Citation

Priyanti RP, Hidayah N, Rosmaharani S, Nahariani P, Asri, Mukarromah N, Mundakir. Int. Q. Community Health Educ. 2019; ePub(ePub): 272684X19853169.

Affiliation

Department of Community Health Nursing, Muhammadiyah Surabaya University, Indonesia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0272684X19853169

PMID

31126226

Abstract

The purpose of the study is to explore community perception about community preparedness in facing flood disaster. The qualitative descriptive with phenomenology approach was used in this study. A semistructured interview, observation, and field notes were used for seven participants of the village that was affected by flood disaster. Colaizzi's method of qualitative data analysis is an approach used for analyzing data. Result of research found five themes about people perception of flood preparedness. The themes are past experience, early warning system, housing condition, shelter, and resource. Public perception and response to flood disaster are influenced by social cognitive and social capacity.

Language: en

Keywords

community perception; community preparedness; flood disaster