Table 3.
Assessment of local authority and community adaptive capacity on epidemics and disasters.
| Perceive and evaluation of respondents on |
Urban |
Rural |
Total |
p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | ||
| Local authority capacity on epidemics and disasters | 6.2 | 2.0 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 2.0 | 0.08 |
| Adequate capacity of health workers to effectively control epidemics and disasters | 6.4 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.08 |
| Sufficient number of staff for disease control | 6.2 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.10 |
| Effective coordination of local organizations to respond to epidemics and disaster | 6.2 | 2.1 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 0.11 |
| Adequate equipment, infrastructure and funding for disease prevention | 6.2 | 2.1 | 5.7 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 0.10 |
| Community adaptive capacity on epidemics and disasters | 6.1 | 1.8 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.01 |
| Adequate measures to avoid extreme weather | 6.8 | 2.1 | 6.0 | 1.9 | 6.7 | 2.1 | <0.01 |
| Adequate access to clean water and food during disasters and epidemics | 6.1 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 1.9 | 6.1 | 2.2 | 0.21 |
| Sufficient equipment at home to cope with storms and floods | 6.1 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 2.2 | 0.03 |
| Appropriate support of local policies for people experiencing disasters and epidemics | 6.1 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 0.03 |
| Periodic training, equipment and drills to prepare for epidemic and disaster response | 5.2 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 0.07 |
| Band score: 0–10 | |||||||