during disaster risk reduction, lack of special disaster training for health cadres, and gender bias in disaster management. The village health cadres have the responsibility to prepare an effective service not only before the disaster, but also during and after the disaster.
Keywords: Calamity Training- Disaster Preparedness and Response- Health Cadres.
Topic: Disaster, Emergency, Intensive and Critical Care Nursing
