Table 3.
Health professionals' knowledge about early warning information, preparedness and response regarding the common disasters, Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia, March 2014.
| Your knowledge regarding the following areas is: | Ratings | ||
| Adequate | Moderate | Poor | |
| No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | |
| Early warning indicators of a flood disaster | 73(19.4) | 123(32.6) | 181(48.0) |
| Preparedness for a flood disaster | 54(14.3) | 136(36.1) | 187(49.6) |
| Response to a flood disaster | 54(14.3) | 160(42.4) | 163(43.2) |
| Preparedness for disaster due to traffic accident | 42(11.1) | 213(56.5) | 122(32.4) |
| Response to disaster due to traffic accident | 82(21.8) | 205(54.4) | 90(23.9) |
| Preparedness for a fire disaster | 72(19.1) | 193(51.2) | 112(29.7) |
| Response to a fire disaster | 80(21.2) | 192(50.9) | 105(27.9) |
| Early warning indicators of occurrence of drought | 62(16.4) | 136(36.1) | 179(47.5) |
| Preparedness for a disaster due to drought | 46(12.2) | 141(37.4) | 190(50.4) |
| Response to a disaster due to drought | 58(15.4) | 128(34.0) | 191(50.7) |
| Early warning indicators of an outbreak | 98(26.0) | 171(45.4) | 108(28.6) |
| Preparedness for an outbreak | 111(29.4) | 176(46.7) | 90(23.9) |
| Response to an outbreak | 119(31.6) | 179(47.5) | 79(21.0) |
| Composite knowledge | 111(29.4) | 122(32.4) | 144(38.2) |